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Promoting SDGs 2 Opinion 3 Lessons From History 5

Au Revoir 29 Report Card 31 ARTisTRY4SDGs 32

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Secretary-General appoints Advocates for Sustainable Development GoalsPromoting SDgS

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on

19 January announced the appointment of a group of eminent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates to help promote action to achieve the SDGs adopted by world leaders at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015.

The SDGs represent a commitment by all nations to work together to end poverty, achieve shared prosperity, build peace and secure a life of dignity and a healthy planet for present and future generations.

The Advocates will build on their unique standing and leadership to promote the SDGs as part of an ambitious and transformative global development agenda. They are to support the Secretary-General in his efforts to generate momentum and commitment to achieve the SDGs by 2030.

The SDG Advocates will promote the universal character of the SDGs, including their commitment to leave no one behind; to promote the engagement of new stakeholders in the implementation and financing of the SDGs; to encourage partnerships with Governments, civil society and the private sector to share knowledge and resources; and to raise awareness for the integrated nature of the SDGs. n

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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Ambassador Dho Young-Shim Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway

Mr. Forest Whitaker, Founder and CEO, Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative

UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation

Richard Curtis, Screenwriter, Producer and Film Director

Paul Polman

John Dramani Mahama, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana

Jack Ma, Founder and Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

John Dramani Mahama, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana

Forest Whitaker, Founder and CEO, Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation

Ambassador Dho Young-Shim

Jack Ma, Founder and Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group

Richard Curtis, Screenwriter, Producer and Film Director

Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway

Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Earth Institute at Colombia University

Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever

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Alaa Murabit, Founder, The Voice of Libyan Women

Shakira Mebarak, Artist, Advocate and Founder, Pies Descalzos Foundation UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Leo Messi, Footballer, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Professor Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank

Graça Machel, President, Foundation for Community Development

Leymah Gbowee, Director, Gbowee Peace Foundation

Queen Mathilde of Belgium

Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Co-Founder Qatar Foundation

Violent extremism is a direct assault on the United Nations Charter and a grave threat to

international peace and security.

Terrorist groups such as Daesh, Boko Haram and others have brazenly kidnapped young girls, systematically

Uniting to Prevent Violent Extremism By Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General

denied women’s rights, destroyed cultural institutions, warped the peaceful values of religions, and brutally murdered thousands of innocents around the world. These groups have become a magnet for foreign terrorist fighters, who are easy prey to simplistic appeals and siren songs.

The threat of violent extremism is not limited to any one religion, nationality or ethnic group. Today, the vast majority of victims worldwide are Muslims. Addressing this challenge requires a unified response, and compels us to act in a way that solves – rather than multiplies – the problem.

Many years of experience have proven that short-sighted policies, failed leadership, heavy-handed approaches, a single-minded focus only on security measures and an utter disregard for

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We need to make a special effort to reach out to young people and recognize their potential as peacebuilders. The protection and empowerment of women must also be central to our response.

Second, principled leadership and effective institutions: Poisonous ideologies do not emerge from thin air. Oppression, corruption and injustice are greenhouses for resentment. Extremists are adept at cultivating alienation. That is why I have been urging leaders to work harder to build inclusive institutions that are truly accountable to people. I will continue to call on leaders to listen carefully to the grievances of their people and then act to address them.

Third, preventing extremism and promoting human rights go hand-in-hand: All too often, national counter-terrorism strategies have lacked basic elements of due process and respect for the rule of law. Sweeping definitions of terrorism or violent extremism are often used to criminalize the legitimate actions of opposition groups, civil society organizations and human rights defenders. Governments should not use these types of sweeping

definitions as a pretext to attack or silence one’s critics. Once again, violent extremists deliberately seek to incite such over-reactions. We must not fall into the trap.

Fourth, an all-out approach: The Plan proposes an “all of Government” approach. We must break down the silos between the peace and security, sustainable development, human rights and humanitarian actors at the national, regional and global levels – including at the United Nations. The Plan also recognizes that there are no “one size fits all” solutions. We must also engage all of society – religious leaders, women leaders, youth groups leaders in the arts, music and sports, as well as the media and private sector.

Fifth, UN engagement: I intend to strengthen a UN system-wide approach to supporting Member States’ efforts to address the drivers of violent extremism.

Above all, the Plan is an urgent call to unity and action that seeks to address this scourge in all its complexity. Together, let us pledge to forge a new global partnership to prevent violent extremism. n

The Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivering his presentation on his plan of action to prevent violent extremism. United Nations, New York. 15 January 2016.

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human rights have often made things worse.

Let us never forget: Terrorist groups are not just seeking to unleash violent action, but to provoke a harsh reaction. We need cool heads and common sense. We must never be ruled by fear – or provoked by those who strive to exploit it. Countering violent extremism should not be counter-productive.

This month, I presented to the United Nations General Assembly a Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism, which takes a practical and comprehensive approach to address the drivers of this menace. It focuses on violent extremism, which can be conducive to terrorism. The Plan puts forward more than 70 recommendations for concerted action at the global, regional and national levels, based on five inter-related points:

Number one, we must put prevention first: The international community has every right to defend against this threat using lawful means, but we must pay particular attention to addressing the causes of violent extremism if this problem is to be resolved in the long run. There is no single pathway to violent extremism. But we know that extremism flourishes when human rights are violated, political space is shrunk, aspirations for inclusion are ignored, and too many people – especially young people – lack prospects and meaning in their lives.

As we see in Syria and Libya and elsewhere, violent extremists make unresolved and prolonged conflicts even more intractable.

We also know the critical elements for success: Good governance. The rule of law. Political participation. Quality education and decent jobs. Full respect for human rights.

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Each year on 27 January, the United Nations calls upon Member States to observe the International Day

of Commemoration of the Victims of the Holocaust – to honour the victims of the Nazi era and develop educational programmes to help prevent future genocides. This year, supported by The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme, the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan organized a commemoration ceremony divided into three sessions.

The event was organized in collaboration with Alliance Francaise, Embassy of Israel, Embassy of Austria, Embassy of France, Embassy of Poland and Embassy of the United States of America to honour those who suffered and those who survived the atrocities of the Nazi regime.

The first session engaged with students across the Delhi-NCR region, including Vasant Valley School, Salwan Public School, Delhi Public School, Tagore

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International School, Springdales School and Lycée Français de Delhi. The Ambassador of Poland, H.E. Mr. Tomasz Lukaszuk, delivered a short, yet illuminating speech to introduce the session and provide students with a backdrop to the events of 1933-1945. As a representative of Poland, home to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Mr. Lukasuk’s speech was an invaluable introduction to the event. A screening of an

educational documentary prepared by the UN Holocaust Division followed, containing a series of graphic images and a timeline of the events that led to the persecution and genocide of Jews in Europe. The session concluded with an energetic Q & A round hosted by Ms. Liron Zaslansky from the Embassy of Israel.

Before leaving, each student was given a candle and a leaf-shaped card to write

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their messages and thoughts on and then hang on a tree-installation in the courtyard of Alliance Francaise. In an effort to honour the pledge of ‘Never Again’, UNIC encouraged students to light the candle with their families

and discuss what they had learned in the session. By engaging students in Holocaust education sessions, UNIC aspires to foster deeper understanding of the roots and ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping amongst youth, and elucidate the dangers of remaining silent and indifferent to the oppression of others.

A second session was organized in the afternoon for an audience of college students and film enthusiasts, in which the Academy Award winning movie, Woman in Gold was screened. The film is based on the life of Maria Altmann, an elderly woman who fled Vienna during the Second World War. It narrates her struggle to reclaim family possessions that were seized by Nazis at the outset of war – among them, a famous portrait of Maria’s aunt Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt, which was of priceless personal value to the family.

Following the screening of the film, Ambassador of Austria, H.E. Mr. Bernhard Wrabetz, shared his personal

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experiences and close familial connection to the Holocaust, with two grandfathers who served in the army and supported the Nazi party. The session ended on an emotional note with audience members sharing their memories and experiences of the Holocaust.

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day concluded with a ceremony of speeches in the evening for the diplomatic community in New Delhi. UNIC Director, Mrs. Kiran Mehra-Kerpelman conveyed the message of the Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon to the audience. This was followed by the lighting of the Menorah by UNIC Director, Director of Alliance Francaise, Mr. Jean-

Francois Ramon, The Ambassadors of Israel, Poland and Austria, the Joint Secretary (UN Political) from the Ministry of External Affairs, Mr. Rudrendra Tandon, and representatives from the American Embassy, French Embassy and Alliance Francaise.

The Menorah lives on as a powerful symbol for peace and emphasises the importance of spreading light to others. The Israeli Ambassador to India, H.E. Mr. Daniel Carmon, eloquently addressed the audience in a moving speech about the holocaust. A short UN video was screened to illustrate this history through the eyes of a Holocaust survivor.

The three commemorative sessions provided a powerful forum in which students, members of the diplomatic community and the public could actively listen, learn and gain a deeper understanding of this significant chapter of the world’s history, and to reaffirm the responsibility of individuals and of society to prevent such atrocities from occurring again. The United Nations has and continues to emphasise the importance of promoting peace and protecting democratic and moral values. This day seeks to remind the world that attacks against religious, ethnic or other groups must not be tolerated. n

The Holocaust was a colossal crime. No one can deny the evidence that it happened. By remembering the victims and honouring the courage of the survivors and those who assisted and liberated them, we annually

renew our resolve to prevent such atrocities and reject the hateful mentality that allows them.

From the shadow of the Holocaust and the cruelties of the Second World War, the United Nations was established to reaffirm faith in the dignity and worth of every person and to uphold the rights of all to live in equality and free from discrimination.

These principles remain essential today. People worldwide – including millions fleeing war, persecution and deprivation – continue to suffer discrimination and attacks. We have a duty to remember the past and to help those who need us now.

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The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for

Gender Equality”. The United Nations observance on 8 March will reflect on how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals. It will equally focus on new commitments under UN Women’s Step It Up initiative, and other existing commitments on gender equality, women’s empowerment and women’s human rights.

The United Nations began celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March during International Women’s Year 1975. Two years later, in December 1977, the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace to be observed on any day of the year by Member States, in accordance with their historical and national traditions.

International Women’s Day first emerged from the activities of labour movements

In India lies immense opportunities for the United Nations World Food Programme to partner with the

Government and private sector, and work towards food and nutrition security. This was the sentiment echoed by the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, Ms. Ertharin Cousin on her third visit to the country.

Ms. Cousin visited India in January 2016 to promote partnerships with the Indian

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at the turn of the twentieth century in North America and across Europe. Since those early years, International Women’s Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international women’s movement, which has been strengthened by four global United Nations women’s conferences, has helped make the commemoration

a rallying point to build support for women’s rights and participation in the political and economic arenas.

Increasingly, International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities. n

Government and business sector in order to boost food and nutrition in the world’s second most populous country, with 1.3 billion people. In her meetings with ministers and senior government officials in Delhi, she emphasized the catalytic support that WFP offers the Government in the effective and efficient implementation of the National Food Security Act and in enhancing nutrition.

Ms. Cousin signed a letter of intent with the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution that will bring several ministries together with WFP to finalize a proposal for establishing a Centre of Excellence on Food and Nutrition Security in India.

In India, WFP provides technical support, capacity building and advice to the government’s food-based social safety nets, including the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), Mid-Day Meal programme and Integrated Child Development Services. WFP is supporting the transformation of the TPDS with

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New Delhi: A Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) awareness campaign

to eradicate nutritional anaemia was launched recently in New Delhi by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda, in the presence of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra.

Free IFA tablets will be distributed to teenagers in schools and anganwadis across the country under the campaign, which aims to reduce the prevalence

Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Awareness Campaign

an aim to minimize leakages, improve transparency, empower beneficiaries, improve the quality of services delivered by fair price shop operators, develop an effective management system for government officials and enable real-time monitoring of the supply chain, and help stakeholders make informed public policy decisions.

The visit included a dialogue with business leaders from India, where Ms. Cousin underscored the role that the private sector needs to play in addressing food and nutrition security. She encouraged them to work on these issues beyond their philanthropic giving, by looking at how their business models can contribute to the elimination of malnutrition.

She also visited Odisha as a state guest, where she met the Honorable Chief Minister and other senior government officials. The Executive Director also inaugurated WFP’s rice-fortification initiative at a central kitchen in Cuttack, by which school children are served rice enriched with iron under the Mid-Day Meal programme. WFP in India supports the fortification of meals served to school children under

the Mid-Day Meal programme and is also supporting the fortification of take-home rations under the Integrated Child Development Services. Future plans include supporting the government in the diversification and fortification of the TPDS food basket.

At the conclusion of her visit, Ms. Cousin remarked, “The work done in India is critical to achieving Zero Hunger globally by 2030. WFP

supports the government with its global expertise and innovative solutions to boost food and nutrition security.” The Executive Director was referring to one of the major goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, SDG 2, to ‘end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture,’ adopted unanimously by 193 Member States in September 2015. n

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and severity of nutritional anaemia among 112 million adolescents in India. The campaign will see UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra reach out to the masses to raise awareness about the condition.

Addressing the gathering, Priyanka said the campaign was especially important because India is one of the youngest countries in the world. About 60 per cent of our population is under 35. Statistics for anaemia are alarming especially for the girl child,

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she added. Stating that there was a lack of awareness among people towards these tables, the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador assured those present that she has been having the IFA tablet every week, for the past six months: “I haven’t fallen sick, I haven’t felt weak and never felt unhealthy,” she added. Furthermore, she said, “I am sure through our concerted efforts we will be able to bring down the prevalence of anaemia amongst the adolescents.”

A short video featuring the UNICEF Celebrity Ambassador was also released. Addressing youths from across the county, Priyanka highlighted that one out of two young girls and one out of three young boys in India are anaemic. Anaemia is a serious health problem not only in rural but also in the urban areas and can be prevented by taking blue iron-rich diet, Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) tablets once a week and deworming tablets every six months. “It is really that simple”, she says.

