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| Urban Livelihood of Bangladesh |
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the new conceptualization of poverty reduction, access to livelihood resources,
capabilities building, security against vulnerability and equality of gender
have come to be viewed as one integral process of the national plans of
macroeconomic and social policies to promote growth and reduce poverty. The
adoption of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) approach and the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has led to an increased need for systematic
analysis of poverty and its linkage with gender inequality. All South Asian
countries have ratified CEDAW (Convention for Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women), the Platform for Action at Beijing (1995) and
other major human rights instruments and have National Plans of Action on
women’s development and gender equality. Poverty is a human condition
characterized by low income, lack of voice, sustained deprivation of capabilities,
choices and power that are necessary for the enjoyment of fundamental human
rights.