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With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015, the international community has committed to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 and to Leave No One Behind in this process. Economic growth will be critical to achieve these commitments, but not any type of growth will do the job.
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Read MoreTo what extent are anti-discrimination policies and actions required to ensure the eradication of extreme poverty? Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London hosted an event on the 16th June 2016 'Anti-discrimination measures: a path out of poverty' to launch the findings of an evidence review on impact of anti-discrimination measures and affirmative actions on the lives of the poorest people in middle and low-income countries.
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Read MoreCPAN Director, Andrew Shepherd, has attended the EGM on Strategies for Eradicating Poverty to Achieve the SDGs, 1-3 June 2016. Read more..
Read MoreMental ill-health and relatedly alcoholism is inextricably tied up with impoverishment and chronic poverty. CPAN is now engaged with the International Disability Alliance and Action on Disability and Development in a piece of research and policy engagement in Bangladesh focused on exploring disability and poverty dynamics. While surveys don’t adequately report on mental health issues, linked qualitative research can pick it up powerfully
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Read MoreCPAN was excited to be involved in USAID’s roundtable on risk and fragility in Washington last month. The session discussed the role which different risks have on the achievement of sustainable poverty reduction and how risk can better be integrated into programming so that the objectives of ending extreme poverty and achieving food security can be achieved.
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