Tag:Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

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Post-2015: Buhari urges world leaders to eliminate illiteracy, hunger, disease by 2030

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in New York reaffirmed his Administration's total commitment to the entrenchment of a fully transparent and accountable public revenue...

admin - September 27, 2015

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SDGs need clearer, more measurable targets, says report

The proposed UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a universal set of goals to guide international development to 2030 – will struggle to achieve...

Michael Simire - February 27, 2015

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Flaws of sustainable development goals, by scientists

Besides being unquantified, some of the 169 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets lack focus to enable effective implementation, the International Council for Science (ICSU)...

Michael Simire - February 25, 2015

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Fulfill water, sanitation commitments, report urges Nigerian govt

As the World marked this year's World Toilet Day on Tuesday, a new report jointly published by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, ...

Michael Simire - November 20, 2013

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Incorporating sound chemicals management in MDGs, Vision 20/2020 dreams

Experts have underlined the need for a well-coordinated mechanism that would ensure the eventual incorporation of sound chemicals management priorities and recommended activities in...

Michael Simire - November 4, 2013

Climate Change

Lome Convention devises climate, post-2015 MDGs agenda

Recently, representatives of civil society organisations (CSOs) from West African nations such as Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Togo, Mali, Cote D’Ivoire,...

Michael Simire - September 1, 2013

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