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Photo: Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Azerbaijan View of Baku, Azerbaijan.
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5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue

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…
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Countering Nationalist Populism for Racial Equality

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…
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Why We Need Social Protection?

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…
A young girl in Kaduna state, Nigeria, carries water from a river known to be infested with flies that cause river blindness.
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WEF 2019, Digitalization, Inequality, and Inclusive Growth

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.…
@ UNICEF/Sebastian Rich Five-year-old Kiara makes a sale in a commuter train car in Buenos Aires, the capital. She has been working in the Subte, the city’s mass transit system, selling hairpins and other cheap goods, since she was three years old.
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As inequality grows, the UN fights for a fairer world

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…
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Making Migration Work for All

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…
| Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion

Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities

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…
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Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities

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…
General Assembly Seventy-second session, 92nd plenary meeting Election of the President of the General Assembly Drawing of lots by the Secretary-General to determine the Member State which will occupy the first seat in the General Assembly Hall at the seventy-third session Election of the Vice Presidents of the General Assembly
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Bring the United Nations closer to the people, urges GA President

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…
General Assembly Seventy-second session, 92nd plenary meeting Election of the President of the General Assembly Drawing of lots by the Secretary-General to determine the Member State which will occupy the first seat in the General Assembly Hall at the seventy-third session Election of the Vice Presidents of the General Assembly
| Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion

Bring the United Nations closer to the people, urges GA President

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…
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Building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

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…
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Sport for SDGs: Together we can all make a difference

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…