The film highlights the importance of the Government’s WIFS programme for adolescents. The programme was launched in 2012 to reduce severity and prevalence of nutritional anaemia in adolescents between 15 and 19 years. As many as 56 per cent girls and 30 per cent boys in this age group in India are anaemic, according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 3 data. This group comprises of one-fourth of India’s population and is a key driver of its future economic growth.

J.P. Nadda said accessibility was not the problem; awareness was, and added that children, pregnant and lactating mothers should be made aware. “If there is awareness, there will be no problem in making India a healthy country. India has the world’s largest public health programme. It is our responsibility to ensure that the young energy is channelized in the right direction. This can only be achieved if the adolescents are physically and mentally well-prepared for the future of their country,” he said.

Mr Louis-Georges Arsenault, UNICEF Representative for India, commended the WIFS programme and highlighted the importance of ‘awareness’ and ‘prevention’ by simple and profound nutrition. He also laid

emphasis on spreading awareness about anaemia among adolescents.

The WIFS programme is implemented in both urban and rural areas among both adolescent boys and girls in school, and only to out of school adolescent girls (both married and unmarried). The strategy involves a “fixed day’’ approach for WIFS distribution. It is recommended that Monday be the day on which all schools undertake the programme, with one additional designated day for absentees. To ensure high compliance with IFA supplementation supervised, consumption of IFA tablets is recommended. The programme also encourages and provides for consumption of IFA tablets by frontline workers such as AWW, ASHA, and teachers to enhance the value of WIFS among adolescents and the larger community. n

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65 year-old Basi behen* lives in a small village in the Narmada district of west Indian state of

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decades, she tilled a small plot of land

In the Family Tree: Women Become Land Owners in India

alongside her husband, earning just about enough income to raise a family of four.

Fifteen years ago, Basi behen lost her husband, and soon after, her son. Life

became harder. To ensure she was not able to stake a claim to the land that was rightfully hers, her brother-in-law accused her of being a witch. For many women like Basi behen, elderly and without any form of social security, being branded a witch meant being ostracized by the community and left all alone. But in 2015, this changed when Basi behen met a paralegal worker

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from a local community based women‘s group, Usha behen. She became aware of her rights to the land and applied for a varsai, or an inheritance document. The process for varsai (inheritance) includes drawing up a family tree, one where women (daughters and widows) are also included. It is then certified by village leaders and, if no one objects, in 90 days, the varsai is considered legal. Three and a half months after submitting an application, Basi behen was the proud holder of a land deed in her name.

It is a powerful testimony to the rights of women in a country where millions of women are absent from inheritance documents or are forced to give up these rights later. In India it is estimated that only 12.7% of land holdings are in the names of women, even as 77% women rely on agriculture as their primary source of income.**

Local champions like Usha behen are trained and guided by the Working Group for Women and Land Ownership (WGWLO), a network of non-government and community based organizations (CBOs) that aims to collectively provide rural women greater ownership over agricultural land in India. Between 2014 and 2015, with UNDP support, WGWLO set up 15 Swa Bhoomi (My Land) Centres in 12 districts in Gujarat. These hubs have provided greater awareness to rural women on their rights as land owners, and importantly, provided access to productive resources that can support women farmers.

The Centres run by CBOs, have reached out to 17,000 women like Basi behen and have helped more than 5,000 women secure land deeds in their name. They have also collaborated with the Government of Gujarat’s initiative to update land records. Recognizing that women farmers drive India’s agriculture, these Centres have helped link

9,000 women farmers to government agriculture and allied schemes that have provided access to drip irrigation facilities; bank loans for crops; electric connections for fields; seed kits and pesticide pumps.

The impact of these initiatives would not have been possible without the commitment and perseverance of women like Usha behen, who goes door to door creating awareness about women’s rights, government schemes and entitlements, counselling women and helping fill out volumes of supporting documents. “Today, my father-in-law proudly tells people that if they have land-related issues, they should come to me”, she says.

In addition to supporting government campaigns to update land records, the network also collaborated with the State Institute of Rural Development to train more than 500 elected representatives and revenue officials from 400 villages, on women’s land rights. Training provided to over 800 village revenue officials at local self-government centres aimed at ensuring that local governance institutions at all levels,

recognize women as the drivers of the rural economy.

It’s a movement that is spreading amongst women in the area. As women gain more awareness and rights, they are taking others with them. Thirty-five year old Pushpa, a mother of two children, was thrown out of her house by her in-laws when her husband died. Slowly, but steadily, supported by the land rights centre in her village and with counselling, Pushpa’s name was included in the inheritance document in 2015. She made sure her sister-in-law, also a widow, (pictured here along with her mother-in-law) was included. Today, she says, “I am no longer worried about my children’s future, because I am listed as a land owner, no one can take that away from me.” n

* Behen is a Hindi word meaning ‘sister’

** Data on women land holdings is from the Agriculture Census (2010-11), which states that the percentage share of female operational holders has increased from 11.70 in 2005-06 to 12.78 in 2010-11 (both individual and jointly owned). Data on women in agriculture is from the Statistical Profile on Women; Ministry of Labour and Employment 2012-13.

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Ruby, 25 years old, works as a domestic helper in Delhi. She financially supports her husband

who is unemployed and who perpetrates physical and sexual violence against her. A victim of ongoing domestic abuse, Ruby has conditioned herself to the idea that this is an inevitable reality – unpreventable and unchanging. She has never reported any instances of violence against her husband, nor sought help while receiving medical care due to the associated social stigma surrounding domestic abuse.

This is not a one-off example; statistics pertaining to sexual and physical violence against women in India are alarming. Around one in three women are likely to face this sort of violence in their lifetime. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2014, nearly 107 million women suffer from some sort of violence in their lifetime. This simply is unacceptable.

Violence against women in India is widespread, and its consequences far-reaching. Not only does gender-based violence result in adverse physical, mental and emotional health consequences for women, it casts devastating impacts upon families, communities and the wider society. It is an extreme manifestation of gender inequality and can take many forms; primarily expressed and enacted through sexual, physical and emotional violence by a male partner.

Global evidence suggests that while some men do experience gender-based violence, women make up the overwhelming majority of victims of physical and sexual violence.

Violence against women is a grave human rights issue affecting large number of women, and it is also a widely acknowledged public health problem. Prevention and management of gender-

Violence Against Women: The Health Sector Response

based violence against women requires coordinated, multisectoral action. Health systems have a crucial role in multisectoral response to address gender-based violence. The healthcare system is the only institution that interacts with almost every woman at some point in her life. Victims of sexual violence are more likely to visit health facilities frequently than those who are not.

However, there is no standard model for providing an effective healthcare response to violence against women; the response should be based on the existing capacities of the health system, the availability of resources (both human and financial) and the current policy landscape.

In this context, enhancing skills and competencies of health workers to identify, treat and refer survivors and victims is critical for an effective health system response to gender-based violence. Health systems also need to

strengthen the role of health providers as they play a pivotal role in mitigating both short-term and long-term health effects of violence on women and their families by providing both supportive and preventive care.

One of the major challenges in addressing sexual violence against women is that it remains invisible due to traditional socio-cultural practices, the low status of women, patriarchy and stigma.

To address the systemic gaps, in 2014, MOHFW developed Guidelines and Protocols: Medico-Legal care for Survivors/Victims of Sexual Violence based on WHO guidelines on Medico-Legal Care (2003) and Clinical Policy Guidelines for responding to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and sexual assault (2013). In 2015, WHO, in partnership with MOHFW and UNFPA, organized two Regional Consultations covering more than 10 States, for dissemination of Medico-Legal Guidelines and Protocols for Victims/

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throughout the world will experience physical and/or sexual violence by a partner or sexual violence by a non-partner

All statistics can be found in the report entitled Global and regional estimates of violence against women: Prevalence and health e�ects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence, by the World Health Organization, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and the South African Medical Research Council, found here: http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/violence/en/index.html

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Violence against women is a global public health problem of epidemic proportion, requiring urgent action. Health-care providers are in a unique position to address the health and psychosocial needs of women who have experienced violence, provided certain minimum requirements are met:

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WHO’s new clinical and policy guidelines on the health sector response to partner and sexual violence against women emphasize the urgent need to integrate these issues into clinical training for health care providers. WHO has identi�ed the key elements of a health sector response to violence against women which have informed the following recommendations:

Clinical care for survivors of sexual violence:

Offer comprehensive care including first-line support, emergency contraception, STI and HIV prophylaxis by any perpetrator and take a complete history, recording events to determine what interventions are appropriate.

Women-centred care:

Health-care providers should, at a minimum, offer first-line support when women disclose violence (empathetic listening, non-judgmental attitude, privacy, confidentiality, link to other services).

Identi�cation and care for survivors of intimate partner violence:

Health-care providers should ask about exposure to intimate partner violence when assessing conditions that may be caused or complicated by intimate partner violence, in order to improve diagnosis/identification and subsequent care.

Health-care policy and provision:

Care for women experiencing intimate partner violence and sexual assault should, as much as possible, be integrated into existing health services rather than as a stand-alone service.

Training of health-care providers on intimate partner violence and sexual violence:

Training at pre-qualification level in first-line support for women who have experienced intimate partner violence and sexual assault should be given to healthcare providers.

Mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence:

Mandatory reporting to the police by the health-care provider is not recommended. Health-care providers should offer to report the incident if the woman chooses.

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Health-care providers are trained

Standard operating procedures are in place

Consultation takes place in a private setting

A referral system is in place to ensure that women can access related services

Health-care settings are equipped to provide a comprehensive response, addressing both physical and mental consequences

Health-care providers gather forensic evidence when needed

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Survivors of sexual violence and also to sensitize the state health system to the issue.

At the community level, victim-blaming attitudes remain prevalent and families of victims may be ostracized. They are often forced to relocate to other parts of the city, discontinue education of the victim, restrict their mobility for fear of another episode and confine themselves to the

house. Moreover, because of the low rate of convictions, lengthy legal processes, harassment faced by victims at the hands of gender insensitive law enforcement officials and community in providing the required services to women facing violence, the issue remains unaddressed.

We need to adopt multi-pronged strategies to address the issue of violence

against women. Gender-based violence cannot only be viewed as a fundamental human rights issue; it must also be framed and addressed as a major public health concern. The health system has a fundamental role to play in addressing and preventing gender-based violence and advancing the rights of women. n

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional commission of the United Nations

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), is a global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Every year, representatives of Member States, United Nations entities and non-governmental organizations gather at UN Headquarters in New York for the Commission’s annual session. CSW attracts thousands of NGO members and hundreds of country representatives from around the world to discuss critical issues for women, galvanize attention and spur action to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. The session provides an opportunity to review progress towards gender equality and the empowerment of women, identify challenges, set global standards and norms and formulate policies to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment worldwide.

This year marks the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, planned to take place from 14 to 24 March 2016. The overarching theme of this years Commission is ‘Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development’, setting the focus for discussions across the nine-day session. In addition, the Commission will evaluate progress in the implementation

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of the agreed conclusions from the fifty-seventh session (2013) on ‘The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls’ and also discuss its multi-year programme of work.

At least 30 participants from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan participated in the 59th session of the CSW last year. On 9 March 2015, the Commission adopted a political declaration on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. The Declaration reaffirmed Member States’ political will to tackle ongoing challenges, implementation gaps and structural barriers. UN Assistant Secretary-General and UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri observed that Member States “vowed full, accelerated and effective implementation of the Beijing Platform and to strengthen laws and policies and their implementation, to transform discriminatory social norms and gender stereotypes; to significantly increase investment to close the gender resource gap including through prioritization in official development assistance (ODA) and in domestic resource mobilization;

to strengthen data, monitoring and accountability on implementation; and to strengthen national gender mechanisms.”

Through a broad series of round tables, panel discussions and interactive dialogues, the 60th session of the CSW will draw attention to critical aspects of the work on gender equality, and highlight key priority areas for policy and programmes to bolster the global commitment to women’s empowerment and gender equality.

The Commission on the Status of Women has consistently promoted the advancement of women. It has been instrumental in expanding the recognition of women’s rights, in documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, in shaping global policies on gender equality and empowerment of women and in ensuring that the work of the UN in all areas incorporates a gender perspective. It continues to play a critical role by bringing together Governments, UN entities, NGOs, and other international and regional organizations to promote women’s rights and advance gender equality. n

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Harnessing women’s potential as economic actors, leaders and consumers results

in greater economic activity and higher industrialisation, leading to sustained growth rates. According to The McKinsey Global Institute’s latest report, ‘The Power of Parity’, advancing women’s equality could add US$ 28 trillion to global GDP by 2025. India alone would experience a 16% increase in GDP in the same time period. Recognising the potential of women’s participation in economic activity, UNIDO has incorporated Gender Mainstreaming Principles organisationally and in broad intervening programmes. UNIDO promotes Gender-specific policies, programmes, projects and technical cooperation activities in collaboration with partners across the UN system, the private sector and at the individual country level. Such a collaborative effort drives the enhanced coverage and impact of these initiatives. UNIDO’s project portfolio, therefore, supports women in acquiring skills and gaining access to participate in the economic community. The aim is to enable women to escape multiple deprivations by providing access to new employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.

UNIDO adopted the Gender Policy in 2009, further fine-tuning it into the Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women Strategy 2016-2019 in December 2015. Additionally, the Lima Declaration: ‘Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development’, adopted by the 15th General Conference in Peru, 2013, and the Sustainable Development Goals (Specifically SDG 5 and SDG 9) are the guiding principles for UNIDO’s activities for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID) for mainstreaming gender in projects and programmes. With a view to facilitate the application of

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gender-mainstreaming at each stage of a project cycle, various guidelines have been prepared for the thematic areas such as Energy and Climate Change, Agribusiness Development, Environmental Management, Trade-Capacity Building and the Montreal Protocol. These guidelines provide the Programme Managers and Counterpart personnel with the ways and means to design, implement, monitor and evaluate the project and programme cycle to incorporate gender perspectives. UNIDO also prepares and presents gender-disaggregated data that enables gender-sensitive analyses of industrial development in countries.

