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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…
02 March 2016 | Poverty Eradication
The 2016 ECOSOC operational activities for development segment took place on 22-24 February to examine longer-term positioning of the UN development in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
During the event, delegates stressed…
02 March 2016 | Poverty Eradication
In the year following the adoption of transformative global goals, development cooperation is attracting heightened attention. The 2030 Agenda looks set to test the ability of a diverse range of actors to work together to eradicate poverty and…
01 March 2016 | Cooperatives, Families, Poverty Eradication
There are an estimated 500 million smallholder households globally, amounting to upwards of two billion people. Mostly small-scale farmers cultivating less than five acres, they make up a significant portion of the world’s poor who live on less than…
01 March 2016 | Cooperatives, Families, Poverty Eradication
There are an estimated 500 million smallholder households globally, amounting to upwards of two billion people. Mostly small-scale farmers cultivating less than five acres, they make up a significant portion of the world’s poor who live on less than…