From shuyer at wigsat.org  Thu Nov  3 13:45:42 2011
From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer)
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 13:45:42 -0400
Subject: [Wigsat-l] UN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT RANKINGS PLACE NORWAY AT THE TOP
	AND DR CONGO LAST
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UN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT RANKINGS PLACE NORWAY AT THE TOP AND DR CONGO LAST
New York, Nov  2 2011  4:05PM
Norway, Australia and the Netherlands lead this year?s newly released Human Development Index (HDI) rankings, the annual United Nations measure of progress in human well-being, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Niger and Burundi are at the bottom.

The HDI, <"http://www.beta.undp.org/undp/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2011/11/02/2011-human-development-index-norway-at-top-dr-congo-last.html">issued today by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), combines measures of life expectancy, literacy, school enrolment and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. This year a record 187 countries and territories were measured ? up from 169 last year.

Norway retained its top position from last year, ahead of Australia and then the Netherlands, while the United States, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Germany and Sweden comprise the remainder of the top 10 in that order.

But when the HDI is adjusted for economic inequality, the standings of some countries fall significantly. The US falls from four to 23, the Republic of Korea (ROK) from 15 to 32, and Israel from 17 to 25.

In the case of the US and Israel, their positions are affected by income inequality, although health care is also an influencing factor for the US, while education gaps between generations are the main reason for the ROK?s ranking change.

In contrast, other countries? standings improve after the HDI has been adjusted for inequality. Sweden jumps from 10 to five, Denmark from 16 to 12, and Slovenia rises from 21 to 14.

?The inequality-adjusted Human Development Index helps us assess better the levels of development for all segments of society, rather than for just the mythical ?average? person,? said Milorad Kovacevic, chief statistician for the Human Development Report that accompanies the index.

?We consider health and education distribution to be just as important in this equation as income, and the data show great inequities in many countries.?

The report, <i><"http://www.beta.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/corporate/HDR/2011%20Global%20HDR/English/HDR_2011_EN_Complete.pdf">Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All</i>, notes income distribution has worsened in most of the world and reveals Latin America has the largest income inequality, although it is more equitable than sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia in life expectancy and schooling.

The report also shows that countries at the bottom of the list still suffer from inadequate incomes, limited schooling opportunities and low expectancy rates due to preventable diseases such as malaria and AIDS.

The report stresses that a lot of the problems encountered by countries with low rankings are worsened by armed conflicts and its devastating consequences. In the DRC, the country with the lowest ranking, more than three million people died from warfare and conflict related illnesses.

Seven countries ? the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, San Marino, Somalia and Tuvalu ? were not included this year because of a lack of data.

UNDP today also released its related Gender Inequality Index, which puts various European countries at the forefront of gender equality. Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland head the rankings, followed by Finland, Norway and Germany.

That index takes into account indicators on reproductive health, schooling years, government representation and participation in the labour market. Yemen ranks as the least equitable, followed by Chad, Niger, Mali, the DRC and Afghanistan. In the case of Yemen, just 7.6 per cent of women have secondary education, 0.7 per cent of legislature seats are occupied by women and only 20 per cent of working-age women have paid jobs.

In addition, the report highlights regional differences which cause gender disparities. In sub-Saharan Africa, gender gaps arise in education and are worsened by high maternal mortality and adolescent fertility rates. In contrast, in South Asia, gender inequality is mainly due to women lagging behind men in parliamentary representation and labour force participation.
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From shuyer at wigsat.org  Mon Nov  7 11:48:13 2011
From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer)
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 11:48:13 -0500
Subject: [Wigsat-l] G&D News - November 2011 - Career Development
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Enabling Career Development
 
The centrality of women in finding solutions to the problems of hunger and poverty is by now fully recognized. Recruiting women in agricultural research centers is a first - but insufficient - step. What happens after recruitment will determine whether women staff members can fulfill their potential to benefit the system from the bottom to the top. Below are recent resources and analyses on how to provide an enabling environment for women's career development, including two published articles featuring case studies of G&D and African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD). 

Creating a Safe Environment for Women's Leadership Transformation 
This study, from the Journal of Management Education used qualitative data to describe how transformational learning was achieved in a women-only training (WOT) program, using G&D's Women's Leadership Course (right) as a case study. The article contributes to the transformational learning and WOT literatures and develops an analytical framework that expands current conceptions of the transformational learning process. Sage Publications have graciously granted a one-month toll-free download of this publication from 07 November to 07 December 2011. 

