A pioneering piece of legislation that recognises work as a fundamental right and guarantees 100 days of employment a year to people in rural areas is emerging as a ray of hope for India’s poor, who have been left even more vulnerable by the aftershocks of the global economic crisis.
In 2007, UNDP launched a Joint Programme with UNIFEM and UNICEF to support the Moroccan Ministry of Justice to implement the reformed Moroccan Family Code (Moudawana) which establishes a less discriminatory legal framework governing property rights, inheritance and divorce.
As a middle-income country with very unequal income distribution, Namibia is a place of poverty amid plenty. Although statistics about poverty and inequality are collected, they are rarely analyzed to understand how poverty and inequality are related to each other and how to bridge the gap between rich and poor.
Small farms in the northern regions in Equador value the ability to market their produce. Production systems that UNDP and partners helped build in the region enabled them to raise their incomes. These systems are also environmentally sustainable and fair to all.