As an example, as per the Energy-Gender Nexus, it is necessary to develop Energy products that recognise the differentiated needs and priorities of women and men with regard to the role that energy plays in the lifestyles of different groups of the population. UNIDO aims to achieve Gender Mainstreaming though gender-responsive and climate change projects, and targets gender-specific goals by enhancing women’s entrepreneurship in the area of sustainable energy and reducing women’s energy-related drudgery (energy efficient cook stoves,

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“Gender equality and women’s empowerment is central to UNIDO’s work as it is not only a matter of human rights, but also a precondition for sustainable development and economic growth, which are drivers of poverty reduction and social integration. When women and men are more equal, economies grow faster and more people are lifted out of poverty and the overall well-being of societies is enhanced.”

- UNIDO Director General Li Yong

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cleaner fuels, enhanced access to affordable energy services, etc.).

UNIDO has also launched a network of regional renewable energy and energy efficiency centres to expand sustainable energy markets and stimulate investments. Owing to their extensive coverage and impact, these centres are pivotal in promoting women’s empowerment by creating suitable synergies. The Island Women Open Network for Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience in Island Nations is one such project aiming to achieve increase energy efficiency by 25%, generate at least 50% of electric power from renewable sources and decrease conventional transportation fuel use by 25%, by 2033. This network convenes a powerful advocacy group for sustainable energy and gender issues in Small Island Developing States, and proves to be an important linkage between ongoing regional and national gender-mainstreaming initiatives such as the ECOWAS Programme

on Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access (ECOW-GEN) or the gender mainstreaming programme of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), though the development of Women’s Business Funds and Women’s Technical Exchange Programmes.

The Orissa Cluster Development Project, completed in 2007, is an example of a UNIDO project that targeted MSMEs to alleviate poverty and bring about equitable development. In the Ikat Handloom Cluster of Barpalli, Orissa, UNIDO facilitated the engagement of women in economic activities, and promoted the establishment of a Federation of Women, and. As a result of this project, women started jointly undertaking weaving activities while the Federation provided them with support services such as training in design, market exposure and assistance in product development.

Gender mainstreaming has been considered crucial for the development

of Sustainable Cities as well. The ‘Sustainable Cities: Integrated Approach Pilot (SC-IAP)’ Project, for example, covers 5 cities in India – Bhopal, Jaipur, Mysore, Guntur and Vijayawada – and is materialising to be a results-based, multi-stakeholder planning process to urban sustainability. The overarching aim is to achieve greater resource efficiency, improved quality of life and enhanced environmental performance. Besides aspects of the economy and ecology, inclusivity, cultural adequacy, fairness and gender equality are also deemed necessary. Safety and comfort are two important parameters that guide UNIDO’s efforts in using energy to support industries and enterprises that provide clean and affordable energy, water and sanitation, safe public transport and lighting on streets. This in turn, enables cities to combat gender-based violence and harassment, as well as empowering both men and women to not only contribute economically, but lead balanced lifestyles. n

UNFPA is working with governments, partners and other UN agencies to directly

tackle many of the SDGs - in particular Goal 3 on health, Goal 4 on education, and Goal 5 on gender equality - and contributes in a variety of ways to achieving many of the rest.

Women are much more likely than men to be impoverished, deprived of education and opportunities, and victimized by sexual and domestic violence. Goal 5 calls for the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls, the end of all forms of gender-based discrimination, and the elimination of harmful practices such as child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). It also calls for ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health

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and reproductive rights.

UNFPA India’s commitment towards Goal 5

UNFPA’s initiatives aimed at addressing gender equality in India have historically focused on two aspects:

1. Gender mainstreaming across reproductive health and population data related programmes, and;

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2. Squarely addressing concerns of women and girls that impede achievement of ICPD commitments (International Conference of Population and Development, Cairo, 1994).

Against this background, the interventions being supported in the current country programme (2013-17) are well aligned to key targets under goal 5 on achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls. Under UNFPA’s youth programme, adolescent girls are a predominant focus under the Action for Adolescent Girls (AAG) initiative that was launched to address the harmful practice of child marriage, and to build girls’ agency. Similarly, interventions to address gender biased sex selection as a harmful and discriminatory practice are aimed at strengthening implementation of the law as well as changing attitudes and enhancing the value of girls in their families and communities. These interventions are aligned to UNFPA’s commitment towards achieving targets 5.1, 5.3, 5.6, 5.7 and 5.9 of the SDGs.

UNFPA has consistently advocated that violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a human rights violation and a public health priority. UNFPA’s contributions in this area are in line with its commitment to achieving target 5.2 of the SDGs and the goals of the ICPD, the Beijing Conference, and various international human rights instruments. UNFPA efforts focus on eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls that are especially relevant to its mandate of programming on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues.

Driving these programme interventions, is the overarching work on gender mainstreaming to ensure quality of sexual reproductive health services and advocacy to uphold reproductive rights, including work on gender data and statistics. Each of these interventions contributes critically to achieving the targets

under goal 5 as has been detailed below. Besides this, support to research and testing of innovative approaches ensures evidence based policy advocacy to ensure efforts are amplified to reach and empower all women and girls, leaving no one behind in the truest sense.

Ending discrimination against women and girls

In 2012, as part of the Adolescent and Youth strategy and the new strategic plan (2014-17), UNFPA announced prioritized support for girls with special emphasis on geographical areas where girls are forced into marriage at early ages or coerced into sexual relations and exploitation. India is one of the countries identified for focused action on empowering girls. The initiative Action for Adolescent Girls, aims to protect girls’ human rights through a combination of targeted interventions that delay marriage and child bearing, prevent unintended pregnancy and empower girls with health, social and economic assets. The asset building approach focuses on enabling girls to gain basic assets such as health related information and services, life-skills, reliable social network of friends and mentors, and financial literacy, to enable girls to achieve their full potential.

Eliminate harmful practices such as gender biased sex selection and child marriage

Gender-biased sex selection is a discriminatory practice against girls that is a result of a complex web of socio-economic and cultural factors. The most dominant contributory factors seem to be deeply entrenched son preference, rapid fertility decline and access to technology and its misuse.

Responding to the rapid fall in child sex ratio through the census periods 2001 and 2011, UNFPA has provided consistent support at multiple levels of policy, data, and research and grassroots action to address this concern.

Following the initial focus on high volume advocacy to establish the urgency of the issue and subsequent stakeholder centric support to on-ground and policy interventions, UNFPA’s Eighth Country Programme (2013-14) has more intensively supported research and partnership building. Three key strategies have been evolved to ensure upstream policy advocacy to improve policy response, strengthen implementation of the law against the practice of sex selection and promote partnership building.

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Key studies undertaken during the last two years have influenced the policy discourse in understanding the effect of incentives schemes for girls and the manner in which gender laws may indirectly contribute to son preference if their interconnectedness remains unrecognized. Another study that foregrounded the role of men and their attitudes in contributing to son preference and violence was also undertaken to unpack the manner in which rigid gender roles can be challenged and redefined.

Policy efforts at the state level were also supported, in UNFPA playing a key role in the development of the Odisha state policy for empowerment of women and the state policy for women and girls and the Vision 2021 document of the government of Rajasthan to address the issue of declining child sex ratio.

Being a critical pillar of the UNFPA response to sex selection, a number of initiatives were supported to ensure that the law is implemented in letter and spirit. While not sufficient in itself, the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act is seen as a necessary measure to curb technology misuse and arrest the fall in child sex ratio in the short term. Capacities of Act implementers have been strengthened along with sensitization of the judiciary, facilitating their understanding of the imbalance in ratios and its social ramifications. Case law documentation, FAQs, template materials for training have aided in plug the gap in relevant and user-friendly resource material.

Innovative partnerships with the civil society through support to an independent coalition called GirlsCount and with media and advertising industry enabled widening the circle of influence to enable positive attitude change towards girls and breaking of gender stereotypes. A communication guide and

television spots aimed at providing the content and terminology as well as triggering reflection on gender discrimination were developed and disseminated.

Support to the civil society coalition GirlsCount provided the necessary platform for government interface with organisations on the ground as it launched the flagship programme Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP). In 2015-16 UNFPA is supporting work in BBBP districts of a few states in facilitating inter-sectoral convergence to address a multi-pronged issue like gender biased sex selection.

UNFPA’s interventions are also targeted towards eliminating the harmful practice of child marriage. As part of the AAG initiative, and the Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage, UNFPA India has been working with a range of stakeholders including the government, regional bodies (such as the South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children), academic institutions, development partners, civil society organizations, the media and youth representatives, to facilitate multi sectoral action to scale interventions and reach adolescent

girls who are at risk of or are already married.

Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls

In addressing VAWG, UNFPA’s primary focus given its niche of programming on SRH, is strengthening the health sector response to violence. In this context, over the years UNFPA has contributed to policy initiatives within the health ministry, supported capacity-building of service providers and developed information leaflets and training modules. In the current country programmes, efforts are being made to enable states to roll-out a comprehensive health sector response under the National Health Mission umbrella, especially in light of the detailed guidelines issued by the health ministry on responding to sexual violence. State and district level capacity-building of service providers has been initiated in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha and similar initiatives are planned in Maharashtra. Training of counsellors has also been supported in Odisha along with support to awareness building on the prevention of sexual harassment at workplace law.

UNFPA has also supported the development of training and

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resource material development for implementation of gender sensitive life skills education for adolescents and youth through the Adolescent Education Programme (AEP) for in-school young girls and boys, and in the curriculum for out of school youth as well under the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) programme. Issues related to addressing gender discrimination and violence against women and girls are integrated in the curricula and the resource materials.

Additionally, UNFPA also collaborates with several youth based on-ground and on-line initiatives to mobilize communities and spearhead campaigns against VAWG.

Universal access to sexual reproductive health and reproductive rights

Advocacy on reproductive rights has been a critical area of work over the years. Starting with the Colloquium on population policies and reproductive rights, back in 2003, UNFPA in the ensuing years has continuously highlighted the need for quality and gender-sensitive reproductive health services. The government’s reproductive and child health programme that later was subsumed under the umbrella

health mission has seen a number of training programmes on gender sensitization of service providers supported by UNFPA. In the recent past, focus shifted to enabling quality assurance in health service provision and within it, to test ways and means to ensure health facilities score high on gender parameters as well. This has specifically been undertaken in Maharashtra.

Research studies have been supported on 2-child norm and incentives provided under population programmes to highlight their negative impact on the most vulnerable, especially women in accessing services based on choice and informed consent. When the condition of having only two children is made an eligibility criterion for benefit schemes or political participation, the impact of such schemes and policies is most felt by women and girls for whom these measures are taken. In partnership with the National Human Rights Commission, UNFPA continues to advocate on these issues to underline human dignity as central to initiatives aimed at providing access to sexual reproductive health services and promoting reproductive rights.

Adopt and strengthen sound policies and legislations to promote gender equality

A key driver of policy and planning is development data that is robust and available on a timely basis. Another important aspect related to data is also, its analysis, unpacked to understand the nuances and their policy implications. Being the organization mandated to strengthen population data, UNFPA has collaborated with Census office over the years to ensure gender mainstreaming in census operations so as to enable netting of gender data specifically related to birth, marriage, work, migration and related characteristics.

Through its own initiatives too, UNFPA has made an effort to disseminate data in a user-friendly manner through its flagship publication Missing that maps the child sex ratio based on census data. In 2015, the sex ratio of birth data available from the Sample Registration System was used to map SRB trends across states as well as estimate the number of missing girls (due to sex selection) based on this data. Similarly a study on gender indicators and available sources of gender data was supported in 2015 to understand data gaps particularly on indicators for which data is not available from existing surveys, thereby limiting the information available on the status of women and girls on a periodic basis. To enable wider data availability on indicators such as mobility, asset ownership, prevalence of violence, time-use, work participation, among others, will be a key area of focus in the coming years.

