Bhutan is about to end extreme poverty and need to consider vulnerability to shocks and inequality to realise sustainable poverty reduction.
September 2014
The Last Mile: Ending Extreme Poverty by 2030
FRONTIERS IN DEVELOPMENT 2014: Ending Extreme Poverty has started at USAID, hosted by Dr. Raj Shah.
Poor Trends: Can We End Extreme Poverty by 2030?
A poverty rate of 8-9 per cent in 2030, far short of the World Bank’s new 3 per cent target.
At-a-Glance HDR 2014-Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience
This post reviews Human Development Report 2014-Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience.
Muhammad Yunus on Microfinance Prospect
Muhammad Yunus made a passionate talk at the 17th Microcredit Summit. He argues the potential of microfinance on poverty reduction.
Mother’s Little Helper
While gender sensitisation is the buzz word of this decade, how exactly does it translate in real life, in social and work scenarios?