Building science and leadership skills in African women 
Mary Njenga of the University of Nairobi and the CGIAR's World Agroforestry Centre (Kenya) and Yvonne Pinto of the Institute of Development Studies (U.K.) comment in the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability on the role of women in agriculture in Africa. They give an overview of the case for encouraging women and reflect on their own experiences as mentor and mentee in a mentoring relationship as part of AWARD. The International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (IJAS) has graciously granted one-year free access to this publication. 

Taking gender into account: theory and design for Women's Leadership 
A fascinating and robust working paper from INSEAD. The authors conceptualize leadership development as identity work and show how subtle forms of gender bias in the culture in organizations interfere with the identity work of women leaders. They reveal the gender dynamics involved in becoming a leader, and suggest design and delivery principles to increase the likelihood of success for women's leadership programs. Author Deborah Kolb, Professor Emeritus at Simmons School of Management, is the trainer for G&D's Negotiations Skills Course (right). 

Unlocking the Full Potential of Women 
McKinsey & Co. reviewed over 100 research papers, surveyed 2500 women and men, and interviewed 30 chief diversity officers and experts to understand what holds women back. Despite great strides in recruiting women and removing structural barriers to their progress, the next leg of the journey, they conclude, requires something much harder to achieve - genuine transformation. 

Does doing all the right things really get women ahead?
Catalyst's latest research continues to address gender gap myths. In this report, research found that "doing all the right things to get ahead" in terms of career advancement strategies pays off much better for men than it does for women.

 http://www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org
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From shuyer at wigsat.org  Thu Nov  3 13:50:37 2011
From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer)
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 13:50:37 -0400
Subject: [Wigsat-l] The New Harvest
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The New Harvest, Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Calestous Juma
January 2011.

More information and free download available at:

http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/20504/new_harvest.html
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From shuyer at wigsat.org  Mon Nov  7 13:45:10 2011
From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer)
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 13:45:10 -0500
Subject: [Wigsat-l] Women in Science in Pursuit of Excellence: Speech by UN
	Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet
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http://www.unwomen.org/2011/11/women-in-science-in-the-pursuit-of-excellence/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+unwomen%2Fen+%28UN+Women%29

UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet speech at the Rockefeller University on the occasion of the award of the Pearl Meister Greengard prize to renowned neuroscientist Brenda Milner. November 3, 2011.
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From shuyer at wigsat.org  Tue Nov  8 17:18:09 2011
From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer)
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 17:18:09 -0500
Subject: [Wigsat-l] =?windows-1252?q?UN_AND_L=92OREAL_ANNOUNCE_WINNERS_OF_?=
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UN AND L?OREAL ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AWARD
New York, Nov  8 2011  5:05PM
The United Nations and the cosmetics giant L?Oreal announced today the five women scientists who will receive their joint award for their advances in scientific research.

The award, which is given out each year by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and L?Oreal, honours five women from different regions of the world who are selected by an independent jury made up of eminent members of the global scientific community.

This year?s winners are: Jill Farrant from South Africa, Ingrid Scheffer from Australia, Frances Ashcroft from the United Kingdom, Susana L?pez from Mexico, and Bonnie Bassler from the United States.

The awards ceremony will take place on 22 March at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, where each laureate will receive $100,000 in recognition for their contribution to the advancement of science.

The contributions of this year?s winners cover a wide range of issues. Ms. Farrant, who is research chair at the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town, receives the prize ?for discovering how plants survive under dry conditions,? while Ms. L?pez, who teaches developmental genetic and molecular physiology at the National University of Cuernavaca in Mexico, will be honoured for identifying how rotaviruses cause the death of 600,000 children each year.

Ms. Ashcroft, who is a research professor at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics at Oxford University, will be honoured for her work advancing the understanding of insulin secretion and of neonatal diabetes.

Ms. Scheffer, Chair of Paediatric Neurology and Research at the University of Melbourne, will receive recognition for her work identifying genes involved in some forms of epilepsy.

Ms. Bassler, who is a professor at the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, will be honoured for her work understanding the chemical communication between bacteria.

?The work of the 2012 Award Laureates yielded remarkable insights into human health issues, such as diabetes, brain seizures, bacterial and viral infections, and extending to the cultivation of plants in arid areas,? said G?nter Blobel, president of the jury and winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1999. ?Their research is truly original and each is among the best in five distinct regions of the world.?

