Nevertheless, the report finds that financial resources for family planning have declined and contraceptive use has remained mostly steady. World development report 2012 overview attached for the september 24, 2011, development committee meeting is a document entitled world development report 2012 overview, prepared by the staff of the world bank. The world development 2012 on gender equality and development. Each report provides indepth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of developmentfrom agriculture, the role of the state, transition. The 2012 annual report of the international bank for reconstruction and development ibrd and the international development association ida contains messages from both outgoing president robert b. Based on studies of profound quality, the world development report wdr 2012 begins by documenting progress e. The world development report 2012 can help both countries and international partners think through and integrate a focus on gender equality into development policy making and programming. Oct 25, 2012 the financial development report 2012 is based on the financial development index the index, which provides a score and rank for the breadth, depth, and efficiency of 62 of the worlds leading financial systems and capital markets. Research and development to meet health needs in developing. Its the right development objective, and its smart economic policy. The financial development report 2012 klaus schwab. The world happiness report is a publication of the sustainable development solutions network, powered by data from the gallup world poll, and supported by the ernesto illy foundation, illycaffe, davines group, blue chip foundation, the william, jeff, and jennifer gross family foundation, and unilevers largest ice cream brand walls. Gender equality and development argues that closing these gaps is a core development objective in its own right.
The main message of this years world development report is that these patterns of. World trade report 2012 world trade the world trade report. World happiness report 2012 the world happiness report. World trade report 2012 the world trade report 2012 ventures beyond tariffs to examine other policy measures that can affect trade. Against this background, this years world investment report unveils the unctad investment policy framework for sustainable development. The report will consider gender equality as a core development goal in itself, and will argue that gender equality matters for the pace of development. This year, it also includes highlight summaries on the topics of noncommunicable diseases.
The main message of this years world development report is that these patterns of progress and persistence in gender equality matter, both for development outcomes and policy making. Financial development report 2012 world economic forum. Environmental degradation is a significant factor that reduces the adaptive capacity of societies to deal with disaster risk in many. Oct 30, 20 the 2012 human development report for africa explores why dehumanizing hunger remains pervasive in the region, despite abundant agricultural resources, a favorable growing climate, and rapid economic growth rates.
It is the mostdownloaded world development report, with more than a million downloads, half of which before its official publication. World development report 2012 united nations research institute. Additional resources related to the 20 human development report can be found online at. The 20 human development report is the latest in the series of global human development reports published by undp since 1990 as independent, empirically grounded analyses of major development issues, trends and policies. The database contains 1,600 time series indicators for 217 economies and more than 40 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than 50 years.
State of world population 2012 unfpa united nations. Wdr reports world bank group international development. The authors use a conceptual framework to examine progress to date, and then recommend policy actions. Education should need little justification as a topic for a wdr. The world development report 2019 studies the impact of technology on the nature of work. Gender equality and development will focus on the evolution of gender equality across the world in the context of the development process. Economic development is not enough to shrink all gender disparitiescorrective policies that focus on persisting gender gaps are essential. The study was led by simeon djankov and federica saliola.
The search for new, innovative and sustainable sources of funding, and making better use of existing resources for research and development for the specific health needs of developing countries, was an unfinished agenda of the negotiations that led to the global strategy and. Higher education for development independent evaluation group. World development report 2018 realizing the promise of. The index analyzes drivers of financial system development that support economic growth, and thus compares the overall competitiveness of financial systems. The 2012 financial development report ranks 62 of the worlds leading financial systems and capital markets, analysing the drivers of financial system development in advanced and emerging economies to serve as a tool for countries to benchmark themselves and establish priorities for reform. Each report provides indepth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of development from agriculture, the role of the state, transition. The world development report 2012 gender equality and. According to the world banks 2012 world development report. World bank world development report 2012 published.
Regulatory measures for trade in goods and services raise new and pressing challenges for international cooperation in the 21st century. The bank has focused on gender mainstreaming as it implements the recommendations of the world development report 2012. The 2012 world development report on gender equality and development finds that womens lives around the world have improved dramatically, but gaps remain in many areas. Gender equality and development, closing these gender gaps matters for development and. The financial development report 2012 world economic forum. Africa development indicators 2006 is the latest annual report from the world bank on social and economic. The world development indicators is a compilation of relevant, highquality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. Add to favorites email download citations get citation alerts. The world banks world development report, published annually since 1978, is an invaluable guide to the economic, social, and environmental state of the world today. Human development reports united nations development programme. Fisheries and aquaculture make crucial contributions to the worlds wellbeing and prosperity. Higher education for development an evaluation of the world bank groups support.
The world development report 2012 on gender equality. An extended commentary shahra razavi, unrisd the world development report 2012. Mar 12, 2012 managing water under uncertainty and risk. Abstract world development indicators 2012 is a compilation of relevant, highquality, and internationally. The ihdi reduces human development achievements by the inequality in the distribution of health, education, and income within countries, and provides a fuller, multidimensional view of inequality. World health statistics 2012 contains whos annual compilation of healthrelated data for its 194 member states, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the healthrelated millennium development goals mdgs and associated targets.
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