The success in reaching the targets under goal 5 will also determine the success in achieving all SDGs as a whole. Taking half of the population along the development pathway is imperative but also a necessity to uphold human rights and dignity. UNFPA efforts to contribute to gender equality are driven by this spirit that is the foundation of a sustainable and peaceful world. n

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esa bu xksfy;ksa ds ckjs esa tkx:drk dh deh jgh gSA mUgksaus ogka mifLFkr yksxksa dks Hkjkslk fnyk;k fd os fiNys N% eghus ls gj lIrkg vk;ju vkSj Q‚fyd ,flM dh xksyh ys jgh gSaA mUgksaus dgk] ^^eSa u rks chekj iM+h vkSj u gh detksjh ;k lsgr [kjkc gksus dh dHkh dksbZ f'kdk;r gqbZA eq>s fo'okl gS fd ge lcdh feyh&tqyh dksf'k'k ls ge fd'kksjksa esa vuhfe;k dk pyu de dj ldsaxsA

;qfulsQ dh ln~Hkkouk nwr fç;adk dk ,d ohfM;ks Hkh tkjh fd;k x;kA ns'k Hkj ds ukStokuksa dks lacksf/kr djrs gq, fç;adk

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us crk;k fd gj nks fd'kksfj;ksa esa ls ,d vkSj gj rhu fd'kksjksa esa ls ,d Hkkjr esa vuhfe;k dk f'kdkj gSA vuhfe;k xkaoksa esa gh ugha] cfYd 'kgjksa esa Hkh lsgr ds fy, xaHkhj leL;k gSA vk;ju ls Hkjiwj [kqjkd vkSj lIrkg esa ,d ckj vk;ju rFkk Q‚fyd ,flM dh xksyh rFkk gj 6 eghus esa ,d ckj dhM+s lkQ djus dh xksyh ysdj blls cpk tk ldrk gSA fç;adk pksiM+k us dgk] ^^;g cgqr vklku gS**A

fQYe esa fd'kksjksa ds fy, ljdkj ds MCY;wvkbZ,l,Q dk;ZØe dk egRo mtkxj fd;k x;k gSA bldh 'kq#vkr 2012 esa 15 vkSj 19 o"kZ dh vk;q ds chp fd'kksjksa esa iks"k.k dh deh ls mRiUu vuhfe;k dk pyu vkSj xaHkhjrk de djus ds fy, dh xbZ FkhA jk"Vªh; LokLF; losZ{k.k&3 ds vuqlkj Hkkjr esa bl vk;q oxZ esa 56 çfr'kr yM+fd;ka vkSj 30 çfr'kr yM+ds vuhfe;k ds f'kdkj gSaA Hkkjr dh ,d&pkSFkkbZ vkcknh blh vk;q oxZ esa gS vkSj Hkfo"; esa vkfFkZd o`f) dh dqath blh ds gkFk esa gSA

LokLF; ea=h ts- ih- uìk us dgk fd xksfy;ka igqapkus dh leL;k dHkh ugha Fkh] leL;k tkx:drk dh FkhA mudk dguk Fkk fd cPpksa vkSj xHkZorh rFkk Lruiku djkus okyh efgykvksa dks tkx:d fd;k tkuk pkfg,A mUgksaus dgk] ^^vxj tkx:drk gksxh rks Hkkjr dks LoLFk ns'k cukus esa dksbZ leL;k ugha vk,xhA Hkkjr esa fo'o dk lcls cM+k tu LokLF; dk;ZØe

gSA gekjh ftEesnkjh gS fd ;qokvksa dh 'kfä dks lgh fn'kk esa ysaA ;g mís'; rHkh lQy gks ldrk gS] tc fd'kksjksa dks ns'k ds Hkfo"; ds fy, 'kkjhfjd vkSj ekufld :i ls vPNh rjg rS;kj fd;k tk,**A

Hkkjr esa ;qfulsQ ds çfrfuf/k Jh ywbl t‚tsZt vlsZukYV us vk;ju o Q‚fyd ,flM iwjd [kqjkd dk;ZØe dh ljkguk dh vkSj dgk fd lk/kkj.k vkSj xgu ikSf"Vd [kqjkd ds tfj, jksdFkke vkSj tkx:drk dk cgqr egRo gSA mUgksaus fd'kksjksa esa vuhfe;k ds ckjs esa tkx:drk QSykus ij Hkh cy fn;kA

MCY;wvkbZ,Q,l dk;ZØe Ldwyksa esa fd'kksjksa vkSj fd'kksfj;ksa nksuksa rFkk flQZ Ldwy u tk jgh fd'kksfj;ksa ¼fookfgr vkSj vfookfgr

nksuksa½ ds fy, 'kgjksa vkSj xkaoksa nksuksa txg pyk;k tk jgk gSA blesa ,d fuf'pr fnu xksfy;ka ckaVh tkrh gSaA mi;qä ;gh gksxk fd lkseokj dks gh lHkh Ldwyksa esa ;g dk;ZØe pyk;k tk,A tks fo|kFkhZ vuqifLFkr jgs muds fy, vyx fnu r; fd;k tk,A vk;ju vkSj Q‚fyd ,flM dh iwjd [kqjkd ds dk;ZØe dk vf/kd ls vf/kd ikyu djkus ds fy, mi;qä gksxk fd xksyh fdlh dh ns[kjs[k esa f[kykbZ tk,A bl dk;ZØe esa vkaxuckM+h dk;ZdrkZ] vk'kk vkSj f'k{kdksa tSls vfxze dk;ZdrkZvksa dh enn ls vk;ju o Q‚fyd ,flM dh xksfy;ka nsus vkSj f[kykus dks çksRlkgu Hkh fn;k tkrk gSA blls fd'kksjksa vkSj muds leqnk;ksa esa MCY;wvkbZ,Q,l dk egRo c<+sxkA n

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5 o"kZ dh clh cgu Hkkjr ds if'peh jkT; xqtjkr ds ueZnk ftys esa ,d NksVs ls xkao esa jgrh gSaA

ikap n'kd igys 15 lky dh mez esa fookg ds ckn ls os vius ifr ds lkFk NksVh lh tehu tksrrh jghaA dekbZ cl bruh Fkh fd fdlh rjg ifjokj ds pkj lnL;ksas dk xqtkjk gks tk,A

15 lky igys clh cgu ds ifr dk fu/ku gqvk vkSj dqN gh fnu ckn csVk Hkh py clkA ftanxh vkSj eqf'dy gks xbZA

nsoj us mu ij pqM+Sy gksus dk vkjksi yxk fn;k rkfd os ml tehu ij gd u tek lds] ftldh og vly esa gdnkj FkhaA clh cgu tSlh cgqr lh efgyk,a tc cqtqZx gks tkrh gSa vkSj lkekftd lqj{kk ugha feyrh rks mUgsa pqM+Sy ?kksf"kr djus dk eryc gS leqnk; ls ckgj vdsyk NksM+ fn;k tkukA fdUrq 2015 esa clh cgu dh eqykdkr LFkkuh; leqnk; esa lfØ; ,d efgyk lewg dh v)Z dkuwuh dk;ZdrkZ Å"kk cgu ls gqbZ vkSj rLohkj cny xbZA mUgsa tehu ij vius vf/kdkj dh tkudkjh gqbZ

vkSj ojlkbZ ;kuh mÙkjkf/kdkj ds nLrkost ds fy, vkosnu dj fn;kA ojlkbZ dh çfØ;k esa ifjokj dk ,d oa'k o{k cukuk iM+rk gS ftlesa csfV;ksa vkSj fo/kokvksa lesr efgyk,a Hkh 'kkfey gksrh gSaA xzke ç/kku ml ij eksgj yxkrs gSa vkSj vxj 90 fnu esa dksbZ vkifÙk u vk, rks ojlkbZ dks dkuwuh oS/krk fey tkrh gSA vkosnu djus ds lk<+s rhu eghus ckn tehu dk iêk clh cgu ds uke gks x;kA ;g ml ns'k esa efgykvksa ds vf/kdkjksa dk ,d iq[rk çek.k gS] tgka yk[kksa efgyk,a ojlkbZ ls oafpr jgrh gSa ;k ckn esa ;g vf/kdkj NksM+us ij etcwj dh tkrh gSaA vuqeku gS fd Hkkjr esa flQZ 12-7 çfr'kr tehu efgykvksa ds uke gS tcfd 77 çfr'kr efgykvksa ds fy, vkenuh dk eq[;k tfj;k [ksrh gSA*

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Å"kk cgu tSlh LFkkuh; dk;ZdrkZvksa dks xSj&ljdkjh vkSj leqnk; vk/kkfjr laxBuksa ds usVodZ ofdaZx xzqi Q‚j foeSu ,aM ySaM vksujf'ki ¼MCY;wthMCY;w,yvks½ ls çf'k{k.k vkSj ekxZn'kZu feyrk gSA bu laxBuksa dk mís'; Hkkjr esa [ksrh dh tehu ij xkao dh efgykvksa dk LokfeRo c<+kus ds fy, lkewfgd ç;kl djuk gSA 2014 vkSj 2015 ds chp ;w,uMhih us xqtjkr ds 12 ftyksa esa 15 LoHkwfe dsUæ [kksyus esa MCY;wthMCY;w,yvks dks lgk;rk nhA bu dsUæksa ls xkao dh efgykvksa esa HkwLokeh ds rkSj ij vius vf/kdkjksa ds ckjs esa tkx:drk c<+kus esa enn feyrh gS vkSj efgyk fdlkuksa dks mRiknd lalk/ku lqyHk gksrs gSaA leqnk; vk/kkfjr laxBuksa ls lapkfyr bu dsUæksa us clh cgu tSlh 17]000 ls vf/kd efgykvksa ls laidZ fd;k vkSj 5]000 ls vf/kd efgykvksa dks tehu dk iêk vius uke djkus esa enn nhA mUgksaus Hkwfe ds fjd‚MZ v|ru djus ds xqtjkr ljdkj ds ç;kl esa Hkh lg;ksx fn;kA bu dsUæksa us ekuk fd Hkkjr esa [ksrh efgyk fdlkuksa ds cy ij pyrh gSA bUgksaus 9]000 efgyk fdlkuksa dks ljdkj dh [ksrh vkSj lac) ;kstukvksa ls tksM+us esa enn nhA bu ;kstukvksa esa cwan flapkbZ

lqfo/kk] Qly ds fy, cSad _.k] [ksrksa esa fctyh dk dusD'ku] cht fdV vkSj dhVuk'kd iai lqyHk djkuk 'kkfey gSA

fdUrq Å"kk cgu tSlh efgyk,a vxj iDds bjkns vkSj ladYi ls dke u djrh rks bu ç;klksa dk ,slk vlj ugha gksrkA Å"kk cgu ?kj&?kj tkdj efgyk vf/kdkjksa] ljdkjh ;kstukvksa vkSj gdksa ds ckjs esa tkx:drk iSnk djrh gSa] efgykvksa dks ijke'kZ nsrh gSa vkSj ntZuksa lgk;d nLrkost rS;kj djus esa enn nsrh gSaA mudk dguk gS] ^^vkt esjs llqj xoZ ls yksxksa ls dgrs gSa fd vxj tehu dk dksbZ elyk gks rks esjs ikl vk,a**A

Hkwfe fjd‚MZ v|ru djus ds ljdkj ds ç;klksa dks leFkZu nsus ds vykok bl usVodZ us 400 xkao esa 500 ls vf/kd fuokZfpr çfrfuf/k;ksa vkSj jktLo vf/kdkfj;ksa dks efgykvksa ds Hkwfe vf/kdkjksa ds ckjs esa çf'k{k.k nsus ds fy, jk"Vªh; xzkeh.k fodkl laLFkku ds lkFk Hkh lg;ksx fd;kA LFkkuh; Lo'kklu dsUæksa esa 800 ls vf/kd xzke jktLo vf/kdkfj;ksa dks çf'k{k.k nsus dk mís'; ;gh gS fd lHkh Lrjksa ij LFkkuh; ç'kklfud laLFkk,a ;g ekusa fd efgyk,a gh xkao dh vFkZO;oLFkk dh lapkyd gSaA

;g ,d ,slk vkanksyu gS tks bl {ks= dh efgykvksa esa QSy jgk gSA efgyk,a tSls&tSls tkx:drk vkSj vf/kdkj ik jgh gSa] vius lkFk vkSjksa dks Hkh tksM+ jgh gSaA nks cPpksa dh eka] 35 o"khZ; iq"ik dks ifr ekSr ds ckn llqjky okyksa us ?kj ls fudky fn;kA mls /khjs&/khjs xkao ds Hkwfe vf/kdkj dsUæ ls lgkjk vkSj ijke'kZ feykA 2012 esa iq"ik dk uke ojlkbZ nLrkost esa 'kkfey gks x;kA iq"ik us ;g Hkh /;ku j[kk fd mldh fo/kok uun ¼lkl ds lkFk mldh rLohkj ysdj½ dk uke Hkh mlesa 'kkfey gks tk,A vkt os dgrh gS] ^^vc eq>s vius cPpksa ds Hkfo"; dh fpark ugha gS] vc esjk uke tehu ds ekfydksa esa gS] dksbZ eq>ls ;g vf/kdkj ugha Nhu ldrk**A

*efgykvksa dh tksr ds vkadM+s —f"k tux.kuk ¼2010&11½ ij vk/kkfjr gSa] ftlesa dgk x;k gS fd efgyk tehu ekfydkuk vf/kdkj/kkjdksa dh çfr'kr fgLlsnkjh 2005&06 esa 11-70 ls c<+dj 2010&11 esa 12-78 gks xbZ ¼O;fäxr vkSj la;qä LokfeRo nksuksa½A [ksrh esa efgykvksa ds vkadM+s LVSfVfLVdy çksQkby v‚u foeSu] Je ,oa jkstxkj ea=ky;] 2013 ls fy, x, gSaA n

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25 o"kZ dh :ch fnYyha esa ,d ?kj esa dke djrh gSA mldk ifr csjkstxkj gS] mls ekjrk&ihVrk gS vkSj mldk

;kSu mRihM+u Hkh djrk gSA og vius ifr dk [kpZ Hkh mBkrh gSA yxkrkj ?kj esa fgalk >syrs&>syrs :ch dks vknr gks xbZ gS fd ;g mlds thou dh ,slh lPpkbZ gS] ftlls u cpk tk ldrk gS vkSj u ftls cnyk tk ldrk gSA mlus vius ifr dh ekjihV dh dHkh f'kdk;r ugha dh gS vkSj u gh bykt djkrs le; fdlh dh enn ekaxh gS D;ksafd lekt ?kj esa fgalk dh ?kVukvksa dks lgh utj ls ugha ns[krkA

;g dksbZ vdsyk mnkgj.k ugha gSA Hkkjr esa efgykvksa ds lkFk ;kSu vkSj 'kkjhfjd fgalk ds vkadM+s cgqr fparktud gSaA laHkkouk gS fd gj rhu esa ls djhc ,d efgyk vius thoudky esa bl rjg dh fgalk lgrh gSA jk"Vªh; vijk/k fjd‚MZ C;wjks ds 2014 ds vkadM+ksa ds vuqlkj djhc 10-7 djksM+ efgyk,a vius thoudky esa fdlh&u&fdlh rjg dh fgalk lgrh gSaA bls fcYdqy Lohdkj ugha fd;k tk ldrkA

