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2005 dgQuarterlies To Focus On
Enterprise and Transparency
On January 20, 2005, the Development Gateway will launch the first in a 2005 series of dgQuarterlies that will present multi-sectoral perspectives on enterprise or transparency as they affect the developing world. The series, to replace the monthly Cross-Topic Specials, will begin with special coverage on multinational corporations in developing countries entitled “Profit and Development: Who Gains?” and will feature member comments. Tell us what you think. Click here. | |
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| Global Partnerships |
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January 2004
From partnerships that promote trade and debt reduction to those facilitating decent work for youth and access to affordable drugs in developing countries, MDG Goal 8 requires a global commitment of all players to work as partners that is unparalleled in human history. More  | |
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| Gender Equality |
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February 2004
Women make up the majority of poor around the world. But achieving gender equality in the developing world is one of the most daunting—and difficult—measures to reduce poverty identified by the MDG Goal 3: to “promote gender equality and empower women
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| Global Health |
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March 2004
Poverty and health are so intricately interrelated that three out of eight MDGs are aimed at improving global health: Goal 4, to reduce child mortality by two-thirds; Goal 5, to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters; and Goal 6, to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB and other infectious diseases. More | |
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| Universal Primary Education |
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April 2004
Achieving universal primary education is so important to poverty reduction that MDG Goal 2 is dedicated to it. This Cross-Topic Special on Universal Primary Education focuses on how social and cultural exclusion of children from education is an obstacle. More | |
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| Climate Change |
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June 2004
Climate change is a key component of MDG Goal 7 to ensure environmental sustainability as a poverty reduction measure. It calls for integrating principles of sustainable development within country policies and programmes to reverse the loss of environmental resources. More | |
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| Entrepreneurship |
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July 2004
Enabling entrepreneurs to start and grow businesses can create jobs and income, stimulate innovation and provide more and lower-cost choices for consumers. This Cross-Topic Special examines how a competitive private sector helps to meet MDG Goals 1 and 8. More | |
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| Youth Employment |
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August 2004
Of more than 1 billion people today between the ages of 15 and 25 years old, 85 per cent live in developing countries. Target 16 of the MDGs directly addresses how the lack of work opportunities for youth in poor countries will perpetuate poverty for generations to come. More | |
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| Slum Housing |
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September 2004
The growing urbanization of the developing world is an indisputable fact. In response to dire projections for people living in the developing world’s megacities, MDG Target 11 aims to significantly improve the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers by the year 2020. More | |
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| Food Access & Availability |
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October 2004
Malnutrition is the world’s leading health problem, claiming 25,000 lives a day and 10 million a year. To meet MDG Goal 1 to halve the world’s hungry population by 2015, food supplies must be made more available—and accessible—to the poor in the developing world. More | |
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| Children’s Well-Being |
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November 2004
Children under the age of 14 are five times as likely to die before their fifth birthdays in poor countries as in the developed world. This Cross-Topic Special addresses MDG Goal 4, aimed at reducing by half child mortality for children under five by 2015, and Goal 5 to improve maternal health.
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