Millennium Development Goals : achievements and prospects of meeting the targets in Africa / edited by Francis Nwonwu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nwonwu, F. O. C.

Africa Institute of South Africa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Africa.

Economic development.

Human rights--Africa.

Human rights.

Humanitarian assistance--Africa.

Humanitarian assistance.

International economic relations.

Poverty--Africa.

Poverty.

Sustainable development--Africa.

Sustainable development.

Africa--Economic conditions.

Africa.

Africa--Economic integration.

Africa--Economic policy.

Africa--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Pretoria, South Africa : Africa Institute of South Africa, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book reviews the progress, prospects and challenges of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa. Each chapter corresponds with one of the eight goals of the Millennium Declaration. The introduction sets the stage for the discourse contained in the main text while the conclusion forms an opinion from the findings and prescribes the way forward. The goals, in sequence, include: bull; Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger bull; Achieve universal primary education bull; Promote gender equality and empower women bull; Reduce child mortality bull; Improve maternal health bull; Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases bull; Ensure environmental sustainability bull; Develop a global partnership for development. While it is apparent that most North African countries are on track to achieve the above goals by 2015, few countries in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to succeed in this. As well as reviewing progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals, the authors also analyse the obstacles and challenges that stand in the way of achieving the goals. These include internal, economic and cultural obstacles as well as external and environmental factors such as reductions in funding, problems in accessing global markets and the implications for Africa of climate change.

Contents:

""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms""; ""About the Authors""; ""Introduction""; ""1. ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER ""; ""2 UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA""; ""3 IS GENDER EQUITY ON TRACK IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA?""; ""4 REDUCTION OF CHILD MORTALITY""; ""5 IMPROVING MATERNAL HEALTH""; ""6 COMBATING HIV/AIDS, TB AND MALARIA""; ""7 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES""; ""8 PROGRESS BY AFRICAN REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES""; ""Conclusion""; ""Back Cover""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-7983-0234-8

OCLC:

923563135