Hkkjr esa efgykvksa ds lkFk fgalk dk pyu cgqr QSyk gqvk gS vkSj blds ifj.kke nwjxkeh gksrs gSaA efgyk gksus ds dkj.k mUgsa tks fgalk >syuh iM+rh gS mldk muds 'kkjhfjd] ekufld vkSj HkkoukRed LokLF; ij cgqr cqjk vlj iM+rk gSA bl fgalk dk ifjokjksa] leqnk;ksa vkSj iwjs lekt ij cgqr ?kkrd vlj iM+rk gSA ;g tSaMj vk/kkfjr vlekurk dk lcls fodV Lo:i gS vkSj blds dbZ :i gks ldrs gSaA ewy:i ls iq#"k lkFkh ;kSu] 'kkjhfjd vkSj HkkoukRed fgalk djrk gS vkSj blh :i esa ;g lkeus vkrh gSA

oSf'od izek.k crkrs gSa fd dqN iq#"k Hkh tSaMj ds dkj.k fgalk ds f'kdkj gksrs gSa ysfdu 'kkjhfjd vkSj ;kSu fgalk dh lcls vf/kd ekj efgyk,a lgrh gSaA

efgykvksa ds izfr fgalk ekuo vf/kdkjksa dk ,d xaHkhj eqík gS ftldk cM+h la[;k esa efgykvksa ij vlj iM+rk gS vkSj ftls tu LokLF; dh leL;k ds :i esa O;kid :i ls Lohdkjk tk pqdk gSA efgykvksa ds lkFk tSaMj ds dkj.k gksus okyh fgalk

dh jksdFkke vkSj mlls fuiVus ds fy, fofHkUu {ks=ksa esa rkyesy ds lkFk dkjZokbZ djuh gksxhA LokLF; ra= dh bl cgq{ks=h; dkjZokbZ esa fu.kkZ;d Hkwfedk gS ftlls tSaMj ds dkj.k gksus okyh fgalk dh leL;k ls fuiVk tk ldsA LokLF; lsok vdsyh ,slh laLFkk gS] tks thou esa fdlh u fdlh le; yxHkx gj efgyk ds laidZ esa vkrh gSA ;kSu fgalk dh f'kdkj efgykvksa ds LokLF; lsok dsUnzksa esa vkus dh laHkkouk vkSjksa ls vf/kd ckj jgrh gSA

fdUrq efgykvksa ds lkFk fgalk ls fuiVus ds fy, LokLF; lsok dh dkjxj Hkwfedk dk dksbZ ekud ekWMy ugha gSA LokLF; lsok dh dkjZokbZ mlds ra= dh ekStwnk {kerkvksa] ekuoh; vkSj foÙkh; lalk/kuksa dh miyC/krk rFkk ekStwnk uhfrxr ekgkSy ij fuHkZj gksuh pkfg,A

bl lanHkZ esa fgalk ihfM+rksa vkSj mlls cp xbZ efgykvksa dh igpku] mipkj vkSj mUgsa fo'ks"kKksa rd Hkstus dh LokLF; dk;ZdrkZvksa dh {kerkvksa vkSj dkS'ky dks c<+kuk tSaMj ds dkj.k gksus okyh fgalk ls fuiVus ds fy, LokLF; ra= dh dkjxj Hkwfedk ds fy, egRoiw.kZ gSA LokLF; ra= esa LokLF; lsok iznku djus okyksa dh Hkwfedk dks etcwr djuk Hkh t:jh gS D;ksafd os fuokjd vkSj lgk;d nksuksa rjg

dh lsok nsdj efgykvksa vkSj muds ifjokjksa ds LokLF; ij fgalk ds vYidkfyd vkSj nh?kZdkfyd nksuksa rjg ds izHkko dks de djus esa egRoiw.kZ Hkwfedk fuHkkrs gSaA

efgykvksa ds lkFk ;kSu fgalk dh leL;k ls fuiVus esa ,d cM+h pqukSrh mldk vn`'; jguk gSA bldk dkj.k ikjEifjd lkekftd&lkaLd`frd izFkk,a] efgykvksa dh detksj gSfl;r] iq#"k dh iz/kkurk vkSj blls tqM+k cnukeh dk Mj gSA

O;oLFkk laca/kh [kkfe;ksa dks nwj djus ds fy, LokLF; ,oa ifjokj dY;k.k ea=ky; us 2014 esa fn'kk&funsZ'k ,oa izksVksdkWy % ;kSu fgalk esa cph@f'kdkj gqbZ efgykvksa dh eSfMdks&yhxy ns[kHkky dk fodkl fd;kA ;g fn'kk&funsZ'k fo'o LokLF; laxBu dh vksj ls tkjh eSfMdks&yhxy ds;j ¼2003½] ?kfu"B lkFkh dh fgalk ls fuiVus ds fy, fDyfudy uhfr fn'kk&funsZ'kksa ¼vkbZihoh½ vkSj ;kSu fgalk ¼2013½ ij vk/kkfjr gSA 2015 esa fo'o LokLF; laxBu us LokLF; ,oa ifjokj dY;k.k ea=ky; vkSj ;w,u,Qih, ds lkFk feydj nks fnu dk {ks=h; ijke'kZ lEesyu vk;ksftr fd;kA blesa 10 ls vf/kd jkT;ksa us fgLlk fy;k vkSj mUgsa eSfMdks&yhxy fn'kk&funsZ'kksa rFkk ;kSu fgalk ihfM+rksa@mlls cph efgykvksa ds fy, izksVksdkWy ds ckjs esa tkudkjh nh xbZ rFkk

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jkT;ksa ds LokLF; ra= dks bl leL;k ds izfr tkx:d Hkh fd;k x;kA

leqnk; Lrj ij ihfM+rk dks nks"k nsus dk pyu vke gS vkSj ,slk Hkh gks ldrk gS fd ihfM+rk ds ifjokj dk cfg"dkj dj fn;k tk;A mUgsa vdlj 'kgj ds nwljs fgLlksa esa tkdj clus] ihfM+rk dh f'k{kk can djkus ,slh fdlh vkSj ?kVuk ds Mj ls vkoktkgh lhfer djus vkSj ?kj esa gh can jgus ij

etcwj fd;k tkrk gSA bruk gh ugha nksf"k;ksa ds fy, ltk dh de nj] yach dkuwuh izfØ;k vkSj fgalk dh f'kdkj efgykvksa dks visf{kr lsok,a nsus esa tSaMj dh utkdr ds izfr laosnughu fof/k izorZu vf/kdkfj;ksa rFkk leqnk; ds gkFkksa ihfM+rk dks lrk, tkus ds dkj.k ;g eqík vulqy>k jg tkrk gSA

efgykvksa ds lkFk gksus okyh fgalk dh leL;k ls fuiVus ds fy, gesa cgqeq[kh

uhfr viukuh gksxhA tSaMj ds dkj.k gksus okyh fgalk dks flQZ cqfu;knh ekuo vf/kdkj dk eqík ugha ekuk tk ldrkA bls tu LokLF; ,d cM+h leL;k ekudj Hkh lqy>kuk gksxkA tSaMj ds dkj.k gksus okyh fgalk ds fuokj.k vkSj lek/kku rFkk efgykvksa ds vf/kdkjksa ds mUu;u esa LokLF; ra= dh cqfu;knh Hkwfedk gSA n

la ;qDr jk"Vª vkfFkZd ,oa lkekftd ifj"kn ds varxZr ,d dkedkth vk;ksx] efgyk fLFkfr vk;ksx

,d oSf'od uhfr&fu/kkZj.k laLFkk gS ftldk dke flQZ tSaMj lekurk vkSj efgyk l'kfDrdj.k dks izksRlkgu nsuk gSA

gj o"kZ lnL; ns'kksa] la;qDr jk"Vª ,tsafl;ksa vkSj xSj&ljdkjh laxBuksa ds izfrfuf/k vk;ksx ds okf"kZd lEesyu ds fy, la;qDr jk"Vª eq[;ky; esa ,d= gksrs gSaA vk;ksx ds lEesyu esa gtkjksa xSj&ljdkjh laxBuksa ds lnL; vkSj nqfu;k Hkj ds ns'kksa ds lSdM+ksa izfrfuf/k efgykvksa ds fy, egRoiw.kZ eqíksa ij ppkZ djrs gSa] tSaMj lekurk rFkk efgyk l'kfDrdj.k dks vkxs c<+kus ds fy, /;ku vkd`"V djrs gSa vkSj dkjZokbZ izsfjr djrs gSaA bl vf/kos'ku esa tSaMj lekurk rFkk efgyk l'kfDrdj.k dh fn'kk esa izxfr dh leh{kk] pqukSfr;ksa dh igpku] oSf'od ekudksa vkSj fu;eksa dh LFkkiuk rFkk nqfu;k Hkj esa tSaMj lekurk vkSj efgyk l'kfDrdj.k dks izksRlkgu ds fy, uhfr;ka r; djus dk volj feyrk gSA

bl o"kZ efgyk fLFkfr vk;ksx dk 60oka lEesyu 14 ls 24 ekpZ 2016 dks gksuk gSA bl o"kZ ds lEesyu dk ukjk gS] ^^efgyk l'kfDrdj.k vkSj lrr~ fodkl ds lkFk mldk laca/k**A blh ds vk/kkj ij 9 fnu ds lEesyu esa ppkZ,a gksaxhA blds vykok vk;ksx 2013 esa 57osa lEessyu ds lger fu"d"kks± ij vey esa izxfr dh leh{kk djsxk vkSj dke ds fy, cgqo"khZ; dk;ZØe ij ppkZ djsxkA 2013 ds lEesyu dk ukjk

Fkk] ^^efgykvksa vkSj yM+fd;ksa ds lkFk gj rjg dh fgalk dk mUewyu vkSj jksdFkke**A

fiNys o"kZ efgyk fLFkfr vk;ksx ds 59osa lEesyu esa Hkkjr] ckaXykns'k] Jhyadk vkSj ikfdLrku ls de ls de 30 izfrfuf/k;ksa us fgLlk fy;k FkkA 9 ekpZ 2015 dks pkSFks fo'o efgyk lEesyu dh 20oha o"kZxkaB ds volj ij 59osa lEesyu us ,d jktuhfrd ?kks"k.kk dk vuqeksnu fd;kA blesa ekStwnk pqukSfr;ksa] vey esa [kkfe;ksa vkSj <kapkxr ck/kkvksa ls fuiVus ds fy, lnL; ns'kksa dk jktuhfrd ladYi nksgjk;k x;k FkkA la;qDr jk"Vª dh vij egklfpo vkSj ;w,u foeSu dh mi&dk;Zdkjh funs'kd y{eh iqjh dk dguk Fkk fd lnL; ns'kksa us] ^^ladYi fy;k fd chftax IySVQkWeZ dks iwjh rjg] rst xfr ls vkSj vljnkj <ax ls ykxw djsaxs rFkk dkuwuksa vkSj uhfr;ksa dks etcwr dj mu ij n`<+rk ls vey djsaxs] HksnHkko djus okys lkekftd fu;eksa vkSj tSaMj ls tqM+h f?klh&fiVh ekU;rkvksa dks cnysaxs

rFkk fuos'k esa mYys[kuh; c<+ksRrjh djsaxs ftlls tSaMj dh leL;k ds fy, miyC/k lalk/kuksa dh [kkbZ de dh tk ldsA blds fy, ljdkjh fodkl lgk;rk rFkk ?kjsyw lalk/ku tqVkus esa bl eqís dks izkFkfedrk nh tk,xhA lnL; ns'kksa us vey dh izfØ;k ds vkadM+s tqVkus] fuxjkuh vkSj tokcnsgh dks iq"V djus rFkk jk"Vªh; tSaMj ra= dks etcwrh nsus dk Hkh ladYi fy;k gS**A

efgyk fLFkfr vk;ksx ds 60osa lEesyu esa ,d ds ckn ,d xksyest cSBdksa] fo'ks"kK ppkZvksa vkSj ijLij laoknksa ds tfj, tSaMj lekurk ij dke ds egRoiw.kZ igyqvksa dh rjQ /;ku vkd`"V fd;k tk,xk vkSj efgyk l'kfDrdj.k rFkk tSaMj lekurk ds oSf'od ladYi dks iq"V djus ds fy, uhfr vkSj dk;ZØeksa laca/kh eq[; izkFkfedrk {ks=ksa dks lcds lkeus yk;k tk,xkA

efgyk fLFkfr vk;ksx us yxkrkj efgykvksa ds mRFkku dks izksRlkgu fn;k gSA blus efgykvksa ds vf/kdkjksa dks ekU;rk dk nk;jk c<+kus] nqfu;k Hkj esa efgykvksa ds thou dh lPpkbZ ds nLrkost rS;kj djus] tSaMj lekurk vkSj efgyk l'kfDrdj.k ds ckjs esa oSf'od uhfr;ksa dks vkdkj nsus vkSj lqfuf'pr djus esa cgqr cM+h Hkwfedk fuHkkbZ gS fd lHkh {ks=ksa esa la;qDr jk"Vª ds dkedkt esa tSaMj ds utfj, dks 'kkfey fd;k tk,A ;g ljdkjksa] la;qDr jk"Vª ,tsafl;ksa] xSj&ljdkjh laxBuksa vkSj vU; varjkZ"Vªh; rFkk {ks=h; laxBuksa dks efgyk vf/kdkjksa ds lao/kZu rFkk tSaMj lekurk ds mUu;u ds fy, ,dtqV djus esa yxkrkj egRoiw.kZ Hkwfedk fuHkk jgk gSA n

lh,lMCY;w 60 efgyk fLFkfr vk;ksx 14&24 ekpZ] 2016

efgyk l'kfDrdj.kA lrr~ fodkl

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kfFkZd xfrfof/k;ksa] usrRo vkSj miHkksDrk ds :i esa efgykvksa dh {kerkvksa dk mi;ksx djus ls

vkfFkZd xfrfof/k vkSj vkS|ksxhdj.k esa of) gksrh gS ftlls of) njsa fVdkÅ jgrh gSaA eSfdUts Xykscy bULVhP;wV dh rktk fjiksVZ] ikWoj vkWQ iSfjVh ds vuqlkj efgykvksa dh cjkcjh dks c<+kok nsus ls 2025 rd nqfu;k ds thMhih esa 280 [kjc vejhdh MkWyj dh c<+ksRrjh gks ldrh gSA blh vof/k esa vdsys Hkkjr dk thMhih 16 izfr'kr c<+ ldrk gSA vkfFkZd xfrfof/k esa efgykvksa dh Hkkxhnkjh dh mi;ksfxrk dks igpkurs gq, ;wfuMks us vius laxBu vkSj O;kid dk;ZØeksa esa tSaMj dks eq[;/kkjk esa ykus ds fl)kar viuk, gSaA ;wfuMks tSaMj fo'ks"k ds fgr esa uhfr;ksa] dk;ZØeksa] ifj;kstukvksa vkSj rduhdh lg;ksx xfrfof/k;ksa dks c<+kok nsrk gSA bl dke esa la;qDr jk"Vª ra= ds Hkkxhnkj] futh {ks= vkSj vyx&vyx ns'k ds Lrj ij Hkkxhnkjksa dk lg;ksx fy;k tkrk gSA bl rjg lg;ksx ij vk/kkfjr mik;ksa dk nk;jk vkSj bu iz;klksa dk izHkko c<+rk gSA blfy, ;wfuMks dh ifj;kstuk,a efgykvksa dks dkS'ky izkIr djus rFkk vkfFkZd leqnk; esa Hkkxhnkjh ds fy, igqap cukus esa lgkjk nsrh gSaA bldk mn~ns'; efgykvksa dks jkstxkj vkSj m|ferk ds u, volj lqyHk djk dj fofo/k oapukvksa ls cpus dh lkeF;Z nsuk gSA

