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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…
12 May 2015 | Ageing
Over the coming decades, as Europeans live longer and have fewer children, Europe’s population will turn increasingly ‘grey’. Demographic trends also mean that the proportion of workers supporting those in retirement will halve from an average of…
03 April 2015 | Ageing, Youth
The special theme for the forty-eighth session of the Commission on Population and Development, which will take place during 13-17 April 2015, will be “Realizing the future we want: Integrating population issues into sustainable development,…
03 April 2015 | Ageing, Youth
The special theme for the forty-eighth session of the Commission on Population and Development, which will take place during 13-17 April 2015, will be “Realizing the future we want: Integrating population issues into sustainable development,…
24 March 2015 | Ageing, Women, Youth
Rural and urban communities in India are being told that violence against women is unacceptable.
Anuradha Kapoor, Director of Swayam, a women's rights organization based in Kolkata says that positive change is underway but that women need to speak…
24 March 2015 | Ageing, Women, Youth
Rural and urban communities in India are being told that violence against women is unacceptable.
Anuradha Kapoor, Director of Swayam, a women's rights organization based in Kolkata says that positive change is underway but that women need to speak…
24 March 2015 | Ageing, Women, Youth
Rural and urban communities in India are being told that violence against women is unacceptable.
Anuradha Kapoor, Director of Swayam, a women's rights organization based in Kolkata says that positive change is underway but that women need to speak…
18 March 2015 | Ageing
ICT can contribute by providing European citizens with better and cheaper services for health and ageing well. The introduction of ICT and telemedicine alone is estimated to improve efficiency of health care by 20%.
ICT empowers users of every age…
10 March 2015 | Ageing
On March 9-10, at the European Summit on Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing (#AgeingSummit), Commissioners Günter H. Oettinger and Carlos Moedas , MEPs, top thinkers, innovators and leaders from policy, civil society, industry and research,…
27 November 2014 | Ageing
The aging of populations in countries around the world poses a challenge both to ensure the well-being of the elderly and to identify sustainable ways to expand pension systems. In few places is the challenge more pressing than the countries of the…