Equality and Justice are fundamental principles underlined in the UN Millennium Declaration. The ‘development is a human right’ approach challenges exclusion and deprivation of socially marginalised groups like women, children, disabled, dalits, minorities and tribal communities. Achieving the MDGs would be impossible unless these groups are mainstreamed into government plans and policies.
18-11-2009Women's political participation is a fundamental prerequisite for gender equality and genuine democracy, says Ines Alberdi, executive director, UNIFEM in an interview with Pamela Philipose. She avers that a lot has been achieved but there is still a great deal more to do.
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17-11-2009A five-member civil society delegation met India’s minister of environment and forests to present a women’s charter on climate justice. They conveyed their concerns to press the need for a people’s agenda to protect the interests of the masses both at the domestic and international fronts.
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17-11-2009Millions of babies are born each year the world over, who are not granted any birth certificates. The fact that they are never registered deprives them of vital education and healthcare facilities, leaving them vulnerable to abuse.
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Image: This five-year-old girl from Bolivia is one of some 40 million children helped/ Photo credit: BBC
28-09-2009Dalit community in Nepal was particularly susceptible to various kinds of diseases because their houses did not have stoves and toilets. All that is now changing with the untiring effort from a Member of Parliament, who also happens to be a gay, writes Sudeshna Sarkar.
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