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Thematic Areas
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Women
Protracted crises undermine food security and nutrition. Women are more likely than men to be affected, and their access to aid can be undermined by gender-based discrimination.
Yields for women farmers are 20-30 percent lower than for men. This is…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Women
Protracted crises undermine food security and nutrition. Women are more likely than men to be affected, and their access to aid can be undermined by gender-based discrimination.
Yields for women farmers are 20-30 percent lower than for men. This is…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Women
Protracted crises undermine food security and nutrition. Women are more likely than men to be affected, and their access to aid can be undermined by gender-based discrimination.
Yields for women farmers are 20-30 percent lower than for men. This is…
| Indigenous Peoples
For Nepal’s Chepang people, an indigenous group living in the Himalaya foothills, poverty and marginalization remain a daily reality. Chepang women are further marginalized by low literacy rates, lack of access to health services, and scarce…
| Ageing, | Social Inclusion
On 27 May, a panel was held at the IFT Summit session called "transport for tourists and travelers- improving the user experience." This panel focused on discussing the development of transport for people with disabilities; transport for…
| Ageing, | Social Inclusion
On 27 May, a panel was held at the IFT Summit session called "transport for tourists and travelers- improving the user experience." This panel focused on discussing the development of transport for people with disabilities; transport for…
| Disabilities, | Social Inclusion
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 61/106 of 13 December 2006. It came into force on 3 May 2008 upon the 20th ratification. Article 40 of the Convention stipulates that “…
| Disabilities, | Social Inclusion
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 61/106 of 13 December 2006. It came into force on 3 May 2008 upon the 20th ratification. Article 40 of the Convention stipulates that “…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
On 4 June 2015, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization asked countries to look ahead to new development goals to be effective in September that will end hunger in many countries. The 15 year global effort to reduce hunger has now…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
On 4 June 2015, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization asked countries to look ahead to new development goals to be effective in September that will end hunger in many countries. The 15 year global effort to reduce hunger has now…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Crucial development decisions are set to be made as crises are taking over the focus of the international communities. These ongoing crises include Nepal after the 2015 earthquake, the conflicts in Syria, and the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Crucial development decisions are set to be made as crises are taking over the focus of the international communities. These ongoing crises include Nepal after the 2015 earthquake, the conflicts in Syria, and the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.…