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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2013
9 August 2013
3:00PM
United Nations Headquarters
Conference Room 2
New York
" Indigenous peoples building alliances: Honouring treaties, agreements and other constructive…
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"Pueblos indígenas construyendo alianzas: En honor a los tratados, acuerdos, y otros arreglos constructivos”
La 19ava conmemoración del Día Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas del Mundo se ha realizado el Viernes, 9 de Agosto del…
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The International Day of Cooperatives is an opportunity to place the spotlight broadly on the role of cooperatives in the social development process. Specifically, this year, the focus of the International Day will be on the role of cooperatives in…
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was launched on June 15, 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) and the UN’s World Health Organization.
On March 9, 2012, the UN General Assembly resolution 66/127…
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Theme: "Advancing social integration and inter-generational solidarity"
Message of the Secretary General
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Message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
As we mark World Day of Social Justice, we see far too many places where there are increasing opportunities for a few and only rising inequality for the many.
Growing inequality undermines the…
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International Human Solidarity Day 2012
Global partnership for building shared prosperity
The General Assembly, on 22 December 2005, by resolution 60/209 identified solidarity as one of the fundamental and universal values that should underlie…
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Theme: Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all
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Message of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Message from the Director-General of UNESCO
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The 2012 Commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) will be held on Wednesday, 17 October at United Nations Headquarters in New York, focusing on the theme "Ending the Violence of Extreme Poverty: Promoting…
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"On this International Day, I call on governments to do more t o add ress the needs of older persons. The key interventions are well-known: granting universal access to social services; increasing the number and worth of pension plans; and creating…
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International Youth Day, 12 August 2012
“To unleash the power of young people, we need to partner with them.”
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International Youth Day 2012
“We need a top-to-bottom review so our programmes and policies are working with and for young people. We don’t have a moment to lose. We have the world to gain,” said UN Secretary-General…