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Poverty Eradication
17 September 2018 | Poverty Eradication
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) isn’t just the job of the United Nations — everyone from governments, the civil society, communities and individuals all play crucial roles in progressing toward these Goals. Whether its carpooling…
17 September 2018 | Poverty Eradication
Date: 8 - 9 Nov 2018
Time: 09.00 - 18.00
Location: Rooms XVIII and XXIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Donor(s): Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
This event is open to the public.
Welcome to the UNRISD Conference "Overcoming Inequalities in a…
30 August 2018 | Poverty Eradication
The Social Protection Toolbox has been developed by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in cooperation with three other Regional Commissions of the United Nations namely: the Economic and Social…
25 July 2018 | Poverty Eradication
The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) carries out research that helps national governments and others achieve their sustainable development objectives. The research explores and analyses innovations and pathways that…
25 July 2018 | Poverty Eradication
Inequality in Asia and the Pacific is on the rise. Many countries, including those held up as models of dynamism and prosperity, have experienced a widening of existing gaps, accompanied by environmental degradation. Market-led growth alone is…
01 June 2018 | Poverty Eradication
African migration could boost growth and positively transform the structure of the continent’s economy, UNCTAD’s 2018 Economic Development in Africa Report reveals.
“Population movements across borders often offer individuals a chance for a better…
24 May 2018 | Poverty Eradication
“It all begins with setting an example. By tackling corruption, Governments can show they mean business,” said Secretary-General António Guterres, speaking at a high-level event marking the 15th anniversary of the UN Convention Against Corruption.
“…
07 May 2018 | Poverty Eradication
In 2016, at the launch of the first class of SDG Pioneers, over 600 submissions were received from 100 countries. The UN Global Compact selected a group of SDG Pioneers from diverse regions of the world who were showcasing how business can be a…
13 April 2018 | Poverty Eradication
The prospects of around 800 million of the world’s poorest people remain dire. The global economy is experiencing a moderate upturn, and momentum around sustainable investing is growing, the UN said today.
But the vast majority of investment is…
04 April 2018 | Poverty Eradication
Stakeholders, experts, practitioners and policy-makers from all over the world are invited to engage in a global dialogue on specific aspects of the 2018 ECOSOC theme of "From global to local: supporting sustainable and resilient societies in urban…
29 March 2018 | Poverty Eradication
With 1,500 participants, this year’s Global Festival of Action made the case for multiple voices and solidarity as the key factors for global action. Representatives of civil society, the private sector, academia, youth, media, international…
15 March 2018 | Poverty Eradication
Today more than 2 billion people are forced to drink unsafe water, and 4.5 billion people do not have safely managed sanitation services. Growing populations, increasing climate variability, mismanagement of water supplies and pollution are all…