Reporting on Millennium Development Goals (MDG) achievement has usually focused on national averages and whether countries are “on track” or “off track” to achieve the goals. The worse-off: women, poor people and those living in rural areas, are often mentioned. But systematic analysis of their data is rare. Similarly, government policies that succeeded in reducing disparities are rarely reviewed. This paper focuses on left behind groups, provides a systematic analysis of disparities affecting them, and provides examples of solutions used by governments in Asia and the Pacific.
Economic progress in many countries in Asia and the Pacific has been remarkable. Hundreds of millions of people have emerged from poverty. But economic inequality has also been increasing: the rich are getting richer far faster than the poor. Rural-urban differences are growing. About 95 per cent of the poorest fifth of the population live in rural areas.
To read more, download the full paper through the link provided below.
To access several other reports and papers on issues regarding child poverty and child rights, visit UNICEFs Global Study on Child Poverty Blog.
[doc]discussion-paper-achieving-the-mdgs-with-equity-in-asia-and-the-pa.pdf[/doc]
