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10 March 2015 | Women
This year a number of global milestones – the twentieth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action (PfA), and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – provide a unique opportunity to ensure that the business community is a key partner in…
09 March 2015 | Disabilities
As countries prepare to meet at the Third Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in less than two weeks, UN officials tell us why strengthening our resilience is essential if we want to achieve sustainable development.
“Protecting people’s health…
04 March 2015 | Families, | Poverty Eradication
Scenes of families eating together in Burundi, Laos and the Philippines today won a photo competition judged by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver aimed at demonstrating “the simple yet powerful role provided by sitting tougher and eating as a family,”…
04 March 2015 | Families, | Poverty Eradication
Scenes of families eating together in Burundi, Laos and the Philippines today won a photo competition judged by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver aimed at demonstrating “the simple yet powerful role provided by sitting tougher and eating as a family,”…
04 March 2015 | Poverty Eradication
The Lessons draw upon the AMRs, convened since 2007 at the national, regional and global levels, to contribute to the intergovernmental discussions on follow-up and review in the context of the preparations of the post-2015 development agenda.…
03 March 2015 | Disabilities
The 30 indicators from the Zero Project questionnaire 2015 measure the UN CRPD implementation across 150 countries.
They cover areas such as accessibility, education, transportation, employment and data. For 2014/2015 the specific focus is on two…
03 March 2015 | Disabilities, | Youth
Submissions are now open for a global art campaign that aims to raise young people’s awareness of disabilities and inclusion. Led by the United Nations Global Education First Initiative (GEFI), in partnership with the Global Observatory for…
03 March 2015 | Disabilities, | Youth
Submissions are now open for a global art campaign that aims to raise young people’s awareness of disabilities and inclusion. Led by the United Nations Global Education First Initiative (GEFI), in partnership with the Global Observatory for…
28 February 2015 | Youth
Each one of these schools is an orchestra, and everyone has an important role to play. If we all play our instruments together and play them well, we can create a beautiful symphony,” says Ecclésiaste Télémaque, Deputy Director of the Haitian…
27 February 2015 | Women
“I always wanted to go to school,” said Azra Misbih-ul-huda, 17, who lives in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. “ When this free education mobile learning project was launched in our area I was very excited […]I said to my mother I need to…
26 February 2015 | Disabilities
The consultation on technology and disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction at the 4th Zero Project conference is organized by the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD) of the Division for Social…
25 February 2015 | Cooperatives, | Women
A cooperative of women in Ethiopia is set to reach the international market thanks to a partnership between Italian gourmet food store Eataly and FAO.
The two joined forces in 2013 to support family farmers around the globe in boosting their…