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The 2024 ECOSOC Financing for Development (FfD) Forum will be held from 22 to 25 April 2024 in the Trusteeship Council, at UN Headquarters, New York. Civil society organizations and other stakeholders are key to inclusive, multi-stakeholder…
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Where We Are
SDG 4 – Quality Education – aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and to promote lifelong opportunities for all.
Although some progress towards SDG4 has been made, the pace of change is slow and uneven, with…
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Creating a positive ripple effect
The theme of World Water Day 2024 is ‘Water for Peace’.
When we cooperate on water, we create a positive ripple effect – fostering harmony, generating prosperity and building resilience to shared challenges.
We…
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More women than men are living in poverty overall. Currently, more than 10 per cent of women globally are trapped in a cycle of extreme poverty, living on less than USD 2.15 a day. At the current rate of progress, as many as 342 million…
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Displacement due to conflict is on the rise. In the Central African Republic, the government, UNOPS and the World Bank worked together to support communities impacted by conflict – read how in the third of a three-part series.
In the…
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4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are in the crossfires of multiple crises: climate change, the economic and social repercussions of COVID-19, and a crisis of debt. The pandemic…
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By Jean Quinn, Executive Director, UNANIMA International; Chair, NGO Committee for Social Development
When I came to the UN eight years ago, I was overwhelmed by the extent of the issues presented to me. However, I knew almost immediately that…
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6th February 2024, CSocD62 Virtual Side Event organized by the International Movement ATD Fourth World.
United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has stated, “Halfway to the deadline for the 2030 Agenda... we are leaving more than half…
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7th February 2024, United Nations Headquarters New York, CSocD62 Side Event organized by the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum and the Department of Women and Youth Empowerment Division of the Islamic Development Bank. Distinguished speakers,…
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14th February 2024, UN Headquarters New York, CSocD62 Side Event organized by Sikh Human Rights Group, Soroptimist International and NGO Committee on Financing for Development.
In the aftermath of COVID-19, macroeconomic policies are being…
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8th February 2024, UN Headquarters New York, CSocD62 Side Event organized by Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University.
This panel discussion explored how policies focused on human dignity, inherent self-worth, strengthening the individual and…
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7th February 2024, United Nations Headquarters New York, CSocD62 Event organized by the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) . The event was about to examining the role of traditional forms of social protection mechanisms in…