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21 May 2015 | Ageing, Families, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
"As we shape a new sustainable development agenda and strive for a world of dignity for all, let us stand united for women’s and children’s rights in families and societies at large."
- United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon
As the United…
21 May 2015 | Ageing, Families, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
"As we shape a new sustainable development agenda and strive for a world of dignity for all, let us stand united for women’s and children’s rights in families and societies at large."
- United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon
As the United…
21 May 2015 | Ageing, Families, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
"As we shape a new sustainable development agenda and strive for a world of dignity for all, let us stand united for women’s and children’s rights in families and societies at large."
- United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon
As the United…
21 May 2015 | Ageing, Families, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
"As we shape a new sustainable development agenda and strive for a world of dignity for all, let us stand united for women’s and children’s rights in families and societies at large."
- United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon
As the United…
07 May 2015 | Poverty Eradication
World’s forcibly displaced hit record 38 million, prompting UN appeal for ‘all-out effort’ for peace
By the end of 2014, a record-breaking 38 million people had been forced to flee their homes within their own country because of conflict or violence, prompting the United Nations refugee agency to appeal today for “an all-out effort to bring about…
13 April 2015 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
Anonymized data – information from which the identity of the sender has been stripped – from mobile telephone usage could provide vital support in efforts to achieve sustainable development and to respond to humanitarian crises, according to…
13 April 2015 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
Anonymized data – information from which the identity of the sender has been stripped – from mobile telephone usage could provide vital support in efforts to achieve sustainable development and to respond to humanitarian crises, according to…
13 April 2015 | Poverty Eradication
Civil society actors have a critical role to play in the outlining of a successful post-2015 sustainable development agenda, President of the United Nations General Assembly Sam Kutesa declared today.
In a statement made to the Assembly’s Informal…
07 April 2015 | Poverty Eradication
As the Economic and Social Council concluded its three-day segment on boosting integration of the three pillars of sustainable development, the body’s Vice-President said he would work with the United Nations labour agency to follow-up on delegates…
19 March 2015 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) at Tohoku University today launched the Global Centre for Disaster Statistics. The result of a long partnership, the new Centre will help…
19 March 2015 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) at Tohoku University today launched the Global Centre for Disaster Statistics. The result of a long partnership, the new Centre will help…
17 March 2015 | Poverty Eradication, Women
The year of 2015 marks the 20th anniversaries of the World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen, and the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing. Both landmark summits sought to promote inclusive and equitable social…