According to a news release issued by UNESCO, an international network of nearly 1,000 scientists nominates the candidates for each year?s awards, and the winners are chosen based on their work?s potential to have a major impact on society.

Since 1998, the L?Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Award in Life Sciences has recognized exceptional women who have helped to ?move science forward? with the aim of encouraging women throughout their careers.
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From shuyer at wigsat.org  Wed Nov 16 15:27:19 2011
From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer)
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:27:19 -0500
Subject: [Wigsat-l] OAS Summit Talk: Hemispheric Cooperation for the Access
	to and Use of Technologies
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From: DHDEC Portal Intern 1 (Macher, Carlos) 
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 9:45 AM
To: Maroni, Julieta
Subject: Summit Talk Invitation

 

If you can not see this Newsletter, please go to:
http://www.educoas.org/Portal/boletin/en/Boletin_SUMMIT_PEA_en.htm

	
	
	

	

 

The OAS Summits of the Americas Secretariat and the Educational Portal of the Americas are pleased to invite you to participate in the forum Summit Talk: Hemispheric Cooperation for the Access to and Use of Technologies through the Summits Virtual Community (SVC).

In April, 2012 the Presidents and Prime-Ministers of the Western Hemisphere will gather at the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, to discuss the most pressing issues in the region and propose concrete solutions. The Summit Talks provide a useful forum for citizens of the Americas to share their ideas and recommendations to help enrich the debate on key issues that our governments will later discuss at the Summit.

The virtual forum for Hemispheric Cooperation for the Access to and Use of Technologies will be open to participation starting today and until December 16, 2011, and the main topics of discussion will be:

How can we advance projects that introduce ICTs in areas with diverse access to connectivity,
How are mobile technologies changing the learning process by facilitating access to ICTs, and
How can Open Educational Resources (OERs) contribute to ?knowledge for all??
In the interest of bringing together voices, visions and the local and institutional context, this forum is aimed at highlighting solidarity based models for achieving integral human development using ICTs. The dialogue and participation of all the actors intervening in the process and the ability to rethink our practices under the human development framework is very important in moving forward.

If you are already registered in the Community, please join this discussion starting today here:
Summit Talk: Hemispheric Cooperation for the Access to and Use of Technologies

If you have not yet registered, please follow these simple steps:

Create an account in the Community. Please email svc at oas.org if you encounter any technical difficulties with registration.
Visit the forum by clicking on the title ?Summit Talk: Hemispheric Cooperation for the Access to and Use of Technologies?
And finally click on the "Join" option found upon entering.
There will be a final document created from the forum discussions which will be made available to the Policy Roundtable Experts that will follow the Virtual Forum.  In addition, specific recommendations from the virtual forum will contribute to an official recommendation document that will be presented to OAS Member States for their consideration during a meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG).  You can learn more about the Summits process at http://www.summit-americas.org/cs/vi_participation.html

The Summits Secretariat and the Educational Portal of the Americas welcome and encourage you to become part of this important debate. Your participation is important to ensure an inclusive process!

Sincerely,

Summits of the Americas Secretariat
Organization of American States

 

Educational Portal of the Americas
Department of Human Development, Education and Culture
Executive Secretariat for Integral Development
Organization of American States



 


	

 

 


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From shuyer at wigsat.org  Tue Nov 22 05:47:59 2011
From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer)
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:47:59 -0500
Subject: [Wigsat-l] Call for proposals - Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund
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Dear AfricaSD-L Readers,

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) provides grants and interest free loans to businesses who wish to implement innovative, commercially viable, high impact projects in Africa in the areas of agriculture, financial services, renewable energy, and technologies for adapting to climate change.

There are three funding windows currently open:

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Subject: [Wigsat-l] Global Launch of the 2011 Human Development Report (UNDP)
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Launch of the 2011 Human Development Report - "Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All"

HDRO/UNDP
2 November 2011

The 2011 Report is now available for free downloading.

 	
Environmental trends threaten global progress for the poor, warns 2011 Human Development Report

Development progress in the world's poorest countries could be halted or even reversed by mid-century unless bold steps are taken now to slow climate change, prevent further environmental damage, and reduce deep inequalities within and among nations, according to projections in the 2011 Human Development Report, launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) here today.

