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01 May 2015 | Indigenous Peoples, | Women, | Youth
From youth empowerment in Canada to protection of cultural heritage in Australia; from income generating activities in Cameroon to advocating about women’s rights in Papua New Guinea and in India - watch six exceptionally inspiring indigenous women…
01 May 2015 | Indigenous Peoples, | Women, | Youth
From youth empowerment in Canada to protection of cultural heritage in Australia; from income generating activities in Cameroon to advocating about women’s rights in Papua New Guinea and in India - watch six exceptionally inspiring indigenous women…
01 May 2015 | Families
The International Day of Families is observed on the 15th of May every year. The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 with resolution A/RES/47/237 and reflects the importance the international community attaches to families. The…
01 May 2015 | Indigenous Peoples, | Youth
Indigenous peoples suffer great risk of suicide. For example, in some regions the suicide rate among young indigenous women and men is five to six times the rate of non-indigenous youths. Some communities report even higher rates. The alarming over…
01 May 2015 | Indigenous Peoples, | Youth
Indigenous peoples suffer great risk of suicide. For example, in some regions the suicide rate among young indigenous women and men is five to six times the rate of non-indigenous youths. Some communities report even higher rates. The alarming over…
29 April 2015 | Women
Progress 2015 draws on the experiences of those working toward gender equality and women’s rights around the world. It provides the key elements of a far-reaching new policy agenda that can transform economies and make women’s rights a reality.…
20 April 2015 | Indigenous Peoples
The Permanent Forum was established by the UN in response to demands from indigenous peoples for a high-level permanent body at the United Nations.
The 14th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII14) will be held at UN…
16 April 2015 | Social Inclusion
Leaders from around the world opened the 48th session of the Commission on Population and Development on 13 April 2015, where they will take stock of the world's development and the welfare of its people.
Below are 10 little-known facts about the…
13 April 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Anonymized data – information from which the identity of the sender has been stripped – from mobile telephone usage could provide vital support in efforts to achieve sustainable development and to respond to humanitarian crises, according to…
13 April 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Anonymized data – information from which the identity of the sender has been stripped – from mobile telephone usage could provide vital support in efforts to achieve sustainable development and to respond to humanitarian crises, according to…
13 April 2015 | Poverty Eradication
Civil society actors have a critical role to play in the outlining of a successful post-2015 sustainable development agenda, President of the United Nations General Assembly Sam Kutesa declared today.
In a statement made to the Assembly’s Informal…
10 April 2015 | Youth
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the international launch of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report:
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…