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| Poverty Eradication
Gradual increases in the minimum wage help to reduce inequality and do not have significant adverse effects on aggregate employment, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which was taking part in a forum…
| Poverty Eradication
The Vietnam Social Assistance System Strengthening Project was officially launched on 7 Aug, with the goal of developing and piloting innovations in management and service delivery in four provinces in Vietnam as a first step towards nationwide…
| Ageing
In many parts of the world, older persons often face discrimination, poverty, violence and abuse, as well as lack of specific measures and services on the basis of age. To address the issue of protecting the human rights of older persons, the Open-…
| Poverty Eradication
On 28 July, with the kick-off of the United Nations post-2015 sustainable development agenda fast approaching, ministers and senior Government officials from across the globe have gathered in Cotonou, Benin, to discuss how to strengthen the world’s…
| Youth
Despite having good access to education, the number of youth in the labour market in Jordan is very low, especially among young women, a new ILO study finds.
The study – published in June and titled “Labour market transitions of young women and men…
| Poverty Eradication
The 2014 Human Development Report, launched in Tokyo by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), says that 1.2 billion people live on $1.25 a day or less. At the same time, the UNDP Multidimensional Poverty Index reveals that almost 1.5 billion people…
| Indigenous Peoples
Dr. Dalee Sambo Dorough, Chairperson, United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
She is currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of Alaska Anchorage; Alaska Member of the Inuit Circumpolar Council Advisory…
| Disabilities
1. What inspired and empowered you to take up swimming to make a difference in the world?
I started this adventure because I was deeply convinced of the importance of this campaign for persons with disabilities. Only in bringing this issue to light…
| Poverty Eradication
United Nations officials today stressed the need to harness the necessary resources to take Africa’s progress to the next level, calling for increased investment to boost the continent’s development prospects.
“Africa needs to bridge a huge…
| Youth
It is increasingly apparent that investing in people is the solution to a thorny demographic problem: Many see the low fertility rates and ageing populations in Eastern Europe as an impending crisis, which will place huge burdens on social systems…
| Youth
The latest economic trends in the region indicate that the European Union 11 (EU11) is making strong economic headway. According to the latest EU11 Regular Economic Report, economic growth is expected to almost double in the region in 2014.
However…
| Ageing
The Fifth Session of the Open Ended Working Group on Ageing from 30 July – 1 August 2014. The Working Group was established by the General Assembly by resolution 65/182 on 21 December 2010. In the context of the Open Ended Working Group, Member…