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01 June 2015 | Disabilities, Youth
Estimates suggest that there are between 180 and 220 million youth with disabilities worldwide and nearly 80% of them live in developing countries.[1]
The unemployment rate of persons with disabilities is over 80% in some countries across continents…
01 June 2015 | Disabilities, Youth
Estimates suggest that there are between 180 and 220 million youth with disabilities worldwide and nearly 80% of them live in developing countries.[1]
The unemployment rate of persons with disabilities is over 80% in some countries across continents…
01 June 2015 | Youth
When young people have decent jobs, political weight, negotiating muscle and real influence in the world, they will create a better future, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he kicked off a Headquarters event on empowering…
22 May 2015 | Youth
The President of the General Assembly in coordination with the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs will organize a High-level Event to mark the 20th…
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, Indigenous Peoples, Women, Youth
Nearly a quarter century ago, the Education for All (EFA) movement was born in Jomtien, Thailand. Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on Education for All, an historic commitment to “meet the basic learning needs of all” by…
21 May 2015 | Ageing, Indigenous Peoples, Women, Youth
Nearly a quarter century ago, the Education for All (EFA) movement was born in Jomtien, Thailand. Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on Education for All, an historic commitment to “meet the basic learning needs of all” by…
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, Indigenous Peoples, Women, Youth
Nearly a quarter century ago, the Education for All (EFA) movement was born in Jomtien, Thailand. Delegates from around the world signed the Declaration on Education for All, an historic commitment to “meet the basic learning needs of all” by…
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…