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21 December 2020 | Sport for Development and Peace
UNAOC (United Nations Alliance of Civilizations) has launched a call for applications for the first Online Youth Consultation on Preventing Violent Extremism through Sport, which will take place on 20-21 January 2021, within the framework of the "UN…
18 December 2020 | Sport for Development and Peace
Recognizing the value of sports in advancing peace and development, UNODC’s Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) this week launched a new outreach campaign designed to build youth resilience towards drugs, crime and violence. Developed in…
17 December 2020 | Ageing
The United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) is an opportunity to bring together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector for ten years of concerted, catalytic and…
10 December 2020 | Disabilities
“These rights touch on every aspect of life: the right to go to school, to live in one’s community, to access health care, to start a family, to engage in political participation, to be able to play sport, to travel – and to have decent work,” UN …
10 December 2020 | Poverty Eradication
The European Commission remains committed to the 2030 Agenda. Under the leadership of President von der Leyen, the Commission has presented an ambitious policy programme to deliver on sustainability in the EU and beyond.
The Sustainable Development…
04 December 2020 | Disabilities
One billion people – 15 per cent of the world’s population – currently have a disability, and 80 per cent of them live in developing countries. People with disabilities face significant challenges, including negative attitudes, stigma,…
04 December 2020 | Disabilities
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues estimates that there are more than 370 million indigenous peoples around the world. Complementing this data, indigenous women’s organizations estimate that approximately 50 percent—roughly 185…
04 December 2020 | Sport for Development and Peace
To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), Laureus Sport for Good has released its latest research paper entitled 'Empowering Abilities through Sport'.The research, produced in partnership with Allianz and InsightShare, aimed…
22 November 2020 | Disabilities
The world is faced with a global education emergency of unprecedented scale. According to estimates by the World Bank, the COVID-19 pandemic, at its peak, caused more than 180 countries to mandate temporary school closures, leaving 85 percent of the…
22 November 2020 | Disabilities
Commitments to end discrimination and eliminate all violence against women must have meaning to all those targeted by perpetrators and at risk thereof. Women and girls with disabilities rightly demand enjoyment of the full panoply of human rights to…
18 November 2020 | Disabilities
In May 2020, the International Labour Organization (ILO)'s Global Business and Disability Network conducted two surveys – one for National Business and Disability Networks (NBDN) and one for those networks’ company members – to identify good…
16 November 2020 | Disabilities
A coalition of seven global disability rights organisations have today called for urgent action by States and the international community to halt the catastrophic failure to protect the lives, health, and rights of persons with disabilities during…