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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
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…
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…
02 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
As of 1 January 2016, countries, like big vessels, will begin sailing towards this new development north from different harbors. But how will they calibrate their ‘navigation instruments’ to set their course?
The 2030 Agenda is very clear in this…
02 November 2015 | Poverty Eradication
The African Economic Conference will be held in Kinshasa, Congo on November 2, 2015 to November 4, 2015.
The theme for the 2015 African Economic Conference (AEC) is Addressing Poverty and Inequality in the Post 2015 Development Agenda. As outlined…
30 October 2015 | Poverty Eradication
Catalina Devandas Aguilar, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities told the UN General Assembly that States should make their social protection systems more inclusive for persons with disabilities, rather than pursuing…
27 October 2015 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women
According to The World's Women 2015 report, the lives of women and girls around the world have improved in several areas over the last 20 years but they continue to be victims of gender based discrimination and violence.
This report brings into…