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| Poverty Eradication, | Women
The year of 2015 marks the 20th anniversaries of the World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen, and the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing. Both landmark summits sought to promote inclusive and equitable social…
| Disabilities
Persons with disabilities, when compared to the general population, face higher risks in emergency situations and are disproportionately affected by natural disasters. Available data reveals that the mortality rate of the disabled population is…
| Disabilities
Persons with disabilities are a unique resource of knowledge and experience, which is often overlooked, that is essential to help reduce the risk of disasters and build resilient societies and communities. A barrier-free environment helps to ensure…
| Disabilities
Government and civil society leaders from around the world are gathering in the Japanese city of Sendai for a United Nations conference that will take stock of ten years of global work to better prepare for and curb the impact of disasters, and to…
| Disabilities
The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Several thousand participants are expected, including at related events linked to the World Conference under…
| Indigenous Peoples
The Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (SPFII) of UNDESA DSPD, the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and the International Forum on Indigenous Women (FIMI) will organize a side event on "Indigenous Women…
| Ageing
On March 9-10, at the European Summit on Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing (#AgeingSummit), Commissioners Günter H. Oettinger and Carlos Moedas , MEPs, top thinkers, innovators and leaders from policy, civil society, industry and…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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,”…
| 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,”…
| 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.…