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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…
06 March 2018 | Poverty Eradication
Statistics, numbers, figures – they tell the story of our lives. How well we live, and how well we take care of ourselves, each other and the environment. Through data, for example, we know how healthy people are, how many people live in poverty…
06 March 2018 | Poverty Eradication, Women
The Good Shepherd International Foundation (GSSI Foundation) is releasing their newest documentary, "Mahila: a Women's Movement Rising," on March 8th International Women's Day, to celebrate the power of women helping each other and to support a…
06 March 2018 | Poverty Eradication, Women
The Good Shepherd International Foundation (GSSI Foundation) is releasing their newest documentary, "Mahila: a Women's Movement Rising," on March 8th International Women's Day, to celebrate the power of women helping each other and to support a…
08 February 2018 | Poverty Eradication
This year’s UN Commission on Social Development (CSocD56) took place from 29th January to 7th February, and was concluded on the last day with the adoption of policies — including the establishment of nationally appropriate social protection systems…
15 January 2018 | Poverty Eradication
The first International Forum on Migration Statistics will be kicked off in Paris, France from 15 to 16 January. Organized by UN Department of Economic and Social Affair (UN DESA), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),…
19 December 2017 | Poverty Eradication
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a renewed global commitment to not only end poverty and hunger but also achieve social inclusion, universal social protection, reduction of…
13 December 2017 | Poverty Eradication
“Those who fail to bet on a green economy will be living in a grey future”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned during the One Planet Summit, calling for greater ambition by governments, civil society, the private sector and…