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Poverty Eradication
15 May 2017 | Poverty Eradication
Eradicating poverty remains the greatest global challenge, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said today, calling for a collective and comprehensive approach that recognizes the multidimensional nature of the issue and its…
12 May 2017 | Poverty Eradication
Two thirds of countries in the Arab region rank either high or very high on the Human Development Index (HDI), with 5 out of the 10 best examples of human development progress coming from the Arab region, according to the Human Development Report…
28 April 2017 | Poverty Eradication
An estimated 767 million people, or 11 per cent of the world’s population, live below $1.90USD per day, and about 800 million people suffer from hunger across the globe. Furthermore, nearly 1 billion people live without electricity and scarcity of…
25 April 2017 | Poverty Eradication
The UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) will meet from 24 to 28 April for its sixteenth session at UN Headquarters in New York. The twenty-four Committee members will hold discussions on the theme of “Ensuring effective…
18 April 2017 | Poverty Eradication
The NGO Committee on Social Development is conducting a survey to gather information to give an additional voice at the UN for the grassroots in regard to sustainable development. Information from the survey will be published in a report which will…
31 March 2017 | Poverty Eradication
At a time of unprecedented challenges that demand collective action, we cannot accept the waste of human potential that poverty represents.
Poverty is a form of violence. It leads to prejudice and humiliation and it silences people. It destroys…
27 March 2017 | Ageing, Poverty Eradication
Based on the initiative of the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Office of National Statistics (ONS) of the United Kingdom an informal group of representatives from UN agencies (UNDP, UN Women, UNFPA, WHO) and the UN…
27 March 2017 | Ageing, Poverty Eradication
Based on the initiative of the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Office of National Statistics (ONS) of the United Kingdom an informal group of representatives from UN agencies (UNDP, UN Women, UNFPA, WHO) and the UN…
23 March 2017 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
The New Report "Human Development for Everyone" released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), found that while many people have greater access to education, health and sanitation, for example, more focus needs to be paid to who has been excluded…
23 March 2017 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
The New Report "Human Development for Everyone" released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), found that while many people have greater access to education, health and sanitation, for example, more focus needs to be paid to who has been excluded…
06 March 2017 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
Since its first session in 1947, the UN Statistical Commission has brought together senior statisticians from across the globe to make sure that all nations speak the same statistical language, using harmonized data. The goal has been clear from the…
06 March 2017 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
Since its first session in 1947, the UN Statistical Commission has brought together senior statisticians from across the globe to make sure that all nations speak the same statistical language, using harmonized data. The goal has been clear from the…