Myanmar is a developing country with considerable humanitarian needs, rendering its pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) an especially high priority. Yet progress to date remains under-examined on key fronts. Particularly within the three health-related MDGs (MDGs 4, 5, and 6), the limited data reported point to patchy levels of achievement. This study was undertaken to provide an...

The topic of sustainable development has become increasingly central to the international community. In 2015, UN approved 2030 Agenda, an action plan aimed at pursuing development. founding elements Agenda are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that refer different areas objective this study is determine state implementation SDGs in Italy and understand what extent country will be able reac...

BACKGROUND Maternal health remains a central policy concern in Vietnam. With a commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 target of maternal mortality rate (MMR) of 70/100 000 by 2015, the Ministry of Health (MoH) issued the National Plan for Safe Motherhood (NPSM) 2003-2010. In 2008, reproductive health, including safe motherhood (SM) became a national health target progra...

the notion of sustainable development has rapidly gained considerable attention since the lastdecades of the twentieth century. it has become a locus for global paradigm shift on environment and development issues particularly after rio conference in 1992. the comparative analysis of agenda 21 and major un documents, mdg, and rio+20 as well as some major sources are made to provide a context fo...

BACKGROUND Progress towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) amongst Pacific island countries (PICs) has seen mixed results. As focus shifts to formulation of new health-related development goals beyond 2015, there is a need for bringing community consultation into this process. For this purpose, Go4Health is a global consortium examining the development of these goals, wi...

T he millennium development goals highlighted women’s and children’s health and galvanised unprecedented efforts by and between governments, civil society, the private sector, and development organisations to meet the needs of the world’s poorest people. However, as global, national, and local partners work to build on the momentum of the goals with an ambitious post-2015 development agenda, cr...

Syndromic surveillance has expanded since 2001 in both scope and geographic reach and has benefited from research studies adapted from numerous disciplines. The practice of syndromic surveillance continues to evolve rapidly. The International Society for Disease Surveillance solicited input from its global surveillance network on key research questions, with the goal of improving syndromic surv...

Since the publication of the 2015 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), the Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) agenda has gained attention and become more clearly defined. Of course, reservations remain, for example concerning definitions, data, and drivers; the genesis and ultimate purpose of PVE; and the risks associated with the implementation of the agenda. Nevertheless, momentum is developing. The...

In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all United Nations Member States and includes a set of 17 Goals. The indicator, “Ratio land consumption rate to population growth rate” (indicator 11.3.1) proposed monitoring urban development. present study proposes analysis built-up space evolution in relation demographic main metropolitan areas Romania using 11.3.1 indicator...

Antonio Donini, “Humanitarian Agenda 0 5: Principles, Power, and Perceptions. Afghanistan Case Study,” Feinstein International Center, Tufts University, available at http://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/FIC/Humanitarian+Agenda+2015 --Afghanistan+Country+Study. The Feinstein International Center develops and promotes operational and policy responses to protect and strengthen the lives a...