The 2011 Report?Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All?argues that environmental sustain-ability can be most fairly and effectively achieved by addressing health, education, income, and gender disparities together with the need for global action on energy production and ecosystem protection. The Report was launched in Copenhagen today by UNDP Administrator Helen Clark with Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, whose new government has pledged to reduce Denmark's CO2 emissions by a dramatic 40 percent over the next 10 years. Read More

2011 Human Development Index covers record 187 countries and territories, puts Norway at top, DR Congo last

Norway, Australia and the Netherlands lead the world in the 2011 Human Development Index (HDI), while the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger and Burundi are at the bottom of the Human Development Report's annual rankings of national achievement in health, education and income, released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The United States, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Germany and Sweden round out the top 10 countries in the 2011 HDI, but when the Index is adjusted for internal inequalities in health, education and income, some of the wealthiest nations drop out of the HDI's top 20: the United States falls from #4 to #23, the Republic of Korea from #15 to #32, and Israel from #17 to #25.

The United States and Israel drop in the Report's Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI) mainly because of income inequality, though health care is also a factor in the US ranking change, while wide education gaps between generations detract from the Republic of Korea's IHDI performance. Read More

Fighting climate change and inequalities key to progress in Africa, says Human Development Report

Steady advances in human development in sub-Saharan Africa could stall and even reverse unless bold steps are taken to reduce environmental risks and inequalities in the region and around the world, says the 2011 Human Development Report, released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The Report, Sustainability and Equity: a Better Future for All, shows that following current trends, inequality and deteriorating environmental conditions will together pose obstacles to progress in Africa and across the globe.

By 2050, projecting recent positive regional human development trends forward, sub-Saharan Africa's average Human Development Index (HDI) rating?the Report's composite measure of income, health and education?would rise by an estimated 44 percent. Read More

'Arab Spring' shows need for broader, greener development, says Human Development Report

Achieving truly sustainable development in the Arab states will require bolder action on internal inequalities and environmental hazards, says the 2011 Human Development Report, released here today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The 2011 Report?titled Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All?calls for broader efforts to foster equitable human development by reducing gender imbalances and expanding opportunities for those among the countries' marginalized communities.

It also confronts climate challenges with calls for new funding sources to help pay for balanced development and a shift to renewable energy. Read More

2011 Human Development Report: Inequalities and environmental challenges threaten progress in Asia, Pacific

Pollution, deforestation and rising sea levels threaten development in island nations of Asia and the Pacific, while South Asia must overcome acute poverty and internal inequalities to maintain current rates of progress, warns the 2011 Human Development Report, released here today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The 2011 Report?Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All?argues that environmental sustainability can be most effectively achieved by simultaneously addressing health, education, income and gender disparities within and among countries.

Environmental challenges fueled largely by rapid industrial development and deforestation sharpen inequalities within many countries and across Asia and the Pacific, according to the Report. Read More

Environmental risks could jeopardize Eastern European and Central Asian nations' high achievement in human development and equality, says 2011 Human Development Report

Industrial pollution and other environmental challenges could undermine development progress in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to the 2011 Human Development Report, released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The Report ?Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All?argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together?and identifies mutually reinforcing policies on the national and global level that would spur progress towards these interlinked goals.

Throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia, human development levels continue to rise, with greater equality than other areas of the developing world, the 2011 Report shows, but internal income gaps are widening in many countries, and environmental deterioration could also potentially further undermine hard-won progress in the region. Read More

Environmental risks threaten Latin American, Caribbean gains in cutting poverty and inequality, says Human Development Report

Latin American and Caribbean nations are reducing wide income inequalities while taking steps to confront deforestation and other environmental threats that could slow human development gains in the region, says the 2011 Human Development Report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Despite development progress in the region, the 2011 Report?titled Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All?warns that rapid deforestation and other environmental dangers could sideline regional achievements and hamper advancement. The Report calls for bold action within and across nations to address climate challenges such as rising sea levels that will have profound impacts on Caribbean islands and mainland coastal areas. Read More



Lancement du Rapport sur le d?veloppement humain 2011 - "Durabilit? et ?quit? : Un meilleur avenir pour tous"

BRDH/PNUD
2 novembre 2011

Le Rapport 2011 est maintenant disponible en t?l?chargement gratuit.

