The Rio +20 meeting in 2012 was an opportunity for the global policy framework to review 20 years of action on Agenda 21 and what has been delivered and to whom. The ripple effects of the global economic crisis?i.e. the weakening of the insurance sector, lower demand for exports and reduced...

As recent events in the Arab region have amply demonstrated, the problems of poverty, unemployment and social and political exclusion cannot be forever ignored without there arising demands for change in the basic arrangements of society. Today, the dramatic revolts in diverse Arab societies...

Access to basic services is a universal human right, and access to a decent ?quality? of water, energy and food are key to sustainable human development. With them, people?s capabilities, opportunities and basic freedoms can expand exponentially. This interconnectedness between the quantity and...

Poverty and Inequality in the Non-Income Multidimensional Space: A Critical Review in the Arab States

The Pursuit of Food Security in India: Policies sans Concept and Commitment? By M. H. Suryanarayana, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India

Combining Conditional Cash Transfers and Primary Health Care to Reduce Childhood Mortality in Brazil