Poverty, Social inclusion and Equality Flashcards
What does ODA stand for?
Official Development Assistance.
What is the purpose of ODA?
ODA is government aid donated by high-income countries to promote economic development and welfare in developing countries.
What are some areas where ODA has been effectively used after 2000?
DA has been effectively used in areas such as public health, combating diseases like AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, and investing in health systems and social safety nets.
What is the Millennium Villages Project?
he Millennium Villages Project is a development initiative that aims to address poverty and promote sustainable development.
What is the definition of social inclusion?
a society that entails respect for human rights, cultural diversity, and democratic governance, and upholds principles of equality and equity, aiming for broad-based prosperity, eliminating discrimination, equal protection under the laws, ensuring that every human being can meet basic needs, and enabling high social mobility.
What is the Gini coefficient used for?
e Gini coefficient is a statistical measure of income inequality within a country or social group.
What does the Gender Inequality Index (GII) measure?
The Gender Inequality Index (GII) measures gender inequalities in reproductive health, female empowerment, and labor force participation.
What are some key forces of income inequality
Forces of income inequality include racial discrimination, social and historical factors, ethnic discrimination, gender discrimination, skills, education, and globalization, technology and the digital revolution, and wealth concentration.
How can gender equality be achieved
ender equality can be achieved by ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls, eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls, eliminating harmful practices such as child, early, and forced marriage, recognizing and valuing unpaid care and domestic work, ensuring women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership, and ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights.
