Women in developing countries have been hit hardest by last year’s global financial crisis. Poor healthcare, lack of education and unemployment are just a few of the challenges the women have faced, according to a meeting of Commonwealth ministers on gender affairs held in Barbados recently.
Read More barbados, challenges, commonwealth, financial, gender, global, lack, ministers, the-challenges, unemployment, womenAs world leaders gather this week in New York to assess progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), they will face stark challenges to social and economic development, given ongoing wars and the global economic recession.
Read More challenges, economic, economic-development, global, goals, leaders, millenniumThe African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided a $120 million grant to address the water and sanitation challenges on Lake Victoria.
Read More 120-million, afdb, Africa, bank, challenges, development, Lake, sanitation, victoria, water(PRWEB) February 11, 2013 City Officials Cities Convene in Dublin to Tackle Urban Poverty Challenges at UN Forum 50 countries to be represented in next weeks 8th Summit of the World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty GENEVA/Dublin 11 February 2012: Mayors and other senior municipals authorities from more than 100 cities will convene [...]
Read More challenges, city, Convene, discuss, dublin, forum, Officials, poverty, senior, statements, tackle, UrbanWhat are the challenges you are facing in mobilizing not just Africa but the world in believing in South Africa 2010? I think that anything that comes from Africa; there is every tendency to look at it in a very bad light. Read more on AllAfrica.com Originally posted 2010-04-09 23:38:15.
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