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    1. Enhance international cooperation for the promotion and protection of all human rights

      Promotion of human rights includes:

      1. Monitoring abuses of human rights
      2. Obtaining redress for the victims of human rights abuse
      3. Relieving need among the victims of human rights abuse
      4. Researching into human rights issues
      5. Educating the public about human rights.
    2. Provide technical assistance to States for human rights activities

      I think technical cooperation effectively includes prevention of suffering, discrimination and marginalization, and conflict prevention.

    1. Western Asia, on average, is forecast to grow by 3.7 per cent in 2021, after a 3.2 per cent contraction in the previous year.

      I think the economic recovery in this region will depend on global energy demand, international tourism, and the extent of the recovery of domestic demand on the financial support but it will recover slowly and reach pre-crisis levels only after 2022.

    2. Risks are furthermore exceptionally high for the region. The region was already lagging in eco-nomic performance before the pandemic,

      Because according to World Bank in its twice-a-year regional update (2021), many businesses need to make up for lost revenue and millions of workers, most of them in the informal sector, still reeling from job losses, falling incomes, worsening inequalities, and human capital deficits.

    3. The economy of China is expected to rebound strongly from 2.3 per cent in 2020 to 8.2 per cent in 2021 and 5.8 per cent in 2022.

      I think that the rebound of the economy of China will be achieved with a strong effort in the direction of implementing China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP) to raise productivity and incomes and lead to more balanced, consumption-driven, and environmentally sustainable growth.

    4. the G20 Deb

      The Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI is an agreement of the G20 and Paris Club countries to coordinate and cooperate on debt treatments for up to 73 low-income countries eligible for the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI). For example, Sudan was also a concern, although it could get debt relief for heavily indebted poor countries under an existing initiative.

    5. Despite the gradual reopening of the transport links between the Russian Federation and Central Asia, increased travel costs are hampering seasonal labour migration and delay-ing recovery in remittance flows.

      For example, managing the return of migrants from high-risk countries such as Iran create an additional strain in the public health situation due to rising poverty levels across the region .

    6. As vaccination advances unevenly across genders in some countries and age groups, vaccine distribution strategies must take into account gender-related barriers to reach everyone, including women

      COVID-19 vaccination rollout must reach women, men, and gender-diverse people quickly and efficiently through: Equitable distribution is essential for widening the vaccines’ protective reach to curb COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. Lessen the existing burden on health systems.

    7. Women entrepreneurship facing a severe blow

      Women entrepreneurship can be achieved through applying:

      1. A small number of initiatives invest in women-led ventures in exchange for an equity stake to attract more women, investors, and advisors, into venture capital and business angel networks.

      2.Form women-led networks to invest in women-owned enterprises.

      3.Facilitate access to finance for women and address market failures, including information asymmetries and financing gaps

    8. Wage subsidies and extended childcare support for women who were forced to exit the labour market

      To achieve gender equality at putting in place gender strategies:

      1. Investing in the care economy because the health, social work, and education sectors are important generators of jobs, especially for women, by encouraging a more even division of work at home between women and men
      2. Eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work.
      3. Promoting equal pay for work of equal value.
      4. Promoting women’s participation in decision-making bodies, social dialogue, and social partner institutions.
    9. hese women also witnessed a weaker recovery in employment, suggesting the pandemic increased the gender gap in employment.

      According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), there will be 13 million fewer women in employment in 2021 compared to 2019. Women have suffered disproportionate job and income losses because of their over-representation in the hardest-hit sectors, such as accommodation and food services and manufacturing.

    10. The crisis is widening gender gaps in school enrolment and attainment as fewer girls than boys are likely to return to primary and secondary education (

      Girls are particularly vulnerable when schools close for long periods. Many estimations that 10 million more secondary school-age girls could be out of school after the COVID-19 crisis has passed because the burden of care often falls on women.

      Governments have to reimagine education systems by reimagining the way students learn, looking after all students’ health and well-being, and being digitally connected.

    11. There are indications of a “baby bust” in several developed economies but no signs of a future baby boom.

      According to the researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found, Until 2020, the birth rate had been declining about 2% a year, but that rate dropped to 4% with the pandemic's start.

    12. The United Nations has warned of a simultaneous “shadow pandemic” of gender-based violence and harassment

      1.Globally, even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, 1 in 3 women experienced physical or sexual violence, primarily by an intimate partner.

      1. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been an increase in calls to domestic violence helplines in many countries.

      2. The global cost of violence against women had been estimated at approximately USD 1.5 trillion.

    13. micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)

      An International Trade Centre survey on COVID-19 impact among businesses in 136 countries in 2020 has shown that nearly 62% of women-led small businesses have been strongly affected by the crisis, compared to just over half of firms led by men.

    14. The rapid rollout of massive monetary and fiscal stimulus in response to the pandemic pre-vented an economic collapse and stabilized financial markets worldwide. Following record outflows from the developing countries in the early stages of the pandemic, capital inflows surged in the second half of 2020 on the back of abundant global liquidity and rising opti-mism about a quick economic recovery.

      The Swift and bold actions by central banks to address severe market stress have boosted market sentiment, including in emerging markets, where asset purchases have been deployed in several countries for the first time, helping bring about the easing in financial conditions. On the other hand, there were high levels of debt in many countries that could not be unmanageable for some borrowers. It resulted in many insolvencies for many banks and financial instability in their emerging markets.

