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By J Nastranis
NEW YORK | 8 March 2024 (IDN) — In a world facing multiple crises that put enormous pressure on communities, achieving gender equality is more vital than ever. Ensuring women’s and girls’ rights across all aspects of life is the only way to secure prosperous and just economies and a healthy planet for future generations.…
【ハラレIDN＝ファライ・ショーン・マティアシェ】
１０年前、ピーター・マンガナさんの作物は干ばつにやられてしまい途方に暮れた。ジンバブエ南部ムウェネジ郡のバシキティ村で彼は家族を養うのに苦労していた。
４９歳のマンガナさんはのちに、自身の問題は気候変動が原因であることに気づき、生きるためにもっと賢くならなければならない、と考えた。…
【黄石（中国湖北省）IDN＝カリンガ・セネビラトネ】
湖北省黄石市から車で３０分ほどのところに、持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）達成への道を切り開いている、草の根民主主義のモデルとなる村がある。SDGsは２０１５年に国連が採択したもので、中国もこれを支持している。
国連のSDGsアジェンダは、２０３０年までに目標を達成するための重要な要素として、官民が関与するガバナンスとパートナーシップを強調している。少なくとも２０１７年から実施されているこの村落開発モデルは、中国が協働ガバナンスの概念を通じて持続可能な開発への関与を強めている好例だ。…
【マニパル（インド）IDN＝マンジュシュリー・ナイク】
インドで穀物不足の兆しが現れる中、インド南部のカルナタカ州政府が、穀物購入資金を貧困層に提供することで選挙公約を果たすあらたなアプローチに踏み出そうとしている。
カルナタカ州政府の最も野心的なプログラムアナバギャ・ヨジャナは、家族の貧困レベルを示すBPL（アントヨダヤ・カードとも呼ばれる）を持っている恵まれない人々に、毎月一人当たり１０キログラムの米を支給するものである。…
By Pattama Vilailert
BANGKOK, 20 April 2023 (IDN) — With the kingdom’s population ageing and the debt-ridden farmers becoming restless, Thailand’s political parties are gearing up for the May 14 elections offering populist policies to woo the votes of both sectors of the population. (P01) HINDI | JAPANESE | THAI…
By Joseph Maina
NAIROBI (IDN) — Seven years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, Kenya has made significant strides towards the realisation of the SDGs. Official sources cite “remarkable progress” made towards achieving the goals. SDGs and other development initiatives are well anchored in its long-term development blueprint dubbed Vision 2030, as well as a robust constitutional framework under the Constitution of Kenya 2010 that has a strong Bill of Rights and principles that are good drivers of Agenda 2030.…
Viewpoint by Galina Angarova (Buryat), Executive Director, Cultural Survival
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, USA (IDN) — On August 9, 2022, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous leaders will launch a new site—www.sirgecoalition.org—as part of the official public announcement of a new coalition to Secure Indigenous People’s Rights in a Green Economy (SIRGE Coalition).…
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which primarily include the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2030, are in deep financial trouble.
The goals have been severely undermined by the cumulative effects of several factors, including the economic fallout from the war in Ukraine and, most importantly, the widespread COVID-19 pandemic which has had a devastating impact on both the world’s rich and poor nations. (P03) JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH | SWAHILI | TURKISH…
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — A projected rise in global poverty this year—with over a quarter of a billion more people joining the ranks of the world’s poor—threatens to undermine the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the General Assembly back in 2015.
One of the primary goals, listed high up as number one, was the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2030. But neither is likely to be reached on the deadline.…
By Busani Bafana
KIGALI, Rwanda (IDN) — Less than ten years to the deadline to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Africa is at development cross roads. The big question is how can Africa achieve inclusive and sustainable development to meet the twin agendas; 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063?…
