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31 March 2014 | Families, | Women, | Youth
Financial and infrastructure support for small-scale family farmers is crucial to winning the fight against hunger around the world, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on March 5th 2014, urging Governments to create polices…
31 March 2014 | Families, | Women, | Youth
Financial and infrastructure support for small-scale family farmers is crucial to winning the fight against hunger around the world, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on March 5th 2014, urging Governments to create polices…
21 March 2014 | Disabilities
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed for better access and equality to health services for persons with Down syndrome.
“Too often, persons with disabilities – including those with Down syndrome – face stigma, discrimination and…
17 March 2014 | Youth
Youth empowerment and youth employment are the key elements of successful social development strategies, worldwide. In order to build capacity of unemployed youth and for young people to be able to compete in the labor market, the United Nations…
12 March 2014 | Ageing, | Disabilities, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
12 March 2014 | Ageing, | Disabilities, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
12 March 2014 | Ageing, | Disabilities, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
12 March 2014 | Ageing, | Disabilities, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
12 March 2014 | Ageing, | Disabilities, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
12 March 2014 | Cooperatives
UNDESA-DSPD is currently conducting a study of cooperatives throughout the world, presently placing its focus on cooperatives in China and India.A database will be prepared showing consolidated and sector-level data on cooperatives across industries…
07 March 2014 | Social Inclusion
1. In your book The Solution Revolution, what is the “solution revolution” and what is the “solution economy”?
The Solution Revolution refers to a burgeoning new economy where players from across the spectrum of business, government, philanthropy,…
06 March 2014 | Disabilities
Down syndrome is a naturally occurring chromosomal arrangement that has always been a part of the human condition, exists in all regions across the globe and commonly results in variable effects on learning styles, physical characteristics or…