    15. commodity-exporting economies

      According to the World Bank, The metal and agricultural commodities that have recouped their losses from the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to make modest gains in 2021 that will stabilize the energy prices for some recovery with no expected to stabilize below pre-pandemic levels.

    16. The decline in the labour force participation rate was more pronounced for women, as the severe impact of the pandemic on industries where women are overrepresented forced many women to drop out of the workforce.

      According to the Century Foundation and the Center for American Progress report, in October 2020, Four times as many women as men dropped out of the labor force September 2020. Roughly 865,000 women compared with 216,000 men.

    17. Manufacturing-dependent economies saw a relatively mild contraction in 2020. They are also expected to register faster and more robust economic recovery in 2021

      For Example, In African countries, There are many policies implemented to support industries in response to COVID-19 such as Tax deregulation and deferral as well as debt payment relief measures.

    18. Both tourism and commodity dependent economies will, however, face slower recov-ery prospects

      According to UNWTO(202), The tourism sector is expected to recover faster in countries with high vaccination rates, such as France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, but it will not arrive at levels of pre-COVID-19 until 2023 or later because of many barriers such as travel restrictions, slow containment of the virus, low traveler confidence and a poor economic environment.

    19. The worst is far from over for Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Colom-bia.

      Brazil is plagued by deep inequality; the pandemic has hit the favelas suffering from the lack of running water, poor sanitation, and cramped housing.

    20. Women also faced increased gender-based violence

      During health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, violence against women tends to increase because of stress, the disruption of social and protective networks, loss of income, and decreased access to services.

    1. vulnerable

      The MDGs were developed out of several commitments set forth in the Millennium Declaration, signed in September 2000. It addressed social problems such as hunger, education, equality, MCH and communicable diseases.

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    1. At the same time, the World Bank (1992) argued that ignorance is also an “ally”of environmental degradation.

      I think the ignorance is ​not the only reason for environmental degradation in quality and quantity of natural resources; modern urbanization, industrialization, over-population growth, and deforestation are also.

    2. ecological culture

      I think the ecological culture refers to creating a suitable living environment and meeting the needs of healthy living, development, and people's progress.

    3. The economists’ assumption is that the cul-tures of the periphery need to be replaced by utilitarianism, which is the culture ofcapitalism

      I think this sentence refers to that countries must often develop their legal and political institutions and adapt imported institutions to reflect their local cultures.

    4. Pareto efficiency

      The pareto-efficient situation in an economy :

      1.The efficiency of distribution of commodities among consumers (efficiency in exchange)

      2.The efficiency of the allocation of factors among firms (efficiency of production)

      3.The efficiency in the allocation of factors among commodities (efficiency in the product-mix or composition of output).

    5. the indigenous people and communities are to betrainedin sustainable self-development.

      To achieve sustainable self-development : Through conserving nature, food production, forestry development, land and resource management, ecotourism, climate change, and disaster risk reduction.

    6. full partnership with indigenous people and their communities” and forestablishing “a process to empower indigenous people and their communities”

      The goals of SDGs deal with issues directly related to Indigenous Peoples, such as ending poverty, ensuring human rights and inclusion for all, ensuring good governance, preventing conflict, and ensuring environmental sustainability.

    7. the green revolution in agriculture

      The Green Revolution resulted in increased production of food grains (especially wheat and rice)

      (High yielding variety (HYV) of seeds)

      For example, bio-engineered seeds worked in conjunction with chemical fertilizers and heavy irrigation to increase crop yields.

    8. Applyingthis concept to the soil, Marx (1981) said that the social metabolism is “prescribedby the natural laws of life itself,” and that capitalism squanders “the vitality of thesoil, which is carried by trade far beyond the bounds of a single country” (p. 949)

      Does it mean that Capitalists have an economic incentive to invest in energy renewal, sustainable agriculture, reduce waste and pollution, or reuse resources only if it is profitable?

    9. responsiblecare

      To consider safety, health, the environment and product quality. For example, the global chemical industry's environmental, health and safety (EHS) initiative to improve the continuous performance and the productivity

    10. bypostdevelopment

      I think it relates to maintaining What we are doing in applying the development strategies and projects to avoid the long-term depletion of natural resources and limit the destruction of the environment to reach a level that can be managed.

    11. Strong sustainability

      Strong sustainability implies that any other capital cannot replace natural capital.

      On the other hand, weak sustainability assumes that man-made capital can be replaced with natural capital.

    12. The commission did not forcefully address the issue of socialcontrol over capital, whether through the government or through other institutionsof civil society.

      The SDGs indicators include goal 10 refers to reducing Inequality related to the neoliberal world to achieve market-oriented reform policies such as eliminating price controls, deregulating capital markets, and lowering trade barriers without determining solutions for solving the issue of social control over the capital.

    13. Promoting sustainabledevelopment through trade liberalization.

      Trade liberalization can help combat climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy by encouraging innovation, investing in low-carbon production, and making environmental goods and services more affordable.

    14. poststructuralist cultural theorists

      Post-structuralism is an intellectual movement that had sway over the interpretation of language and texts in the humanities and the study of economies and cultures in the social sciences.

    15. ecological Marxists.

      I think Marxism and ecological transition are entirely different movements because Marxism is related to class relations, and the ecological transition is related to humans and the environment.

      but at the recent decades, with the efforts of the socialist thinkers who give importance to the ecological sustainability approach, the Marxists add to their strategies quality of life, human solidarity, and ecological sensibility beside their basic concepts of need rather than profit and equality. .