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Social Inclusion
02 May 2019 | Social Inclusion
2-3 May 2019, Baku, Azerbaijan
“Building dialogue into action against discrimination, inequality and violent conflict”
The global community is constantly and rapidly changing, implying effective responses to new occurrences.
Against this…
25 March 2019 | Social Inclusion
Racism is a historical and social construct, firmly grounded in the
processes of dehumanizing and stigmatizing the ‘Other’. With widening
socioeconomic inequalities and growing disillusionment with public
institutions, nationalist populism and…
18 February 2019 | Social Inclusion
What is social protection?
Social protection refers to a set of policies to a set of
policies help women, men, and children reach or maintain an adequate standard
of living and good health throughout their lives.
Social protection can also be…
07 February 2019 | Social Inclusion
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) took place from 22-25 January 2019 in Davos, Switzerland. Here are focuses on papers and articles on issues of inequality and inclusive growth that took the spotlight at Davos.
Delivering a ‘…
05 February 2019 | Social Inclusion
The question of inequality was raised several times by the UN in January: speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, UN chief António Guterres pointed out that, while technological progress and globalization have led to “fantastic…
11 December 2018 | Social Inclusion
Migration is an expanding multidimensional reality of major relevance for the sustainable development of countries of origin, transit and destination, which requires coherent and comprehensive responses. To reaffirm the shared responsibility of the…
31 October 2018 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
World Cities Day aims to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, enhance cooperation among countries and cities in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contribute to sustainable urban…
31 October 2018 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
World Cities Day aims to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, enhance cooperation among countries and cities in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contribute to sustainable urban…
21 September 2018 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
The new session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on Wednesday with its President pledging to use her year in office to bring the world body closer to the people and strengthen their sense of ownership and support for the UN…
21 September 2018 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
The new session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on Wednesday with its President pledging to use her year in office to bring the world body closer to the people and strengthen their sense of ownership and support for the UN…
20 April 2018 | Social Inclusion
Building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels is a sustainable development commitment in its own right and is reflected in specific targets under Sustainable Development Goal 16. Target 16.6, for example, calls for…
29 March 2018 | Social Inclusion
Sport has proven to be a cost-effective and flexible tool in promoting peace and development objectives. Since the inception of the MDGs in 2000, sport has played a vital role in enhancing each of the eight goals, a fact which has been recognized in…