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… Primary enrolment rates are the lowest of all PDMC. The gender gap has narrowed but remains noticeable in school … Development (In: Energia - Newsletter of the Network for Gender and Sustainable Energy. Vol 6 No. 2, January; … projects. APACE initially offered services in energy, gender, community development, and village enterprise; and …

… egalitarian societies (with the partial exception of gender equality), strong democratic principles, and extensive … environmental degradation, and limited progress in gender equality. With growing pressure for structural reform … of growth, and the recent recognition of poverty and gender equality as genuine problems which need to be …

PNG has two distinct economies: i) a modem, cash economy dominated by mining, timber, gas and oil. and agricultural expoits (coffee, cocoa, tea. oil palm and copra): and ii) the traditional subsistence economy and semi-subsistence fanning, with most villages producing little or no surplus for trading. Economic growth has varied considerably but averaged less than 3% annually in real terms since independence in 1975. with per capita income less in 2002 than at Independence. The government expects real growth to average 2.1% from 2003-2008. a continued decline in real GDP per capita: Current development plans aim at public debt reduction, reduced budget deficits, and more stringent cost controls.

… and health care services. The target of eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education has …

… It has the highest secondary enrolment ratios among PDMCs. Gender disparity in education and literacy rates has been …

… basis 3. Complete by 2005 4. Yearly basis To incorporate gender mainstreaming approaches in energy activities 1. …