NIGERIA AND THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Chukwuebuka Dominic Onyechi

Description

The Millennium Development Goals adopted by United Nations member states in 2000 were meant to improve a variety of situations affecting the well-being of their inhabitants by 2015: poverty, hunger, education, disease, gender equality and environmental sustainability. In this book, Chukwuebuka Dominic Onyechi evaluates the performance of Nigeria with respect to achieving these goals.He describes the challenges faced by the country and evaluates its successes and failures goal by goal to establish what worked, what didn't, and why.

Sujets

• Économie
• Développement

Informations

• Publié par: L'Harmattan
• Date de parution: 27 février 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9782140115158
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

Chukwuebuka Dominic Onyechi

Nigeria and the Millennium Development Goals

Assessing the Implementation of the United Nations Development Agenda

DIPLOMACY AND STRATEGY

Nigeria and the Millennium Development Goals

Assessing the Implementation of the United Nations Development Agenda

“Diplomacy and Strategy” English Series Directors: Fouad Nohra and Michael J. Strauss Diplomacy and Strategy is a collection initiated by the academic directorate of the Centre d’Etudes Diplomatiques et Stratégiques to promote the outstanding scientific work presented by Ph.D. graduates, professors and researchers. The scope of subjects covered is as wide as international relations itself, encompassing disciplines such as political science, economic science, international law and sociology. OTHER TITLES ZARE Kambiz,The Gulf Cooperation Council Project. 1981-2016. The elusive potential for economic gain through regional integration, 2018. ZERMOUNI Hakim,Smart Power in Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy. A Systemic Approach to Diplomacy with the Gulf Cooperation Council, 2016. CARTA Gianni,Berlusconi and the Power of Television: 2008-11, 2016. SADIA Antoine, Democratic Governance and Foreign Aid in Sub-Saharan Africa,2013. DOUHAN Alena F.,Regional Mechanisms of Collective Security. The New Face of Chapter VIII of the UN Charter?, 2013. SOLVIT Samuel,Dimensions of War. Understanding War as a Complex Adaptive System, 2012. DUQUESNE Isabelle,Nepal, Zone of Peace. A Revised Concept for the Constitution, 2011. STRAUSS Michael J.,The Viability of Territorial Leases in Resolving International Sovereignty Disputes,2010.

Chukwuebuka Dominic Onyechi Nigeria and the Millennium Development Goals

Assessing the Implementation of the United Nations Development Agenda

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Introduction  Background of the Study  Rationale for the Study  Objectives of the Study  Scope of the Study  Overview of the Methodology SECTION 1–BACKGROUND Chapter 1. Nigeria: Country Profile  Political Governance  Economy  People and Society Chapter 2. Development Challenges in Nigeria  Poverty and Hunger  Poverty Eradication Programs  Educational Development  Health Situation  Gender Equality Situation  Status of the Natural Environment Chapter 3. The Millennium Development Goals  Eradicating Extreme Hunger and Poverty  Achieving Universal Primary Education  Gender Equality andWomen’sEmpowerment  Reducing Child Mortality  Maternal Health  HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases  Environmental Sustainability  Global Partnership for Development

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Chapter 4. Key Actors of the Development Agenda  Donor Agencies  Implementing Agencies  Government SECTION 2–NIGERIA’S PERFORMANCE ON THE MDGS Chapter 5. Poverty Eradication  Background: Poverty and Hunger  Challenges to Poverty Eradication in Nigeria  MDG1: Goal-Specific Performance Chapter 6. Achieving Universal Primary Education  Introduction  Background of the Problem  Challenges to Universal Primary Education in Nigeria  MDG2: Goal-Specific Performance Chapter 7. Gender Equality andWomen’sEmpowerment  Introduction  Background of the Problem  MDG3: Goal-Specific Performance Chapter 8. Child Mortality  Introduction  Challenges of Child Mortality in Nigeria  MDG4: Goal-Specific Performance Chapter 9. Maternal Health Introduction  Challenges of Maternal Health in Nigeria  MDG5: Goal-Specific Performance Chapter 10. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases Introduction  HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis in Nigeria  MDG6: Goal-Specific Performance Chapter 11. Environmental Sustainability  Introduction  Challenges of Environmental Sustainability in Nigeria  MDG7: Goal-Specific Performance

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Chapter 12. Global Partnership for Development  Introduction  Global Partnership for Development:Nigeria’sPerspective  MDG8: Goal-Specific Performance SECTION 3–PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT Chapter 13. The UN Development Agenda and Nigeria  Introduction  Considerations for the Post-2015 Global Development Agenda Chapter 14. The Sustainable Development Goals  Introduction  Challenges in the Implementation of the MDGs  The Sustainable Development Goals Conclusion: Results, Recommendations and Outlook  Development Challenges in Nigeria  Results from the Assessment ofNigeria’sMDG Performance  Recommendations  Outlook: Transitioning from the MDGs to the SDGs Bibliography

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