;wfuMks us 2009 esa tSaMj uhfr viukbZ vkSj fnlEcj 2015 esa blesa vkSj lq/kkj djds tSaMj cjkcjh rFkk efgyk l'kfDrdj.k j.kuhfr 2016&2019 rS;kj dj yhA blds vykok 2013 esa is: esa 15osa vke lEesyu esa ikfjr yhek ?kks"k.kk % ^VwoM~lZ bUDywflo ,aM lLVsuscy baMfLVª;y MsoyiesaV* rFkk lrr fodkl y{; ¼fo'ks"kdj y{; 5 vkSj y{; 9½ ifj;ktukvksa vkSj dk;ZØeksa esa tSaMj dks izeq[k LFkku fnykus ds fy, lekos'kh vkSj lrr vkS|kSfxd fodkl ds fy, ;wfuMks dh xfrfof/k;ksa ds ekxZn'kZd fl)kar gSaA ifj;kstuk pØ ds izR;sd pj.k esa tSaMj dks eq[;/kkjk esa j[kus esa vklkuh ds fy, fofo/k fn'kk&funsZ'k rS;kj fd, x, gSaA ;g fn'kk&funsZ'k ÅtkZ vkSj tyok;q ifjorZu] d`f"k O;olk; fodkl] i;kZoj.k izca/ku] O;kikj {kerk fuekZ.k vkSj ekWfUVª;ky izksVksdkWy tSls {ks=ksa esa rS;kj fd, x, gSaA

buls dk;ZØe izca/kdksa vkSj muds led{k dfeZ;ksa dks tSaMj nf"Vdks.k 'kkfey djus ds fy, ifj;kstuk vkSj dk;ZØe pØ ds Lo:i fu/kkZj.k] mu ij vey] fuxjkuh vkSj vkdyu ds rjhds vkSj lk/ku miyC/k gksrs gSaA ;wfuMks tSaMj ds vyx&vyx vkadM+s rS;kj dj lcds lkeus j[krk gS] ftlls

ÅtkZ ds {ks= esa efgyk m|ferk c<+kdj tSaMj fo'ks"k y{;ksa dks gkfly djuk rFkk ÅtkZ ls lacaf/kr efgykvksa dk ifjJe de djuk gS ¼ÅtkZ fdQk;rh pwYgs] lkQ bZa/ku rFkk de [kphZyh ÅtkZ lsokvksa dh vf/kd lqyHkrk vkfn½A

;wfuMks us {ks=h; v{k; ÅtkZ vkSj ÅtkZ fdQk;r dsanzksa dk usVodZ Hkh 'kq: fd;k gS ftlls fVdkÅ ÅtkZ cktkjksa dk nk;jk QSy lds vkSj fuos'k izsfjr gks ldsA vius foLrr izlkj vkSj izHkko ds dkj.k ;s dsUnz mi;qDr lkeatL; iSnk dj efgyk l'kfDrdj.k dks c<+kok nsus dh /kwfj cu x, gSaA vkbySaM foeSu vksiu usVodZ QkWj lLVsuscy ,uthZ vkSj DykbesV jsftysal bu vkbySaM us'kal ,slh gh ,d ifj;kstuk gS ftldk mn~ns'; 2033 rd 25 izfr'kr rd ÅtkZ fdQk;r c<+kuk] v{k; ÅtkZ lzksrksa ls de&ls&de 50 izfr'kr fctyh iSnk djuk vkSj vke ifjogu bZa/ku dh [kir esa 25 izfr'kr deh ykuk gSA bl usVodZ ds varxZr y?kq }hih; fodkl'khy ns'kksa esa fVdkÅ ÅtkZ vkSj tSaMj ls tqM+s eqn~nksa ds fy, ,d l'kDr fgek;rh xqV cuk gqvk gSA ;g bl le; {ks=h; vkSj jk"Vªh; Lrj ij tSaMj dks eq[;/kkjk esa ykus ds fy, py jgs iz;klksa ds chp egRoiw.kZ dM+h gSA buesa bdksokl izksxzke vkWu tSaMj esuLVªhfeax bu ,uthZ ,Dll ¼blhvksMCY;w&thbZ,u½ iz'kkar leqnk; lfpoky; ¼,lihlh½ dk tSaMj eq[;/kkjk dk;ZØe vkSj efgykvksa ds fy, dkjksckj dks"k rFkk efgyk rduhdh laidZ dk;ZØeksa dk fodkl 'kkfey gSA

2007 esa iwjk gqvk vksfM+'kk DyLVj MsoyiesaV izkstsDV ;wfuMks dh xfrfof/k dk ,d mnkgj.k gS] ftlesa xjhch nwj djus vkSj cjkcjh ij vk/kkfjr fodkl ds fy, lw{e] y?kq rFkk

ÞtSaMj cjkcjh vkSj efgyk l'kfädj.k] ;wfuMks dh xfrfof/k;ksa ds eq[; vax gSa D;ksafd budk laca/k flQZ ekuokf/kdkjksa ls gh ugha gS cfYd ;s xjhch de djus vkSj lkekftd ,dhdj.k ds fy, t:jh] fVdkÅ fodkl vkSj vkfFkZd o`f) dh ewy 'krZ gSaA tc efgykvksa vkSj iq#"kksa esa cjkcjh c<+sxh rks vkfFkZd o`f) rst gksxh vkSj vf/kd la[;k esa yksxksa dks xjhch ls eqfä fnykbZ tk ldsxh rFkk lekt esa vf/kd [kq'kgkyh vk ldsxhAß

& ;wfuMks funs'kd tujy yh ;ksax

ns'kksa esa vkS|ksfxd fodkl dk tSaMj dk fglkc ls vkdyu fd;k tk ldsA

mnkgj.k ds fy,] ,uthZ&tSaMj uSDll ds vuqlkj] ,sls ÅtkZ mRikn fodflr djus dh vko';drk gS tks vkcknh ds fofHkUu lewgksa dh thou 'kSyh esa ÅtkZ dh Hkwfedk ds lanHkZ esa efgykvksa vkSj iq#"kksa dh vyx&vyx vko';drkvksa vkSj izkFkfedrkvksa dks le>saA ;wfuMks dk mn~ns'; tSaMj ds vuqdwy vkSj tyok;q ifjorZu ifj;kstukvksa ds ek/;e ls tSaMj dks eq[;/kkjk esa ykuk vkSj fVdkÅ

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la ;qä jk"Vª tula[;k dks"k] ;w,u,Qih, vusd lrr~ fodkl y{; gkfly djus ds fy,

ljdkjksa] lk>hnkjksa vkSj vU; la;qä jk"Vª ,tsafl;ksa ds lkFk dke dj jgk gSA buesa eq[; :i ls LokLF; laca/kh y{; 3] f'k{kk dk y{; 4 vkSj tSaMj cjkcjh dk y{; 5 'kkfey gSaA blds vykok vU; y{;ksa dks gkfly djus esa Hkh dbZ rjg ls ;ksxnku dj jgk gSA

iq#"kksa dh rqyuk esa efgykvksa ds cngky gksus] f'k{kk rFkk voljksa ls oafpr jgus rFkk ;kSu ,oa ?kjsyw fgalk dh f'kdkj gksus dh vk'kadk vf/kd jgrh gSA y{; 5 esa efgykvksa vkSj yM+fd;ksa ds lkFk gj rjg dh fgalk jksdus] tSaMj ds vk/kkj ij gj rjg dk HksnHkko feVkus vkSj cky&fookg rFkk efgyk tuukax Hkax tSlh gkfudkjd çFkkvksa dks [kRe djus dk ladYi fy;k x;k gSA blesa ;g Hkh dgk x;k gS fd lHkh dks ;kSu rFkk çtuu LokLF; dh lqfo/kk vkSj çtuu vf/kdkj lqyHk djk, tk,aA

;w,u,Qih, Hkkjr esa tSaMj cjkcjh dh leL;k ij dsfUær vius ç;klksa esa ges'kk nks igyqvksa ij /;ku nsrk jgk gS %

1- çtuu LokLF; vkSj tual[;k vkadM+ksa ls lac) dk;ZØeksa esa tSaMj dks ç/kkurk fnykuk] vkSj(

2- 1994 esa dkfgjk esa varjkZ"Vªh; vkSj tula[;k vkSj fodkl lEesyu ds ok;nksa dks

iwjk djus esa ck/kd efgykvksa vkSj yM+fd;ksa ds ljksdkjksa dk lek/kku djukA

,slh fLFkfr esa Hkkjr ds fy, ekStwnk dk;ZØe ¼2013&2017½ esa ftu ç;klksa dks leFkZu fn;k tk jgk gS mudk lh/kk laca/k tSaMj cjkcjh gkfly djus vkSj efgykvksa rFkk yM+fd;ksa dks l'kä djus ds ckjs esa y{; 5 ds varxZr çeq[k mís';ksa ls gSA ;w,u,Qih, ds ;qok dk;ZØe ds rgr cky&fookg tSlh gkfudkjd çFkkvksa dks feVkus vkSj yM+fd;ksa dks l'kä djus ds mís'; ls 'kq: fd, x, ,D'ku Q‚j ,MksyslSUV xYlZ ¼,,th½ dk;ZØe ds varxZr fd'kksfj;ksa ij lcls vf/kd /;ku fn;k tk jgk gSA blh rjg tSaMj iwokZxzg ls lapkfyr lSDl p;u dh gkfudkjd vkSj HksnHkko djus okyh çFkk dks feVkus ds ç;klksa dk mís'; dkuwu ij vey dks etcwr djuk] utfj;k cnyuk vkSj ifjokj rFkk leqnk; esa yM+fd;ksa dh vgfe;r c<+kuk gSA ;g ç;kl lrr~ fodkl y{;ksa ds mís'; 5-1] 5-3] 5-6] 5-7 vkSj 5-9 dks gkfly djus ds ;w,u,Qih, ds ladYi ds vuq:i gSaA ;w,u,Qih, us ges'kk dgk gS fd efgykvksa vkSj yM+fd;ksa ds lkFk fgalk ekuo vf/kdkjksa dk mYya?ku vkSj tu LokLF; dh çkFkfedrk gSA bl {ks= esa ;w,u,Qih, dk ;ksxnku lrr~ fodkl y{; ds mís'; 5-2 vkSj vkbZlhihMh rFkk chftax lEesyu ,oa fofHkUu varjkZ"Vªh; ekuo vf/kdkj laf/k;ksa ds y{;ksa dks gkfly djus ds ladYiksa ds vuq:i gSaA ;w,u,Qih, ds ç;kl efgykvksa vkSj yM+fd;ksa ds çfr gj rjg dh fgalk feVkus ij dsfUær jgrs gSa] tks

;kSu rFkk çtuu LokLF; ds eqíksa ij dk;ZØe pykus ds mlds dk;Z {ks= ds vuqdwy gSaA

bu dk;ZØeksa esa tSaMj ds eqís dks eq[; /kkjk esa ykus dh mldh esgur dh Nki jgrh gS rkfd ;kSu çtuu LokLF; lsokvksa dh xq.koÙkk cuh jgh vkSj laxBu çtuu vf/kdkjksa ds ikyu dh fgek;r djrk jgsA blesa tSaMj laca/kh vkadM+ksa lkaf[;dh ij dke 'kkfey gSA buesa ls çR;sd ç;kl y{; 5 ds varxZr mís'; gkfly djus esa egRoiw.kZ ;ksxnku djrk gSA bldk fooj.k uhps fn;k x;k gSA blds vykok vfHkuo ç;klksa ds vuqla/kku vkSj ijh{k.k dks leFkZu nsus ls çek.kksa ds vk/kkj ij uhfrxr fgek;r gksrh gSA bl çdkj ;s ç;kl lHkh efgykvksa vkSj yM+fd;ksa rd igqapdj mUgsa l'kä dj ldrs gSa vkSj okLro esa buds nk;js ls dksbZ NwV ugha ldrkA

