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      Meeting the UN's development targets in Cuba: lessons from the global south

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            Para muchos el análisis de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio de las Naciones Unidas (MDG en inglés) deja unas imágenes de comunidades pobres y marginalizadas en el sur global que reciben apoyo financiero, préstamos, y apoyo de varias ONG del norte global. Pero, ¿puede un país del sur global, con recursos muy limitados, alcanza tanto los MDG como los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (SDG en inglés), y hacerlo sin el apoyo, apoyo financiero del norte global y la industria de desarrollo? El caso de Cuba, y su estrategia de desarrollo sostenible, podría ofrecernos algunas pautas sobre la forma de superar estos retos. En particular este artículo analiza los éxitos de Cuba al cumplir con los objetivos, tanto de MDG como de SDG, en cuestiones de salud pública, educación, igualdad de género y medio ambiente.

            For many, discussion of the UN's development goals inspires images of poor and marginalised communities in the global south receiving aid, loans, and NGO support from the global north. Can a country from the global south with limited resources reach the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and do so without the support, aid or influence of the global north and the development industry? The case of Cuba and its sustainable development approach may offer some evidence for overcoming these challenges. In particular, this article will examine Cuba's successes in meeting MDG and SDG targets in healthcare, education, gender equality and the environment.

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            10.2307/j50005551
            intejcubastud
            International Journal of Cuban Studies
            Pluto Journals
            1756-3461
            1756-347X
            1 December 2020
            : 12
            : 2 ( doiID: 10.13169/intejcubastud.12.issue-2 )
            : 252-271
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            Dalhousie University
            St Mary's University
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            10.13169/intejcubastud.12.2.0252
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