Le Rapport sur le d?veloppement humain 2011 pointe du doigt la d?gradation de l'environnement comme frein ? l'am?lioration de la situation des pauvres

 	
Selon les pr?visions du Rapport sur le d?veloppement humain 2011 pr?sent? aujourd'hui ? Copenhague par le Programme des Nations Unies pour le d?veloppement (PNUD), les avanc?es en mati?re de d?veloppement obtenues dans les pays les plus pauvres du monde pourraient ?tre stopp?es, voire invers?es, d'ici le milieu du si?cle, si des mesures audacieuses ne sont pas mises en uvre maintenant pour ralentir l'?volution climatique, emp?cher une d?gradation de l'environnement accrue et r?duire les profondes in?galit?s dans et entre les nations.

Le Rapport 2011 intitul? Durabilit? et ?quit? : Un meilleur avenir pour tous explique que la durabilit? environnementale pourra ?tre obtenue de mani?re plus ?quitable et efficace en traitant les in?galit?s en termes de sant?, d'?ducation, de revenu et de genre conjointement avec la mise en place d'une action ? l'?chelle mondiale concernant la production d'?nergie et la protection des ?cosyst?mes. Le Rapport a ?t? pr?sent? aujourd'hui ? Copenhague par Helen Clark, Administrateur du PNUD, aux c?t?s du Premier ministre danois Helle Thorning-Schmidt, dont le nouveau gouvernement s'est engag? ? r?duire les ?missions de CO2 du pays de pas moins de 40 % au cours des 10 prochaines ann?es. Pour plus d'information

Sur les 187 pays et territoires couverts par l'indice de d?veloppement humain 2011, la Norv?ge est en premi?re position et la R?publique d?mocratique du Congo occupe la derni?re place

Le Programme des Nations Unies pour le d?veloppement (PNUD) a publi? aujourd'hui les r?sultats du classement suivant l'indice de d?veloppement humain (IDH) pour 2011 : la Norv?ge, l'Australie, et les Pays-Bas arrivent en t?te, alors que la R?publique d?mocratique du Congo, le Niger et le Burundi sont les mauvais ?l?ves de cette hi?rarchisation annuelle des pays en fonction de leurs niveaux de sant?, d'?ducation et de revenu.

Les ?tats-Unis, la Nouvelle-Z?lande, le Canada, l'Irlande, le Liechtenstein, l'Allemagne et la Su?de compl?tent les 10 premi?res places du classement 2011. Cependant, si l'on ajuste l'indice aux in?galit?s internes dans les domaines de la sant?, de l'?ducation et du revenu, certaines des nations les plus riches ne sont plus dans les 20 premi?res positions du classement selon l'IDH : les ?tats-Unis passent de la 4e ? la 23e place, la R?publique de Cor?e de la 15e ? la 32e place, et Isra?l de la 17e ? la 25e place.

La chute des ?tats-Unis et d'Isra?l dans le classement ? l'IDH ajust? aux in?galit?s (IDHI) est principalement due aux disparit?s de revenus, bien que l'acc?s aux soins de sant? soit aussi un facteur d'in?galit?s important aux ?tats-Unis. En R?publique de Cor?e, ce sont les diff?rences interg?n?rationnelles en termes d'acc?s ? l'?ducation qui nuisent ? la performance du pays. Pour plus d'information

Le progr?s en Afrique d?pend de la lutte contre le changement climatique et les in?galit?s, d'apr?s le Rapport sur le d?veloppement humain

Les progr?s constants accomplis par les pays d'Afrique sub-saharienne en mati?re de d?veloppement humain risquent de stagner, voire de s'inverser, si des mesures audacieuses ne sont pas prises pour r?duire les risques environnementaux et les in?galit?s au sein de la r?gion et ? l'?chelle plan?taire, pr?vient le Rapport 2011 sur le d?veloppement humain, pr?sent? aujourd'hui par le Programme des Nations Unies pour le d?veloppement (PNUD).

Le Rapport, intitul? ? Durabilit? et ?quit? : un meilleur avenir pour tous ?, souligne que, au regard des tendances actuelles, les in?galit?s et la d?gradation de l'environnement entraveront les progr?s en Afrique et dans le reste du monde. Pour plus d'information

Le ? printemps arabe ? r?v?le la n?cessit? d'un d?veloppement plus large et ?cologique, d'apr?s le Rapport sur le d?veloppement humain

Le d?veloppement r?ellement durable des ?tats arabes exige l'adoption d'initiatives audacieuses visant ? r?duire les in?galit?s internes et ? d?jouer les dangers pesant sur l'environnement, d?clare le Rapport 2011 sur le d?veloppement humain, pr?sent? aujourd'hui ? Copenhague par le Programme des Nations Unies pour le d?veloppement (PNUD).

