Eradicate Extreem Poverty and Hunger

PUB 2322:

Development Administration

Group Presentation

by: Prashanth Aagar (USJP)

IN SRI LANKA


Content

Millennium Development Goals.

Eradicate extreme poverty and

hunger.

Where do world stand?

Where do Asia stand?

Where do Sri Lanka stand?

Achieving the goal.

Conclusion.


Millennium Development

Goals (MDGs)

The MDGs are eight international

development goals that were established

following the Millennium Summit of the

United Nations in 2000, following the

adoption of the United Nations Millennium

Declaration.



GOAL 1-Eradicate extreme

poverty and hunger

Target 1A: Halve, between 1990 and 2015,

the proportion of people living on less than

$1.25 a day

Target 1B: Achieve Decent Employment for

Women, Men, and Young People

Target 1C: Halve, between 1990 and 2015,

the proportion of people who suffer from

hunger


Where do World

stand?



Quick facts

About one in five persons in developing regions lives on less than $1.25 per day.

Vulnerable employment accounted for 56 per cent of all employment in developingregions, compared to 10 per cent in developed regions.

About 173 million fewer people worldwide suffered from chronic hunger in 2011–2013 than in 1990–1992.

One in four children under age five in the world has inadequate height for his or her age.

Every day in 2013, 32,000 people had to abandon their homes to seek protection due to conflict by: Prashanth Aagar (USJP)

Proportion of people living on less than

$1.25 a day, 1990 and 2010 (Percentage)


Top five countries with the largest share of

the global extreme poor, 2010 (Percentage)


Where do Asia stand?


Millennium Development Goals:

2014 Progress Chart (in Asia)

Targets

Asia

Reduce

extreme

poverty by half

Moderate

poverty

Moderate

poverty

Very high

poverty

low poverty

Productive and

decent

employment

Moderate

deficit

Large

deficit

Very large

deficit

Large

deficit

Reduce hunger

by half

Moderate

hunger

Moderate

hunger

High

hunger

Moderate

hunger

GOAL 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Target already met or expected to be met by 2015.

Progress insufficient to reach the target if prevailing trends

persist.

No progress or deterioration.

The words in each box indicate the present degree of compliance with the target.

The colours show progress towards the target according to the legend below:


Where do Sri Lanka stand?


Official Poverty Line of Sri

Lanka



Distribution of Population by

Sector and Poverty Status –

2009/10


Poverty free Sri Lanka by 2015 –is it a dream or a reality?


Income and Non-income

poverty

Income poverty is reflect by Official

Poverty Line of Sri Lanka.

Non Income Poverty is reflect by

Human Development Index. 1980 HDI- 0.557

2013 HDI- 0.750

HDI ranks Sri Lanka 73 out of 187

countries and place the country in high

human development category.


Regional poverty and its

causes Poverty level in Districts.

Earnings in terms of wages-per earner per month

Mullaithivu District

Moneragala District 21%

Badulla District 12%

Western ProvinceColombo District

Kalutara District

Gampaha District

2%

Agriculture sector Rs.12,541

Industrial Sector Rs. 17,142

Service Sector Rs. 21,886

The government labor force survey-

2012

29

%


Achieving the goal and

Conclusion Sri Lanka already achieved MDG 1.

With the current level of widespread

poverty, it is highly unlikely that the

country will achieve its goal of poverty-

free society by 2016.(Mahinda

Chindana)

For achievement the Government’s

commitment is essential.




Eradicate Extreem Poverty and Hunger

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