2012 esa viuh fd'kksj vkSj ;qok j.kuhfr rFkk ubZ j.kuhfrd ;kstuk ¼2014&2017½ ds rgr ;w,u,Qih, us yM+fd;ksa ds fy, çkFkfedrk ij vk/kkfjr leFkZu dh ?kks"k.kk dhA blesa mu HkkSxksfyd {ks=ksa ij fo'ks"k /;ku fn;k x;k gS] tgka yM+fd;ksa dks tcju de mez esa 'kknh djus ij etcwj fd;k x;k ;k ;kSu laca/k cukus rFkk 'kks"k.k ij etcwj fd;k x;kA Hkkjr mu ns'kksa esa 'kkfey gS] ftuesa yM+fd;ksa dks l'kä djus dh Bksl dkjZokbZ t:jh gSA ,D'ku Q‚j ,MsyslSUV xYlZ dk;ZØe dk mís'; dbZ

e>kSys m|eksa dks fu'kkuk cuk;k tkrk gSA ckjiYyh] vksfM+'kk ds bZdr gSaMywe DyLVj esa ;wfuMks us efgykvksa dks vkfFkZd xfrfof/k esa yxkus esa enn dh vkSj ,d efgyk ifjla?k dh LFkkiuk dks izksRlkgu fn;kA blds QyLo:i efgyk,a feydj cqukbZ djus yxha vkSj ifjla?k us mUgsa lgk;d lsok,a] tSls fMtkbu esa izf'k{k.k] cktkj ls laidZ vkSj mRikn fodkl esa lgk;rk iznku dhaA

tSaMj dks izkFkfedrk nsus dks fVdkÅ 'kgjksa ¼lLVsuscy flVht½ ds fodkl ds fy, Hkh egRoiw.kZ ekuk tkrk gSA mnkgj.k ds

fy, ^lLVsuscy flVht % bUVhxzsfVM vizksp ik;ysV ¼,llh&vkbZ,ih½* izkstsDV esa Hkkjr ds ikap 'kgj & Hkksiky] t;iqj] eSlwj] xqUVwj vkSj fot;okM+k 'kkfey gSaA ;g 'kgjksa dks fVdkÅ :i nsus ds fy, ifj.kke vk/kkfjr cgqi{kh; fu;kstu izfØ;k curh tk jgh gSA bldk ogr~ mn~ns'; lalk/kuksa esa vf/kd dq'kyrk ykuk] thou dh xq.koRrk rFkk i;kZoj.k dh 'kq)rk c<+kuk gSA vFkZO;oLFkk vkSj ikfjfLFkrdh ds igyqvksa ds vykok lekos'ku] lkaLdfrd mi;qDrrk] fu"i{krk rFkk tSaMj cjkcjh dks Hkh vko';d

ekuk tk jgk gSA laj{kk vkSj vkjke ,sls nks egRoiw.kZ ekud gSa] tks LoPN] fdQk;rh ÅtkZ] ty vkSj LoPNrk] lqjf{kr yksd ifjogu vkSj lM+dksa ij jks'kuh iznku djus okys m|ksxksa vkSj m|eksa dks lgkjk nsus ds fy, ÅtkZ ds mi;ksx esa ;wfuMks ds iz;klksa dk ekxZn'kZu djrs gSaA blls 'kgjksa dks tSaMj ds dkj.k gksus okyh fgalk vkSj mRihM+u dk lkeuk djus dh {kerk feyrh gS vkSj iq#"kksa rFkk efgykvksa nksuksa dks u flQZ vkfFkZd ;ksxnku djuk] cfYd larqfyr thou'kSyh viukus dh lkeF;Z feyrh gSA n

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yf{kr ç;klksa ds ek/;e ls yM+fd;ksa ds ekuo vf/kdkjksa dk laj{k.k djuk gSA bu ç;klksa ls 'kknh vkSj xHkZ /kkj.k nsj ls gksus] vupkg xHkZ jksdus vkSj yM+fd;ksa dks LokLF;] lkekftd rFkk vkfFkZd ifjlaifÙk;ksa ls l'kä djus esa enn feyrh gSA ifjlaifÙk cukus ds –f"Vdks.k dk mís'; ;g gS fd yM+fd;ka lsgr ls tqM+h lwpuk,a vkSj lsok,a] thou dkS'ky] fe=ksa vkSj laj{kdksa dk fo'oluh; lkekftd usVdodZ vkSj foÙkh; lk{kjrk tSlh cqfu;knh lqfo/kk,a ikdj viuh çfrHkk dk iwjk fodkl dj ldsaA

tSaMj iwokZxzg ls lapkfyr fyax p;u dh çFkk yM+fd;ksa ds lkFk HksnHkko djrh gSA blds dbZ lkekftd] vkfFkZd vkSj lkaLdfrd dkjd gSaA lcls cM+k dkj.k csVksa dh pkgr gSA blds vykok çtuu 'kfä esa rsth ls deh] VSDuky‚th dh lqyHkrk vkSj mldk nq#i;ksx Hkh cgqr gn rd ftEesnkj gSA

2001 vkSj 2011 dh tux.kuk ds chp cky fyax vuqikr esa rsth ls fxjkoV dks ns[krs gq, ;w,u,Qih, us bl leL;k ds funku ds fy, uhfr] vkadM+ksa] vuqla/kku ds fofo/k Lrjksa vkSj cqfu;knh Lrj ij dkjZokbZ dk yxkrkj leFkZu fd;k gSA

bl eqís ij rRdky lcdk /;ku fnykus ds fy, igys tcjnLr vfHk;ku pyk;k x;k] mlds ckn tehu ij vkSj uhfrxr ç;klksa ds fy, lac) i{k dks dsfUær leFkZu fn;k x;kA ;w,u,Qih, ds vkBosa daVªh dk;ZØe ¼2013&14½ esa vuqla/kku vkSj lk>snkjh fuekZ.k ij vf/kd tksj fn;k x;kA uhfrxr çHkko lq/kkjus] fyax p;u ds fo#) dkuwu ij vey dks iq"V djus vkSj

lk>snkjh fuekZ.k dks c<+kok nsus ds fy, 3 çeq[k j.kuhfr;ka fodflr gqbZa ftlls uhps ls Åij rd uhfrxr fgek;r dh tk ldsA

fiNys 2 o"kZ esa fd, x, çeq[k v/;;uksa us yM+fd;ksa ds fy, çksRlkgu ;kstukvksa dk vlj vkSj xyfr;ksa dks u igpkuus ds dkj.k csVs dh pkgr dks c<+kok nsus esa vupkgs gh tSaMj dkuwuksa ds ;ksxnku dks le>us esa uhfrxr ç;klksa ij çHkko Mkyk gSA ,d vU; v/;;u esa irk pyk fd csVs dh pkgr vkSj fgalk esa iq#"kksa vkSj mudh lksp dk fdruk ;ksxnku gSA bl v/;;u dk mís'; ;g irk yxkuk Fkk fd :<+ tSaMj Hkwfedkvksa dks dSls pqukSrh nh tk, vkSj mUgsa dSls cnyk tk,A

jkT; ljdkj ds Lrj ij Hkh uhfrxr ç;klksa dks leFkZu fn;k x;kA ;w,u,Qih, us efgyk l'kfädj.k ds fy, vksfM'kk ljdkj dh uhfr fodflr djus rFkk cky fyax vuqikr esa fxjkoV dh leL;k lqy>kus ds fy, jktLFkku ljdkj ds fotu 2021 nLrkost rFkk efgykvksa vkSj yM+fd;ksa ds fy, ljdkj dh uhfr r; djus esa çeq[k Hkwfedk fuHkkbZA

fyax p;u ds fo#) ;w,u,Qih, dh j.kuhfr ds rgr vusd ç;klksa dks leFkZu fn;k x;k ftlls dkuwu dk v{kj'k% ikyu fd;k tk,A xHkZ /kkj.k ls iwoZ vkSj çlo iwoZ uSnkfud rduhd dkuwu vius vki esa i;kZIr ugha gSa fQj Hkh bls VSDukksy‚th dk nq#i;ksx jksdus vkSj vYikof/k esa cky fyax vuqikr esa fxjkoV jksdus dk vko';d mik; ekuk x;kA vf/kfu;e dk ikyu djkus okyksa dh {kerk c<+kbZ xbZ vkSj U;k;ikfydk dks Hkh laosnu'khy fd;k x;kA vuqikrksa esa vlarqyu vkSj lekt ij muds çHkko ds ckjs esa mUgsa le>k;k x;kA dkuwuh nLrkost] vdlj iwNs tkus okys ç'uksa vkSj çf'k{k.k ds fy, vk/kkj lkexzh rS;kj djus ls mi;ksxh rFkk bLrsseky

djus esa vklku lalk/ku lkexzh dh deh nwj djus esa enn feyhA

xYlZdkmaV uke ds Lora= xBca/ku ds leFkZu ls çcq) lekt ds lkFk vfHkuo Hkkxhnkfj;ksa vkSj ehfM;k rFkk foKkiu m|ksx ds lg;ksx ls çHkko dk nk;jk QSyk;k x;k ftlls yM+fd;ksa ds çfr utfj;k cnys vkSj tSaMj dh f?klh&fiVh Hkwfedkvksa dks rksM+k tk ldsA fo"k;oLrq vkSj 'kCnkoyh çnku djus rFkk fyax ds vk/kkj ij HksnHkko dks

lcds lkeus ykus ds fy, ,d lans'k xkbM vkSj VSyhfotu foKkiu rS;kj djds mudk çpkj&çlkj fd;k x;kA

çcq) lekt ds xBca/ku xYlZdkmaV dks leFkZu nsus ls ljdkj dks tehuh Lrj ij lfØ; laxBuksa ds lkFk laidZ dk vko';d eap fey x;k ftlds tfj, mlus csVh cpkvks csVh i<+kvks dk;ZØe 'kq: fd;kA 2015&16 esa ;w,u,Qih, us dqN jkT;ksas ds csVh cpkvks csVh i<+kvks mtyksa esa fofHkUu {ks=ksa ds chp ,dtqVrk ds fy, leFkZu fn;kA ftlls tSaMj iwokZxzg ls lapkfyr fyax p;u tSls cgqvk;keh elyksa ij çgkj fd;k tk ldsA

;w,u,Qih, ds ç;klksa dk y{; cky&fookg dh gkfudkjd çFkk dks lekIr djkuk Hkh gSA ,,th igy vkSj cky&fookg dh lekfIr dh fn'kk esa Rofjr dkjZokbZ ds oSf'od dk;ZØe ds rgr ;w,u,Qih, bafM;k fofHkUu lac) i{kksa ds lkFk feydj dke dj jgk gSA cPpksa ds çfr fgalk lekIr djkus dh nf{k.k ,f'k;k igy tSlh {ks=h; laLFkkvksa] ljdkjksa] fo}r laLFkkuksa] fodkl lk>hnkjksa] çcq) lekt ds laxBuksa] ehfM;k vkSj ;qok çfrfuf/k;ksa ds lkFk bl Hkkxhnkjh dk mís'; tksf[ke esa iM+h ;k fookfgr fd'kksfj;ksa rd igqapus vkSj ç;klksa dk nk;jk c<+kus ds fy, cgq&{ks=h; dkjZokbZ esa ;ksxnku djuk gSA

efgykvksa vkSj yM+fd;ksa ds çfr fgalk lekIr djkus ds ç;klksa esa ;w,u,Qih, dk lcls vf/kd /;ku vius ,lvkj,p dk;ZØe ij gS] ftlesa fgalk dh ?kVukvksa ls fuiVus esa LokLF; {ks= dh {kerk dks etcwr djus ij tksj fn;k tkrk gSA bl lanHkZ esa brus o"kksaZ esa ;w,u,Qih, us LokLF; ea=ky; ds Hkhrj uhfrxr ç;klksa esa ;ksxnku fd;k gS] lsok çnku djus okyksa dh {kerk fuekZ.k dks leFkZu fn;k gS vkSj lwpuk if=dk,a rFkk çf'k{k.k e‚Mîwy rS;kj fd, gSaA orZeku daVªh dk;ZØe ds varxZr jkT;ksa dks jk"Vªh; LokLF; fe'ku ds rgr LokLF; {ks= dh lexz ;kstuk,a 'kq: djus esa leFkZ cukus ds ç;kl fd, tk jgs gSaA bl ekeys esa ;kSu fgalk ls fuiVus ds fy, LokLF; ea=ky; ds foLrr fn'kk&funsZ'kksa dk /;ku j[kk tkrk gSA e/; çns'k vkSj vksfM'kk esa jkT; vkSj ftyk Lrj ij lsok çnku djus okyksa dh {kerk fuekZ.k ds ç;kl 'kq: fd, x, gSaA egkjk"Vª esa Hkh blh rjg dh ;kstuk gSA ijke'kZ nsus okyksa

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ds çf'k{k.k ds fy, Hkh vksfM'kk dks lgk;rk nh xbZ gSA blds lkFk gh dk;Z LFky ij ;kSu mRihM+u jksdFkke dkuwu ds ckjs esa Hkh tkx:drk iSnk dh tk jgh gSA