Le Rapport 2011 intitul? ? Durabilit? et ?quit? : un meilleur avenir pour tous ? appelle au redoublement des efforts de promotion d'un d?veloppement humain ?quitable, dont la r?duction des d?s?quilibres entre les sexes et l'?largissement des opportunit?s accessibles aux membres des communaut?s les plus marginalis?es au sein des pays. Pour plus d'information





Lanzamiento del Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2011 - "Sostenibilidad y Equidad: Un mejor futuro para todos"

OIDH/PNUD
2 de noviembre de 2011

El Informe 2011 est? disponible para su descarga gratuita.

 	
El deterioro del medioambiente pone en peligro los avances mundiales a favor de los m?s pobres, advierte el Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano de 2011

Las proyecciones del Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano de 2011, publicado hoy por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), indican que los avances en los pa?ses m?s pobres del mundo podr?an frenarse o retroceder si no se toman medidas decididas para frenar el cambio clim?tico, evitar la degradaci?n del medioambiente y reducir las profundas desigualdades entre las naciones y al interior de ellas.

El Informe titulado Sostenibilidad y equidad: Un mejor futuro para todos, se?ala que para conseguir la sostenibilidad medioambiental de manera m?s justa y eficaz es necesario abordar las desigualdades en acceso a salud, educaci?n, ingresos y por raz?n de g?nero en conjunto con las medidas que se aplican en todo el mundo para impulsar la producci?n de energ?a y la protecci?n de los ecosistemas. La Administradora del PNUD, Helen Clark, present? el Informe hoy en la ciudad de Copenhague, acompa?ada de la Primera Ministra de Dinamarca, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, cuyo gobierno se ha comprometido a reducir las emisiones de di?xido de carbono en 40% en los pr?ximos 10 a?os. M?s informaci?n

El ?ndice de Desarrollo Humano de 2011 clasifica a 187 pa?ses y territorios: Noruega figura en el primer lugar y Rep?blica Democr?tica del Congo en el ?ltimo

Noruega, Australia y los Pa?ses Bajos ocupan los primeros lugares del mundo en el ?ndice de Desarrollo Humano (IDH) de 2011, mientras que la Rep?blica Democr?tica del Congo, N?ger y Burundi se encuentran en los ?ltimos lugares de la clasificaci?n que mide indicadores nacionales de salud, educaci?n e ingresos en todo el mundo. Estas son las conclusiones del Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano de 2011 titulado Sostenibilidad y equidad: Un mejor futuro para todos, dado a conocer hoy por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD).

Estados Unidos, Nueva Zelandia, Canad?, Irlanda, Liechtenstein, Alemania y Suecia se suman a los tres pa?ses anteriores para ocupar los primeros 10 puestos del IDH de 2011. Sin embargo, si se tienen en cuenta las desigualdades internas en materia de salud, educaci?n e ingresos, algunas de las naciones m?s ricas del mundo quedan excluidas de los primeros 20 lugares: Estados Unidos cae del puesto 4 al 23; la Rep?blica de Corea, del 15 al 32 e Israel, del 17 al 25.

Estados Unidos e Israel pierden puestos en el ?ndice de Desarrollo Humano ajustado por la Desigualdad (IDH-D), debido principalmente a la desigualdad de ingresos. Estados Unidos tambi?n debe parte de esta ca?da a la desigualdad en el acceso a atenci?n de salud, mientras que la brecha generacional en acceso a educaci?n impide que la Rep?blica de Corea obtenga mejor puntuaci?n en este indicador. M?s informaci?n

Riesgos ambientales amenazan los avances conseguidos por Am?rica Latina y el Caribe en reducci?n de la pobreza y la desigualdad, sostiene un nuevo Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2011

Los pa?ses de Am?rica Latina y el Caribe est?n reduciendo las enormes desigualdades en los ingresos, al tiempo que toman medidas para enfrentar la deforestaci?n y otras amenazas ambientales que podr?an detener el ritmo de los avances en desarrollo humano en la regi?n, indica el Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2011, publicado hoy por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD).

En junio de 2012, la atenci?n mundial se volcar? hacia Am?rica Latina cuando se lleve a cabo la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Desarrollo Sostenible en R?o de Janeiro, Brasil, la misma ciudad donde hace 20 a?os se marc? un hito con la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo. M?s informaci?n





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