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- On each of the indicators of gender equality, progress is steady but uneven -- and, overall, painfully slow. The greatest advances can be seen in education: by 2005, about 83 of 106 countries with data had met the intermediate target of parity in primary and secondary enrolments.
Data presented in The Gender Snapshot 2019 shows that despite some progress, countries across the globe are struggling to achieve gender equality by 2030. The latest available evidence points to some gains – such as the significant decline in the prevalence of FGM and early marriage – but the numbers continue to be alarming and can seem ...
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The 2000 Millennium Declaration recognizes that gender equality is not only a goal in itself but also central to achieving all of the MDGs. Improving gender equality, according to the...
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Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a dayAchieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young peopleHalve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hungerTarget: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling. Where are we? Enrolment in primary education in developing regions reached 90 per cent in 2011, up from 82 per cent in 1999, which means more children than ever are attending primary school. But even as countries wit...
This the overarching gender equality goal, which encompasses parity in education, political participation, and economic empowerment Target: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015 Indicators: These include the share of women in wage employment in the non-ag...
Target:Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate Where are we? Worldwide, the mortality rate for children under five dropped by 41 per cent—from 87 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 48 in 2012. Despite this enormous accomplishment, more rapid progress is needed to meet the 2015 target of a two-thirds reduction...
Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratioAchieve universal access to reproductive health. Inadequate funding for family planning is a major failure in fulfilling commitments to improving women’s reproductive healthHalt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDSAchieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need itIntegrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes; reverse loss of environmental resourcesReduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitationDevelop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial systemIn cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communicationsThere has been progress over the last decades, but the world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030. Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and therefore...
Mar 8, 2016 · Following the Millennium Summit of the UN and the adoption of the UN Millennium Declaration, a set of eight time-bound goals (the Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs) laid out...
Sep 17, 2021 · “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2021” presents the latest evidence on gender equality across all 17 Goals, highlighting the progress made since 2015 but also the continued alarm over the COVID-19 pandemic, its immediate effect on women’s well-being, and the threat it poses to future generations.
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