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| Poverty Eradication, | Women
The Labor-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) program, as part of the Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP), recently received additional financing from the World Bank Group. The project aims to reduce poverty and expand social opportunities for the…
| Poverty Eradication, | Women
The Labor-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) program, as part of the Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP), recently received additional financing from the World Bank Group. The project aims to reduce poverty and expand social opportunities for the…
| Youth
The young people were participating in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Youth Training on Media and Civic Participation, which ended on 25 Aug in Bali.
The training offered a unique program, exploring issues such as youth leadership, team building, freedom…
| Youth
The Pre-Conference Forum on youth will focus on identifying opportunities for young people from Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The outcome of this forum will help inform the dialogue process and plenary discussions.
As the host of the 3rd…
| Families, | Indigenous Peoples
According to experts speaking at the opening of the 5th Regional seminar on agriculture and climate change organized by ECLAC and FAO, it is vital to acknowledge the traditional knowledge accumulated by family farmers and indigenous peoples, as…
| Disabilities
The Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo is a United Nations system-wide global event for south-south and triangular cooperation. The Expo, launched in 2008, has become an annual event co-sponsored by and with more than 25 UN organizations,…
| Families, | Indigenous Peoples
According to experts speaking at the opening of the 5th Regional seminar on agriculture and climate change organized by ECLAC and FAO, it is vital to acknowledge the traditional knowledge accumulated by family farmers and indigenous peoples, as…
| Women, | Youth
On October 11, 2012, two days after then 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt on her way home from school in Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the world that the abhorrent and cowardly attack…
| Women, | Youth
On October 11, 2012, two days after then 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt on her way home from school in Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the world that the abhorrent and cowardly attack…
| Youth
Each year 20 per cent of the world's young people experience a mental health condition. The United Nations reported these findings in a new publication launched to coincide with International Youth Day 2014, which shone a spotlight on the…
| Poverty Eradication
After nearly a year of conflict, Yemen is facing the dual task of launching a delicate political transition while rebuilding the economy. Around 70% of Yemen’s population of 22.5 million lives in rural areas. Poverty is concentrated in this rural…
| Youth
UNESCO is partnering with Zain, the Dev School of Kenya, and the College of Computer Science and Information (University of Juba) to launch a YouthMobile Applications Development Initiative in South Sudan.
Held within the framework of the new and…