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09 December 2014 | Families, | Women
A staggering 225 million women in developing countries want to avoid pregnancy but are not using modern contraceptives, and tens of millions of women do not receive the basic pregnancy and delivery care they need. These are the findings of Adding It…
04 December 2014 | Disabilities
To promote the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), UNDESA DSPD held a panel discussion on "Accessible Technologies for Persons with Disabilities: Crossing the Digital Divide" at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 2…
03 December 2014 | Disabilities
Mr. Lenín Voltaire Moreno Garces of Ecuador is the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility.
He is currently Chairperson of the Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with…
03 December 2014 | Disabilities
More than one billion people – or approximately 15 per cent of the world's population – live with some form of disability and have generally poorer health, lower education achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty than…
03 December 2014 | Disabilities
People with disabilities are not looking for charity but want to ensure that their rights are fully recognized.
That's according to Catalina Devandas who is set to start her three-year mandate as the UN Human Rights Council's very first Special…
01 December 2014 | Disabilities
Throughout human history, new and changing technologies have impacted on the way people live. Today, it is built in to nearly every part of daily living, from work, consumer goods, to recreational activities and social interactions. Information and…
28 November 2014 | Disabilities, | Youth
For generations, the pastorialists of Samburu, a nomadic county 400 kilometers north of Nairobi, have roamed from place to place in search of water and pasture for their animals.
“In such nomadic communities, it is sometimes common for children born…
28 November 2014 | Disabilities, | Youth
For generations, the pastorialists of Samburu, a nomadic county 400 kilometers north of Nairobi, have roamed from place to place in search of water and pasture for their animals.
“In such nomadic communities, it is sometimes common for children born…
27 November 2014 | Ageing
The aging of populations in countries around the world poses a challenge both to ensure the well-being of the elderly and to identify sustainable ways to expand pension systems. In few places is the challenge more pressing than the countries of the…
25 November 2014 | Disabilities
Today, there are over 1 billion people living in the world with some form of disability. Around the world, persons with disabilities not only face physical barriers but also social, economic and attitudinal barriers. Furthermore, disability is…
25 November 2014 | Disabilities
The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) is organizing an event on "Sustainable Development: The promise of technology - Accessible Technologies for Persons with…
24 November 2014 | Youth
A total of ten young entrepreneurs in Cameroon are going into business this week thanks to collateral-free loans they won at the end of an entrepreneurship event that received the technical support of the Economic Commission for Africa.
The ten were…