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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…
12 December 2017 | Poverty Eradication
The Second UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture was held in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 11th – 12th December 2017. The first Tourism and Culture Conference was held in Cambodia in 2015, and part of the official events of the 2017…
30 November 2017 | Poverty Eradication
On 30th November 2017, the Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD EXPO) 2017 wrapped up in Antalya, Turkey, with delegates from dozens of countries, key international organizations, and United Nations agencies reaffirming their commitment to…
19 November 2017 | Poverty Eradication
By 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to reach everyone with adequate and equitable sanitation, as well as halve the proportion of untreated wastewater and increase recycling and safe reuse. For that to be achieved, everyone’s poo…
10 November 2017 | Poverty Eradication
A United Nations forum on sustainable development concluded on 2 November in Bahrain with a strong call for the integration of entrepreneurship and innovation in all economic and social dimensions as key strategies to implement the Sustainable…
02 November 2017 | Poverty Eradication
What does it mean to live in poverty? This question has often been answered by lack of income, but the traditional narrow focus on income as the only measure of a person’s wellbeing, or lack of it, is being increasingly challenged. Recent high-…
24 October 2017 | Poverty Eradication
“Leaving no one behind means listening to the views and guidance of people living in poverty and acting with them.”
That was the message from the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres commemorating the International Day for the…
17 October 2017 | Poverty Eradication
The fifty-sixth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD56) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, starting 29 January under the title “Strategies for eradicating poverty to achieve sustainable development for…
12 October 2017 | Poverty Eradication
“Whether it sings of love or suffering, whether it sings of dreams or memories — beneath its words, the human voice sings always about longing for dignity.”
This was how, in 1987, ATD Fourth World founder Joseph Wresinski invited singers to take…
19 September 2017 | Poverty Eradication
Global leaders gathering at United Nations Headquarters in New York this week for the annual round of top-level diplomatic talks known as the General Debate will shine a spotlight on the needs of the world’s people, with discussions on vital issues…