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2016 Theme: A Just Transition - environmentally sustainable economies and societies
Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we…
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Theme: Shared Progress & Prosperity based on global solidarity
This year's celebration of Human Solidarity Day comes after leaders of the world adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is a new, inclusive development agenda —…
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3 December - A Day for All. A group of UN agencies, international organizations, independent experts and civil society organizations in Geneva are hosting a series of activities to acknowledge the achievements and…
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Theme: Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities
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Message of the United Nations Secretary-General
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Background
Events at UN Headquarters (…
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The 2015 Commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) will be held on Friday, 16 October at United Nations Headquarters in New York, focusing on the theme - "Building a sustainable future: Coming together to end…
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25th International Day of Older Persons: Sustainability and Age Inclusiveness in the Urban Environment
The 2015 celebration of the 25th anniversary of International Day of Older Persons (IDOP), in anticipation of the third United Nations…
On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (by resolution 45/106) designated 1 October the International Day of Older Persons. This was preceded by initiatives such as the Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing - which was…
International Youth Day 2015 Campaign #YouthDay
The Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development, led by the co-chairs, DESA and UNDP, is running an online campaign in the lead up to International Youth Day 12 August 2015. The campaign opens up…
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Organized by the Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development
ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ, New York
12 August 2015 (10 AM – 1PM)
Join us in UN Headquarters on 12 August 2015 to commemorate International Youth Day 2015 under the theme Youth Civic…
On 12 August 2015, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) with the support of the UN Inter-agency Network on Youh Development held an event to commemorate International Youth Day under the…
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The observance of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples at UN Headquarters took place on Monday, 10 August 2015, in the ECOSOC Chamber, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The event was webcast live on webtv.un.org. Read the Press Release…