The Voluntary Local Review (VLR) is an analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a specific local context. It is a very important monitoring tool for their implementation at city or regional level. The process of SDGs localization that starts with the Voluntary Local Review allows local authorities to identify their own priorities and […]
Spotlight Report is an alternative and civil society led report on Sustainable Development Goals, the idea was part of regular interventions of Pakistan Development Alliance around national, regional and global advocacy opportunities including High Level Political Forum (HLPF). Several countries including Pakistan followed their lead and developed parallel reports to official Voluntary National Review (VNR) […]
On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) office in China received a report of 29 pneumonia cases of unknown etiology in Wuhan city in Hubei province, central China. The virus was quickly identified as a novel beta-coronavirus and the genetic sequence was shared on 12 January 2020. The infection is now officially termed […]
Driven largely by the realization that, citizens must achieve higher levels of education in order for nations to remain competitive, education reform has become a top priority for both developed and developing countries. And almost all governments are pursuing an aggressive education reform agenda. Click here to view & Download
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Agriculture sector is the backbone of Pakistan’s economy as it contributes around 22 percent in the GDP of the country per annum. The whole sector remained under federal control for policy and structural reforms until 2010,whereas provinces were responsible for implementation and delivery. After the 18th constitutional amendment in 2010, the sector devolved to the […]
Background of Pakistan on SDGs: Pakistan is the first country that adopted SDGs as national development agenda in February 2016. Pakistan has formed specialized SDGs units at the Federal, provincial, and special areas to accelerate the progress on SDGs. The government of Pakistan have presented the first VNR in July 2019. The VNR was prepared […]
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global human rights issue and central to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 31 & 52. It is mostly considered as a peripheral issue of the broader gender based violence (GBV) discourse and hence not comprehensively examined. Women are no-doubt the primary victims of the IPV, however no […]
This publication is an account of Awaz Foundation Pakistan- Centre for Development Services’ achievements and our efforts to bring change in the lives of vulnerable groups including women and girls over the last year. It shares how we and our many partners are striding forward to realize a better world for marginalized segments of the […]
