Social Cohesion in Eastern Africa

The term “social cohesion” is used to refer to a situation where a group of people interact in a way that advances the interests of all those involved. They act as a community. It is a multidimensional concept involving a number of elements, including trust, equity, beliefs, acceptance of diversity, perceptions of fairness and respect. The primary finding is that social cohesion in Eastern Africa has shown resilience in the face of numerous challenges since the beginning of the twenty-first century. Nearly all countries have notably improved their Human Development Index since 1990, with some countries achieving particularly rapid progress in education and health indicators. The report also shows that there has been promising improvements in poverty reduction, with Ethiopia, Uganda and Rwanda achieving the fastest progress. While there is a lot of information available pertinent to the state of social development and cohesion, much of it is currently scattered. Monitoring both qualitative and quantitative indicators more closely is recommended.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Format: Technical paper biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: 2016-02
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10855/22957
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id dig-uneca-et-10855-22957
record_format koha
spelling dig-uneca-et-10855-229572020-10-01T16:23:58Z Social Cohesion in Eastern Africa The term “social cohesion” is used to refer to a situation where a group of people interact in a way that advances the interests of all those involved. They act as a community. It is a multidimensional concept involving a number of elements, including trust, equity, beliefs, acceptance of diversity, perceptions of fairness and respect. The primary finding is that social cohesion in Eastern Africa has shown resilience in the face of numerous challenges since the beginning of the twenty-first century. Nearly all countries have notably improved their Human Development Index since 1990, with some countries achieving particularly rapid progress in education and health indicators. The report also shows that there has been promising improvements in poverty reduction, with Ethiopia, Uganda and Rwanda achieving the fastest progress. While there is a lot of information available pertinent to the state of social development and cohesion, much of it is currently scattered. Monitoring both qualitative and quantitative indicators more closely is recommended. 2016-01-22T10:48:45Z 2016-01-22T10:48:45Z 2016-02 Technical paper http://hdl.handle.net/10855/22957 eng v, 70 p.:ill. application/pdf
institution ONU
collection DSpace
country Etiopía
countrycode ET
component Bibliográfico
access En linea
databasecode dig-uneca-et
tag biblioteca
region África del Este
libraryname Biblioteca de la Comisión Económica para África de la ONU
language eng
description The term “social cohesion” is used to refer to a situation where a group of people interact in a way that advances the interests of all those involved. They act as a community. It is a multidimensional concept involving a number of elements, including trust, equity, beliefs, acceptance of diversity, perceptions of fairness and respect. The primary finding is that social cohesion in Eastern Africa has shown resilience in the face of numerous challenges since the beginning of the twenty-first century. Nearly all countries have notably improved their Human Development Index since 1990, with some countries achieving particularly rapid progress in education and health indicators. The report also shows that there has been promising improvements in poverty reduction, with Ethiopia, Uganda and Rwanda achieving the fastest progress. While there is a lot of information available pertinent to the state of social development and cohesion, much of it is currently scattered. Monitoring both qualitative and quantitative indicators more closely is recommended.
format Technical paper
title Social Cohesion in Eastern Africa
spellingShingle Social Cohesion in Eastern Africa
title_short Social Cohesion in Eastern Africa
title_full Social Cohesion in Eastern Africa
title_fullStr Social Cohesion in Eastern Africa
title_full_unstemmed Social Cohesion in Eastern Africa
title_sort social cohesion in eastern africa
publishDate 2016-02
url http://hdl.handle.net/10855/22957
_version_ 1762932412101165056