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6th
Sustainable Development Conference |
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 Day
one - Day two - Day Three |
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Women
Security and Peace |
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Gloria
de Silva's paper gave a broad overview of Sri Lanka's ethnic,
religious, political and social composition and background; the
contradictions that exist regarding the status of women in Sri
Lankan society, and the reasons....more.... |
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Trade
and Sustainable Development |
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Questions that followed the
presentations focused on the capacity of a developing country
like Pakistan, with low education rates and awareness of corporate
activity to press for market niches that appeal to meeting the
standards of CSR. Many market sectors are not even aware of or
capable of....more....
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Civil
Society and Advocacy |
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Sana Haroon talked about different
roles of the Pakhtun mullah in the early 20th century North West
Frontier tribal areas to weigh the dimensions of his authority.
She quoted examples from Khyber, Mohmand, Bajaur, Swat and Waziristan
and focused on the participation of ....more....
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Refugees
Issues |
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Imtiaz Ahmed presented the
experience of the Lhotshampas of Bhutan. His paper revolved
around the theory of partisan of intellectual, location and
descent....more....
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Food
Security |
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Discussing
the Food Security and the policies of Globalization, Subhashini
Ali said that it has done a great harm to the poor. The policy
shift in India due to Globalization has greater impact on the
livelihoods of millions of people, particularly the womenfolk........more........
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Role
of Media in Advocating Population |
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Naseer Memon in his presentation informed
that the Sindhi media is a national media, which covers all na
tional issues and thinking of it as a regional media, will not
be doing justice .... more....
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In
her paper, Ishrat pointed out that millions of human beings
are being trafficked throughout the world for various reasons.
They are trafficked as migrant workers, domestic slaves, sex-slaves,
sweet shop workers, prostitutes etc. ....more.... |
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Nausheen
Ahmed said that protest and activism against Hudood laws spanned
over a period of 23 years. The National Commission on the Status
of Women (CEDAW) has recommended its repeal.... more....
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Fahd Ali pointed out that WAPDA's tariff/price determination
reflects less on its electricity production costs and more on
its efforts to bridge the gap in its balance of payments .... more....
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Addressing the concluding session, former health minister, Shaheen
Sardar Ali, deplored the wide gulf between ‘policy-making' and
‘research and assessment' in Pakistan. She gave examples of
how policy-making.... more....
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Without
addressing the all important question of governance, no project
or program whether it is funded by the European Union and its
member states or by any other institution can lead to sustainable
development, and the need to rethink poverty and its changing
connotations by developing new and simple indicator |
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