Beyond the MDGs
By Kim Khaira
April 2014 FEATURE
The clock is ticking for the MDGs, and it is time to look beyond.The deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015 is fast approaching, but global progress has been uneven. Although three of its goals have been met (eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education and combating HIV/AIDs), the same cannot be said of the rest of them.Persisting inequalities detract whatever gains that have been made, given that achievements are unevenly distributed across and within...
Kim Khaira
is the Gender Policy and Advocacy (GPA) officer for PWDC. She holds a degree in Political Science, has an interest in Political Philosophy and Comparative Politics, and took English Literature as a minor subject.
