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28 May 2014 | Disabilities, | Poverty Eradication, | Women, | Youth
Speaking at the high level event of the General Assembly in New York on “Achieving poverty eradication through full employment and decent work for all in the Post-2015 development Agenda”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a strong case for…
28 May 2014 | Women, | Youth
The world must do more to unleash Africa's full potential in agriculture, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said while also urging the continent's leaders and development partners to combat growing social and economic inequalities…
28 May 2014 | Disabilities, | Poverty Eradication, | Women, | Youth
Speaking at the high level event of the General Assembly in New York on “Achieving poverty eradication through full employment and decent work for all in the Post-2015 development Agenda”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a strong case for…
28 May 2014 | Disabilities, | Poverty Eradication, | Women, | Youth
Speaking at the high level event of the General Assembly in New York on “Achieving poverty eradication through full employment and decent work for all in the Post-2015 development Agenda”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a strong case for…
28 May 2014 | Poverty Eradication
Developing countries that invested in quality jobs from the early 2000 grew nearly one percentage point faster every year since 2007 and were better able to weather the economic crisis than comparable economies, according to a new report by the…
28 May 2014 | Women, | Youth
The world must do more to unleash Africa's full potential in agriculture, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said while also urging the continent's leaders and development partners to combat growing social and economic inequalities…
28 May 2014 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Inequality has been discussed in the context of the formulation of the post-2015 development agenda. Pursuing greater equality and equity at the global level accords with one of the principles recognized by Member States in the United Nations…
23 May 2014 | Youth
The ECOSOC Forum on Youth 2-3 June in New York is approaching fast. Building on input from over 1.2 million young people who voted in the MyWorld2015 survey, as well as the outcome of the crowdsourcing platform launched earlier this year, the United…
22 May 2014 | Ageing, | Poverty Eradication
People everywhere are living longer, the United Nations health agency today reported, mostly because fewer children are dying, certain diseases are in check, and tobacco use is down, but conditions in low-income countries continue to plague life…
22 May 2014 | Families, | Poverty Eradication
United Nations officials are using this year's International Day of Families to highlight the vital role that these critical social units found in every society play in achieving globally agreed development goals and advancing a better world for…
22 May 2014 | Ageing, | Poverty Eradication
People everywhere are living longer, the United Nations health agency today reported, mostly because fewer children are dying, certain diseases are in check, and tobacco use is down, but conditions in low-income countries continue to plague life…
22 May 2014 | Families, | Poverty Eradication
United Nations officials are using this year's International Day of Families to highlight the vital role that these critical social units found in every society play in achieving globally agreed development goals and advancing a better world for…