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| Women, | Youth
Lauding the gains made in improving the health of women and children worldwide, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for renewed commitment and action to sustain the unprecedented progress made in this area in partnership with…
| Youth
Despite global gains in the number of children enrolled in school, many of the world’s students fail to leave their educational experiences with the skills necessary for them to succeed in life and help their nations develop, United Nations…
| Ageing
UNDESA-DSPD, in collaboration with UNESCAP, and the Asia-pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF), with the support of UNFPA, HelpAge International and the International Federation of Ageing (IFA), are jointly organising a Workshop…
| Poverty Eradication
Lack of access to electricity is a serious issue in the Asia-Pacific region, with around 628 million people lacking access to energy services such as lighting, cold storage, and energy for income generating activities.
The Pro-Poor Public-…
| Poverty Eradication, | Youth
Education will be central to the success of the international targets that will replace the Millennium Development Goals when they expire in 2015. That’s the key point of a new booklet that will be released when the 69th Session of the United…
| Poverty Eradication, | Youth
Education will be central to the success of the international targets that will replace the Millennium Development Goals when they expire in 2015. That’s the key point of a new booklet that will be released when the 69th Session of the United…
| Poverty Eradication
The United Nations General Assembly opened its 69th annual session today with the body's new President declaring that it would be a historic opportunity to formulate a post-2015 development agenda that is transformative, brings tangible results in…
| Poverty Eradication
Closing the current session in the newly-renovated General Assembly Hall, President John Ashe today expressed gratitude to Member States for their cooperation in focusing on perhaps the biggest generational challenge of the United Nations: crafting…
| Poverty Eradication
The deliberations on the post-2015 development agenda have emphasized the need for strong monitoring and accountability. In addition to accountability at the global and national levels, there are calls for a strong focus on the regional dimension…
| Poverty Eradication
The World Bank Group’s Executive Directors discussed a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Argentina covering fiscal years 2015-2018. Executive Directors broadly endorsed the strategy’s overall goals designed to sustain social gains and…
| Ageing
The new report of the Secretary-General on the "Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing” is submitted in response to General Assembly resolution 68/134.
It focuses on two issues that have been singled out as critical to the well-being and…
| Ageing
The catastrophe predicted to result from the rapid ageing of Asian populations is far from inevitable, said experts at a regional conference being held this week in Thailand.
Making changes to economic and health policies can help countries head off…