African countries are behind on progress towards poverty reduction goals: African countries have an opportunity to reduce poverty with new policies Wikimedia CommonsIn their annual meeting at the United Nations in 2005, world leaders agreed on a common economic agenda. This was to halve – between 1990 and 2015 – the proportion of the world’s population living on less than one … [Read more...] about African countries are behind on progress towards poverty reduction goals | The Conversation
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Prime Time: De Lille warns of service delivery disruptions over reduction of her powers
Prime Time: De Lille warns of service delivery disruptions over reduction of her powers: Prime Time: De Lille warns of service delivery disruptions over reduction of her powers: Prime Time: Gauteng MECs visit family of femicide victim in White City: Click HERE to submit your Johannesburg or Gauteng Press Release to MyPR.co.za. News from Africa: Source: MyJHB Read more … [Read more...] about Prime Time: De Lille warns of service delivery disruptions over reduction of her powers
HDPE-Pipes help Drakenstein Municipality become pioneers in water-loss reduction
HDPE-Pipes help Drakenstein Municipality become pioneers in water-loss reduction: Above: The effect of corrosion can clearly be seen on these two stainless steel bolts recovered from an old pipeline Water leakage and non-revenue water have become two of the biggest problems facing municipalities around South Africa in recent years. Under the leadership of André Kowalewski, … [Read more...] about HDPE-Pipes help Drakenstein Municipality become pioneers in water-loss reduction
USAID Contributes to Reduction of Maternal and Child Deaths
USAID Contributes to Reduction of Maternal and Child Deaths: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partner Jhpiego marked the successful completion of the Strengthening of Basic Emergency Obstetric Care Project of the global Maternal and Child Survival Program. The program established and/or strengthened basic emergency obstetric and newborn care … [Read more...] about USAID Contributes to Reduction of Maternal and Child Deaths
High-Level Briefing on Disaster Risk Reduction and South Sudan’s National Disaster Risk Management Policy
High-Level Briefing on Disaster Risk Reduction and South Sudan’s National Disaster Risk Management Policy: H.E. Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan James Wani Igga, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, and representatives from the Japanese Embassy, will launch the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) and brief senior … [Read more...] about High-Level Briefing on Disaster Risk Reduction and South Sudan’s National Disaster Risk Management Policy
