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This volume tracks countries' progress with implementing and financing the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG3) by examining national experiences and successes with policies and programs. It also contains an assessment the effectiveness of different strategies in achieving MDG3 and the financial requirement needed in order to attain MDG3 by 2015

Achieving equality between women & men was 1 of the 10 commitments agreed to by the heads of state at the 1995 World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, & is a main priority of the international women's movement. The progress made in improving women's status & reducing gender inequalities since the 1970s is reviewed, noting the challenges ahead. The situation of women in developing countries, where the gaps are the largest & the challenges the greatest, is emphasized. 2 Tables, 1 Photograph, 11 References. Adapted from the source document.

Analyzes trend toward feminization of poverty in developing countries and ways to break the cycle of poverty.

The Many Facets of Human Settlements: Science and Society focuses on communications, energy, and planning and design issues besetting human settlements. The book also tackles rural and urban development, types of habitats, industrialization, and lifestyles. The selection first discusses the influence of technology in shaping lifestyles, including advanced urban systems, programs on communications, and technology assessment of telecommunication-transportation interactions. Concerns include goals for the performance of human settlements and innovations for cities of the future; overview of stud