;w,u,Qih, us fd'kksjksa vkSj ;qokvksa ds fy, tSaMj laosnh thou dkS'ky f'k{kk viukus ds fy, çf'k{k.k vkSj lalk/ku lkexzh ds fodkl esa Hkh leFkZu fn;k gSA ;g dke Ldwy esa i<+rs yM+ds&yM+fd;ksa ds fy, fd'kksj f'k{kk dk;ZØe rFkk Ldwy u tk jgs cPpksa ds fy, ikBîØe ds tfj, rFkk usg: ;qok dsUæ laxBu ds dk;ZØe ds varxZr fd;k tk jgk gSA

blds vykok ;w,u,Qih, us efgykvksa vkSj yM+fd;ksa ds çfr fgalk ds fo#) vfHk;ku pykus vkSj leqnk;ksa dks tkx:d djus ds fy, tehu ij vkSj v‚uykbu dbZ ;qokvksa ds lkFk lg;ksx fd;k gSA

brus o"kksaZ esa çtuu vf/kdkjksa dh fgek;r ij cgqr /;ku fn;k x;k gSA 2003 esa tula[;k uhfr;ksa vkSj çtuu vf/kdkjksa ls lac) lEesyu ds ckn ls ;w,u,Qih, us ges'kk mÙke vkSj tSaMj laosnh çtuu LokLF; lsokvksa dh vko';drk ij cy fn;k gSA ljdkj dk çtuu vkSj cky LokLF; dk;ZØe ckn esa jk"Vªh; LokLF; fe'ku esa feyk fn;k x;kA blds rgr ;w,u,Qih, ds leFkZu ls lsok çnku djus okyksa dks tSaMj ds eqíksa dh tkudkjh nsus ds fy, vusd çf'k{k.k dk;ZØe pyk, x,A dqN le; igys lkjk /;ku LokLF; lsokvksa dh O;oLFkk vkSj muds Hkhrj DokofyVh dh xkjaVh ds lkFk&lkFk mu rjhdksa vkSj lk/kuksa ij fn;k tkuk yxk ftlls LokLF; lqfo/kk,a tSaMj ds ekinaMksa ij [kjh mrjus yxsA ;g ç;kl [kklrkSj ij egkjk"Vª esa fd;k x;kA

nks cPpksa ds fu;e vkSj tula[;k dk;ZØe ds rgr çksRlkguksa ds ckjs esa 'kks/k v/;;uksa dks lgk;rk nh xbZ rkfd ;g irk yx lds fd buds dkj.k viuh ilan vkSj tkudkjh ls lgefr ds vk/kkj ij lsokvksa dk ykHk mBkus esa [kklrkSj ij efgykvksa vkSj lcls detksj oxksaZ ij fdruk foijhr vlj iM+rk gSA tc nks cPpksa dh 'krZ dks ykHkdkjh ;kstukvksa vFkok jktuhfrd Hkkxhnkjh ds fy, vfuok;Z dj fn;k x;k rks budk vlj mu efgykvksa vkSj yM+fd;ksa ij fn[kuk pkfg, ftuds fy, ;g mik; viuk, x, gSaA jk"Vªh; ekuo vf/kdkj vk;ksx ds lkFk feydj ;w,u,Qih,

vkt Hkh bu eqíksa dh fgek;r djrk gS rkfd ;kSu çtuu LokLF; lsok,a lqyHk djkus vkSj çtuu vf/kdkjksa dks çksRlkgu nsus ds ç;klksa esa ekuoh; xfjek dks ç/kkurk fey ldsA

uhfr;ka vkSj ;kstuk,a cukus ds fy, t:jh gS fd le;&le; ij miyC/k Hkjkslsean vkadM+s fodflr fd, tk,aA vkadM+ksa ls lac) ,d vkSj igyw muds fo'ys"k.k dk gS ftlls mudh ckjhfd;ksa vkSj uhfr ij muds çHkko dks le>k tk ldsA tula[;k vkadM+ksa dks iq"Vs djus dk nkf;Ro mBkus okys laxBu ds ukrs ;w,u,Qih, us ges'kk tux.kuk dk;kZy; ds lkFk lg;ksx fd;k gS rkfd tux.kuk ds dke esa tSaMj dks eq[; :i ls 'kkfey fd;k tk ldsA bl rjg tUe] fookg] dke] çoklu vkSj lac) ekinaMksa ds ckjs esa tSaMj laca/kh vkadM+s fey ldrs gSaA

;w,u,Qih, us vius rkSj ij vius çeq[k çdk'ku feflax ds tfj, bLrseky esa vklku <ax ls vkadM+ksa ds çlkj dh dksf'k'k dh gSA ;g çdk'ku tux.kuk ds vkadM+ksa ds vk/kkj ij cky fyax vuqikr dk fp=.k djrk gSA 2015 esa uewuk iathdj.k ç.kkyh ls miyC/k tUe ds le; fyax vuqikr ds vkadM+ksa ds lgkjs fofHkUu jkT;ksaa esa ,lvkjch #>kuksa

dks çnf'kZr fd;k x;k vkSj bu vkadM+ksa ds vk/kkj ij ;g Hkh vuqeku yxk;k x;k fd fyax p;u ds dkj.k fdruh yM+fd;ka ykirk gks xbZA blh rjg 2015 esa tSaMj ladsrdksa vkSj tSaMj vkadM+ksa ds miyC/k lzksrksa ds ckjs esa ,d v/;;u djk;k x;k rkfd ;g le>k tk lds fd [kkldj mu ladsrdksa ds ckjs esa vkadM+ksa dh fdruh deh gS ftuds vkadM+s ekStwnk losZ{k.kksa ls miyC/k ugha gSa vkSj ftuds dkj.k le;&le; ij efgykvksa vkSj yM+fd;ksa dh fLFkfr ds ckjs esa tkudkjh dh miyC/krk lhfer gks tkrh gSA vkoktkgh] ifjlaifÙk LokfeRo] fgalk ds pyu] le; mi;ksx vkSj Hkkxhnkjh tSls ladsrdksa ds ckjs esa vkadM+ksa dh O;kid miyC/krk ij vkus okys o"kksaZ esa cgqr vf/kd /;ku fn;k tk,xkA

y{; 5 ds varxZr fu/kkZfjr mís'; gkfly djus esa lQyrk ls ;g Hkh r; gksxk fd lHkh lrr~ fodkl y{; gkfly djus esa fdruh lQyrk feysxhA vk/kh tula[;k dks fodkl ds jkLrs ij ys tkuk rks t:jh gS gh ysfdu ekuo vf/kdkjksa vkSj xfjek dk lEeku djuk Hkh vko';d gSA tSaMj cjkcjh ds fy, ;w,u,Qih, ds ç;kl blh Hkkouk ls lapkfyr gSa] tks fVdkÅ vkSj 'kkafriw.kZ fo'oS dh cqfu;kn gSA n

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It was a sparkling evening at UN House, as UNIC and its partners gathered on 29 January to bid

UNIC Director Mrs. Kiran Mehra-Kerpelman farewell.

Partners from across the UN system, NGOs, schools, civil society and media organizations, cultural organizations, embassies and more, came together to honour Mrs. Mehra-Kerpelman’s five-year term. During the reception evening, the brief ceremony began with a presentation of photographs collated

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from across Mrs. Mehra-Kerpelman’s term, prepared as a thank you by UNIC staff. Following the presentation, UNIC’s collaborators thanked the Director for her cooperation.

The tributes began with Mr. Rajiv Chandran, National Information Officer at UNIC, who shared a delightful anecdote about train travel with the Director, showcasing her commitment to the events and partnerships UNIC has taken on under her leadership. Then came

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Ms. Ameeta Mulla Wattal, Principal of Springdales School, Pusa Road, and Chairperson of the National Progressive Schools Conference, a 150+ network of committed schools in Delhi and around the country. She spoke of Kiran’s ability to blend the two registers of life – action and thought – perfectly, lauding her warmth, enthusiasm, kindness and love for people.

Balkan-Ji-Bari International, meaning Children’s Own Garden International, one of India’s oldest NGOs, has Consultative Status with UNICEF & ECOSOC. The International President, Mr. Navin Kumar Jaggi, presented Mrs. Mehra-Kerpelman with the Star Civilian Defender Award, in recognition of her tireless work.

Mr. T.K. Malhotra of the Automobile Association of Upper India (AAUI) then took the stage to share his

appreciation for UNIC’s partnership with the organization for a number of activities promoting the UN Decade of Road Safety among young people. He expressed his deepest gratitude for Mrs. Mehra-Kerpelman’s commitment to an under-explored area, and wished her the very best for the future.

Mr. Suresh Srivastava, Secretary-General of the Indian Federation of UN Associations, co-hosts of the farewell reception, addressed the gathering. His strong words of appreciation for Mrs. Mehra-Kerpelman were impressed upon the audience, as he spoke at some length about her talents and commitment to spreading the message of the UN beyond the metropolitan areas to the grassroots of the country. He was deeply appreciative that UNIC’s partnership with IFUNA had flourished under Mrs. Mehra-Kerpelman’s leadership.

On behalf of the UN system in India, Mr. Yuri Afanasiev, the UN Resident Coordinator concluded the formal ceremony with heartfelt comments. Despite not having had the chance to work with her for very long, Mr. Afanasiev commended Mrs. Mehra-Kerpelman’s energy and enthusiasm in the office. He remarked also on her resourcefulness, and how, considering the size of the budget, UNIC had managed to create such a great impact across the country.

Finally, Kiran herself took the stage, and in a short but emotional speech, thanked all the guests for being there, and bid farewell. She found herself lucky to have such a strong team at UNIC behind her, and the chance to work with supportive and enthusiastic partners, keen to spread the message of the UN. She would look back on these years with many fond memories. n

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The 2016 World Economic Situation and Prospects Report was launched in New Delhi by the United Nations Information Centre

for India and Bhutan on 22 January. According to the Report, India’s economy, accounting for over 70 per cent of South Asia’s regional GDP, is “projected to grow by 7.3 per cent in 2016 and 7.5 per cent in 2017, slightly up from an estimated 7.2 per cent in 2015.” This will make India the fastest-growing large economy in the world, with South Asia expected to be the world’s fastest-growing region in 2016 and 2017.

Over 40 media persons representing print and television media attended UNIC New Delhi’s launch of WESP 2016. Since the Report had already been launched at UN Headquarters in December, UNIC organised the event as a Round-Table discussion of related issues, and the media responded with great enthusiasm.

Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Chief Economist of UN-ESCAP presented the overview presentation and substantiated WESP findings with insightful comments that ensured that the media understood the complex analysis contained in the Report. UNIC Director Mrs. Kiran-Mehra Kerpelman chaired the event.

The success of the New Delhi event was best reflected in the media coverage, which covered a broad range of news media organisations and reached a wide audience. Once again, UNIC New Delhi’s WESP launch lived up to UNIC’s reputation of organizing highly successful report launches! n

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Reducing poverty and emission levels will require concerted policy efforts

The broad slowdown in economic growth in many developing economies and generally weak wage growth will restrain progress in poverty reduction in the near term. Further progress in poverty reduction will rely heavily on policies to reduce inequality, such as investment in education, health and infrastructure, and stronger social safety nets. Global energy-related carbon emissions experienced no growth in 2014 for the first time in 20 years, with the exception of 2009 when the global economy contracted, suggesting that a delinking of economic growth and carbon emission growth is possible with appropriate policies and adequate investment. Low-carbon energy sources now account for over 50 per cent of new energy consumption worldwide.

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More targeted, effective and coordinated policy efforts are needed to ensure inclusive and sustainable economic growth

Stimulating inclusive growth in the near term and fostering long-term sustainable development require more effective policy coordination at the national, regional and global levels. It will be critical for policymakers to ensure that the financial sector facilitates and stimulates long-term, productive investment, breaking the vicious cycle of weak aggregate demand, under-investment, low productivity and the below-potential growth performance of the world economy. While reducing excessive reliance on monetary policy measures, policy-makers will need to increasingly undertake targeted fiscal measures to stimulate aggregate demand, investment and growth. Well-designed and targeted labour market strategies can complement fiscal policies to reinvigorate productivity, employment generation and output growth. Coordinated policy efforts in economic, social and environmental dimensions will be crucial for realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Tagore International School (TIS), East of Kailash, New Delhi, a prominent public school in the

national capital has imbibed the goals set out under the SDGs. TIS has taken the initiative to impart the goals to all its students, to connect youngsters and future leaders with the Global Agenda and address the spectrum of issues encompassing the entire humanity on planet earth.

The school has dedicated a wall in the school campus at a vantage point for the SDGs. The students and teachers joined hands to create a unique work of art by tastefully splashing the 17 SDGs on the wall.

The TIS family understands its responsibility towards protecting the environment and conservation of natural resources. Realising that water is one of the key resources and is a source of life on earth, an initiative has been taken by the school to have rainwater-harvesting pits. The school has also installed two

solar panels that generate enough power to meet the school’s power needs.

TIS regularly undertakes tree plantation drives in and around the school campus with active involvement of students and the community. The students actively take up gardening as a hobby and encourage others to drive themselves onto a greener path in their community. The school is a declared ‘No Plastic Zone.’ Students have been sensitized against the use of plastic and take this initiative very seriously.

“A society is defined not only by what it creates, but by what it refuses to destroy.” The school echoes these words of John C. Sawhill, taking an initiative to recycle paper and use it innovatively. The school has a dedicated paper-recycling unit where all excess paper is converted into useful products.

The school is the proud recipient of International Felicitation for Clean and Green School Award 2015 by the International Court of Governors of

the Afro-Asian American Chamber of Commerce, Occupational Research and Development.

“Our community is what we make of it.” Keeping this adage in mind, the students at TIS take initiative in extending a helping hand in community outreach efforts. Care for the elderly and under-privileged, donation drives for disaster relief fund, community service at the school for the visually impaired, adult literacy programmes, and the Big Buddy Project are all student-propelled initiatives. Campaigns through street theatre are undertaken to create awareness on gender issues and women’s empowerment.

The school works to create an egalitarian and democratic society by involving students of the economically weaker sections in the mainstream school community. An important feature is the Project Citizen initiative and school elections for the school council which gives a first-hand exposure to the democratic process while encompassing the SDG of peace, justice and strong institutions.

The school envisions creating not just citizens, but global citizens who work towards fostering world peace and partnerships. Student exchange programs with various countries help in creating this spirit among the students.

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