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12 September 2017 | Poverty Eradication
The 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, opens on 12 September under the presidency of Miroslav Lajčák of Slovakia, and the theme “Focusing on people: striving for peace and a decent life for all on a sustainable planet”.
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24 July 2017 | Poverty Eradication
Excluding people from participating in policy making can prevent them from achieving basic human rights. Social exclusion takes away their voice, autonomy, and their right to have a say over what ought to happen in their lives. People living in…
18 July 2017 | Poverty Eradication
If the world is to eradicate poverty, address climate change and build peaceful, inclusive societies for all by 2030, key stakeholders, including governments, must drive implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a faster rate,…
14 July 2017 | Poverty Eradication
Senior government representatives are at the United Nations today for the start of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to track progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), two years after they were adopted.
Opening…
19 June 2017 | Poverty Eradication
On June 7 at the European Development Days in Brussels, a number of the SDG Advocates participated in an emotive and thought-provoking panel on “What transformative changes are needed to fulfil the 2030 Agenda’s promise to leave no one behind?”. The…
30 May 2017 | Poverty Eradication
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is unprecedented in scope and significance. However, also unprecedented is the sum needed to achieve all 17 goals.
One clear message from the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FfD) Follow-up (22…
30 May 2017 | Poverty Eradication
The principle of integration is at the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. One major difference between the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the 2030 Agenda, is the shift from a sectorial way of thinking to a highly…
25 May 2017 | Poverty Eradication
Civil society and non-governmental organizations play a vital role as partners to the UN in implementing development goals and assisting people at the local level in countries across the globe. Every year, NGOs from around the world can apply for…
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…