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Leave no girls behind - post-2015 and the empowerment of girls
With tremendous progress made over the past two decades in improving the human development status of girls, the outcomes of such investment is becoming clear. Empowered and educated women live and engender healthier lives; contribute to growing economies; protect and develop communities; shift attitudes and break cycles of violence. The more years of education a woman has, the lower the...
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Ireland
In 2013, the international community will review progress on the Millennium Development Goals, two years before the target date for their achievement. Policy discussions will also begin on the post-2015 framework for international development. For the first half of the year, Ireland will hold the EU Presidency.
It is essential that these policy processes be...