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Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
03 December 2015 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
We mark this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the wake of the adoption of the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This global blueprint for action summons us to “leave no one behind”. Building a sustainable,…
02 December 2015 | Poverty Eradication
The fight against poverty has been central to the work of the UN since its foundation: the preamble of the UN charter reads one of the purposes for the establishment of the Organization being: “to promote social progress and better standards of life…
20 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
Tackling climate change is the only way to address poverty to order propecia, according to the UN's leading expert on climate issues.
In fact, Christiana Figueres, head of the UN climate secretariat, UNFCCC, sees these two global concerns as "one…
19 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
The 13th African Regional Meeting will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from November 30, 2015 to the December 3, 2015. The meeting will bring together ILO’s tripartite constituents – governments, employers and workers – along with the political,…
17 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
16 UN Member States have pledged approximately US$ 77 million to go towards UN development work for 2016, with US$10 million destined for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Member states that announced pledges at the Conference were:…
16 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
The #endpoverty hashtag challenge, a partnership between National Geographic Your Shot and the World Bank Group, asked photographers to show what #endpoverty meant to them. How are people helping other people live better lives? How are people…
11 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
"What does a decent job mean to you?"
Please sign in at the end of this page and join this month’s e-discussion on how access to employment promotes sustainable social development!
The e-Discussion will take place from 1 to 30 November 2015.
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11 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
Without inclusive and climate-smart development, alongside efforts to rein in greenhouse gas emissions that protect the poor, agricultural shocks, natural disasters and the spread of diseases could push more than 100 million additional people into…
04 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
Latin American and Caribbean Ministers of Social Development will participate in the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, convened by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the…
03 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
Urban trends are making the push for inclusion more important than ever. Cities are growing at historic rates, with 90 percent of urban growth taking place in Asia and Africa. While urbanization has the potential to lift people out of poverty and…
03 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
The International Labour Organization (ILO) says social dialogue includes all types of negotiation, consultation and an open exchange of information between partners.
Effective social dialogue between governments, workers and employers can improve…
03 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
Urban trends are making the push for inclusion more important than ever. Cities are growing at historic rates, with 90 percent of urban growth taking place in Asia and Africa. While urbanization has the potential to lift people out of poverty and…