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| Families, Social Inclusion
The UNICEF hygiene kits provided to the families in Nepal who were devastated by the April earthquake are a happy sight. The kit includes a packet of clean toothbrushes, a tube of toothpaste, a water purifier, and a few bars of soap. Many families…
| Families, Social Inclusion
The UNICEF hygiene kits provided to the families in Nepal who were devastated by the April earthquake are a happy sight. The kit includes a packet of clean toothbrushes, a tube of toothpaste, a water purifier, and a few bars of soap. Many families…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Social Inclusion
Leaving no one behind
15 per cent of the world’s population has a disability. And more than 11 per cent of the world’s population is over 60 years old. Any way you look at it, people with disabilities and people over 60 make up a huge number of…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Social Inclusion
Leaving no one behind
15 per cent of the world’s population has a disability. And more than 11 per cent of the world’s population is over 60 years old. Any way you look at it, people with disabilities and people over 60 make up a huge number of…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Social Inclusion
Leaving no one behind
15 per cent of the world’s population has a disability. And more than 11 per cent of the world’s population is over 60 years old. Any way you look at it, people with disabilities and people over 60 make up a huge number of…
| Cooperatives, Families, Social Inclusion
A universal exposition is running in Milan, Italy from 1 May to 31 October to discuss sustainability. This is a crucial time for the United Nations because this is the year that the UN Millennium Goals have come to an end and the post 2015…
| Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
The international community is moving forward with the right to education for girls as a top priority which was declared by UN officials on 16 June.
“Investing in girls’ education is not only the right thing to do, it is also the smart thing to…
| Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
The international community is moving forward with the right to education for girls as a top priority which was declared by UN officials on 16 June.
“Investing in girls’ education is not only the right thing to do, it is also the smart thing to…
| Social Inclusion, Women, Youth
The international community is moving forward with the right to education for girls as a top priority which was declared by UN officials on 16 June.
“Investing in girls’ education is not only the right thing to do, it is also the smart thing to…
| Social Inclusion, Women
A UNDEF-funded project in Liberia works to empower rural women by providing speedy information and networking opportunities via radio and mobile technology. Implemented by the Liberia Women Media Action Committee, the radio-to-mobile service makes…
| Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Youth
A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for the World Day against Child Labor on 12 June shows that around 20 to 30 percent of children in low income countries by age 15 have completed their schooling and entered into the labour…
| Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion, Youth
A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for the World Day against Child Labor on 12 June shows that around 20 to 30 percent of children in low income countries by age 15 have completed their schooling and entered into the labour…