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There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 indicators to measure them. For each goal, these indicators will track achievements and shortcomings. So, it comes without saying: the accuracy of these indicators is of utmost importance in realising the SDGs.
Malnourishment, particularly severe malnourishment, increases the risk of death from common childhood diseases such as diarrhea (WHO). In many poor countries malnourishment is chronic and generational. Rates of stunting which measures the weight of the child for its age are extremely high and in many cases so are rates...
South Sudan became independent on 9th July 2011, after decades of civil war against the North. The world’s youngest nation almost represents a perfect textbook example of a small isolated economy.
Latin American and the Caribbean region is still falling behind of the advanced economies in educational outcomes. Ten countries of the region participated in the sixth Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which assessed scientific, mathematical and reading literacy: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and...
Social investment emerged as a way to reconcile the design of social policy with the improvement of economic competitiveness in Europe. This approach has recognised that, in a fast changing society, in order to create the prerequisites for human flourishing, there are new social risks that need to be addressed. Welfare provision needs to 'prepare' individuals...