Disability is a complex concept, which is usually misunderstood. In fact, different models to define disability exist, and in the last few decades the concept has evolved from understanding disability as a medical or individual perspective to a human rights one, where disability is the result of the interaction between a health condition and different social and attitudinal barriers.
What is the relationship between land use and the alleviation of multidimensional destitution in Mozambique? What lessons can be drawn for a broader context, beyond that of Mozambique, of regional trends towards land scarcity in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond? What do these relationships mean for policy makers?
‘Let’s not waste this opportunity’ was the appeal made by Sania Nishtar, Pakistan’s Minister of Poverty Alleviation, at a high-level event on the side lines of the UN General Assembly, organised by the MPPN and OPHI, and co-hosted by the Governments of Chile and Pakistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).