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Pambazuka News 369 : L’Afrique, des Omd aux Odd : Des approches à changer
PAMBAZUKA NEWS 369 : L’AFRIQUE, DES OMD AUX ODD : DES APPROCHES À CHANGERnPublié par Pambazuka News (Ed. française) et AfricAvenir International e.V.nCONTENU: 1. Editorial, 2. Chroniques, 3. Résumé de l’Édition Anglaise /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\Sommaire de cette édition EDITORIALObjectifs de développement du millénaire : Un quart de siècle de leurres CHRONIQUE– Le grand développementalisme : une note…
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Editorial – Objectifs de développement du millénaire : Un quart de siècle de leurres – Tidiane Kassé et Karenina Schröder
Abstrait: L’échec dans la course pour les Odm est un constat évident. Tout aussi évident est le fait que les 8 objectifs, 18 cibles et 48 indicateurs ne pouvaient s’aligner pour faire le développement. Développer un pays part d’un substrat plus fondamental que les seules statistiques ne sauraient circonscrire.nThis article is a part of the…
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The MDGs as Part of the Hegemonic Discourse – A Contextualization – Liepollo Pheko
Abstract: The MDGs, rather than subverting existing colonial power structures, bolstered them. Furthermore, they are a diversion from the more progressive alternatives that many African and other forces from the global South propose.nThis article is a part of the Pambazuka Special Issue "From MDGs to SDGs: Claims vs. reality", published on May 29th 2015 as…
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From MDGs to SDGs: Indigenous African women as missing link – Gwain Colbert
Abstract: It is because of indigenous African women’s strength and resilience that our families and communities have been kept alive, not western development concepts and models.nThis article is a part of the Pambazuka Special Issue "From MDGs to SDGs: Claims vs. reality", published on May 29th 2015 as a result of the cooperation between AfricAvenir…
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Sustainable Development: Challenges and opportunities of an unfinished journey – Humphrey Polepole
Abstract: Since the Millennium Development Goals are an unfinished journey, they are still relevant, but there is a need to go beyond the MDGs in order to take into account new and emerging issues and aspirations.nThis article is a part of the Pambazuka Special Issue "From MDGs to SDGs: Claims vs. reality", published on May…
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Regionalism in the post-2015 development agenda – Joe Corry-Roake
Abstract: In an ever-globalising world, developing nations are robbed of the capacity to deal with global challenges to their own interests. Strong regional bodies are an opportunity to resist this by adopting common positions and protecting the interests of member states.nThis article is a part of the Pambazuka Special Issue "From MDGs to SDGs: Claims…
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Assessing the HIV/AIDS MDGs: Does this look like success or even progress? – Lincoln J. Fry
Abstract: One of the MDGs is to reduce sexual transmission of HIV by 50 percent by 2015. But new infections are outpacing scaled up treatment, basic knowledge about HIV is poor, only about 35 percent of those infected receive treatment, and only about 40 percent of people living with HIV know their status.nThis article is…
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Post-2015: A vision for an African development based on indigenous knowledge and resources – Chika Ezeanya
Abstract: A sustainable and effective post-2015 development agenda for Africa must have its emphasis on building the capacity of Africans to identify, grow and strengthen their own systems and processes.nThis article is a part of the Pambazuka Special Issue "From MDGs to SDGs: Claims vs. reality", published on May 29th 2015 as a result of the…
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From Sustainable Development Goals to Economy of Life – Goals for Africa – Rogate R. Mshana
Abstract: The vision of an economy in the service of life, where poverty is eradicated, social justice is embraced and ecological justice promoted, must be the essence of the next generation of Sustainable Development Goals and beyond.nThis article is a part of the Pambazuka Special Issue "From MDGs to SDGs: Claims vs. reality", published on May…
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From MDGs to SDGs: An African civil society perspective on the gap between claim and reality – Boniface Mabanza
Abstract: Without radical rethinking, the new project of setting a post-2015 agenda is in danger of suffering the same fate as its forerunners. Development in its classical understanding is of no use now. What is needed are real changes corresponding to the various local and national necessities.nThis article is a part of the Pambazuka Special Issue…