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Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women
21 June 2016 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women
Over the past year, 60 million people have been forced from their homes worldwide due to conflict, human rights deprivations, and economic hardship. As a result, the international community is facing the biggest refugee and migration crisis since…
01 June 2016 | Poverty Eradication
Strategies for eradicating poverty have evolved over hundreds of years and should continue to develop with new thinking and ideas that include sustainable development for all. No “magic bullet” solutions exist to tackle the multidimensional issues…
27 May 2016 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
A United Nations conference focused on the world's least developed countries (LDCs) kicked-off today in Antalya, Turkey, to assess these 48 States' progress over the past five years, and to find ways of accelerating their path towards sustainable…
27 May 2016 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
A United Nations conference focused on the world's least developed countries (LDCs) kicked-off today in Antalya, Turkey, to assess these 48 States' progress over the past five years, and to find ways of accelerating their path towards sustainable…
20 May 2016 | Poverty Eradication
Poverty has been reduced in the majority of countries over the past two decades. But the global deficit in quality jobs and deteriorating economic conditions in a number of regions threatens to undo progress in poverty reduction, warns a new report…
26 April 2016 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
Aiming to raise global awareness of the synergies and complementarities between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Africa’s Agenda 2063, the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the Government of Sweden and the African Union…
26 April 2016 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
Aiming to raise global awareness of the synergies and complementarities between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Africa’s Agenda 2063, the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the Government of Sweden and the African Union…
26 April 2016 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
Aiming to raise global awareness of the synergies and complementarities between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Africa’s Agenda 2063, the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the Government of Sweden and the African Union…
26 April 2016 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
Aiming to raise global awareness of the synergies and complementarities between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Africa’s Agenda 2063, the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the Government of Sweden and the African Union…
29 March 2016 | Poverty Eradication
Inequality is a social, economic and political challenge and has profound impact on sustainable development. It features prominently in the recently adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, resulting in the creation of a stand-alone goal (…
24 March 2016 | Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Eradication
In line with the priority theme of this year’s Commission on the Status of Women, “Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development,” indigenous women have called for their empowerment to become a driving force in achieving sustainable…
24 March 2016 | Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Eradication
In line with the priority theme of this year’s Commission on the Status of Women, “Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development,” indigenous women have called for their empowerment to become a driving force in achieving sustainable…