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13 December 2019 | Poverty Eradication
Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that many societies are not working as they should, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) argues in its latest report released on Monday.…
30 November 2019 | Disabilities
The world’s leading career fair showcasing accessibility technology in hiring people with disabilities, ABILITY Job Fair (AJF), chooses International Day of People with Disabilities (December 3rd) to host its online career fair for job seekers with…
29 November 2019 | Disabilities
Regional Forum for Europe on “Accessible Europe: ICTs 4 ALL" will take place in St George's Bay, St. Julian’s, Malta, from 4 to 6 December 2019. This regional event for Europe is being jointly organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (…
27 November 2019 | Poverty Eradication
Each year on October 17, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, people from diverse backgrounds all over the world get together to commemorate the day and to hear people with lived experience of poverty share not only their…
27 November 2019 | Poverty Eradication
The World Cities Day celebrated each year on 31st of October is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of…
24 November 2019 | Disabilities
The Doha International Conference on Disability and Development will be held on 7-8 December 2019, under the guidance and patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Founder of Qatar Foundation for Social Work and its affiliated civil…
30 September 2019 | Poverty Eradication
On 23 September at UN Headquarters in New York, world leaders adopted a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on universal health coverage (UHC), the most comprehensive set of health commitments ever adopted at this level.
“This…
30 September 2019 | Youth
The young advocate from the island nation of Papua New Guinea, painted a vivid picture of the dangers for delegates on Friday, during the last major summit of the UN’s high level week, dedicated to looking at the progress and pitfalls facing Small…
24 September 2019 | Youth
It is “crucial” that the world’s 1.8 billion young people have a say in the fight against climate change and ultimately “the future of the planet” according to the UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake.
Young activists, innovators,…
20 September 2019 | Poverty Eradication
Global emissions are reaching record levels and show no sign of peaking. The last four years were the four hottest on record, and winter temperatures in the Arctic have risen by 3°C since 1990. Sea levels are rising, coral reefs are dying, and we…
17 September 2019 | Disabilities
Global Leaders from the world's leading Brands, Companies, Trade Associations, NGOs and Public Sector convened at the Annual Ideagen Empowering Women & Girls 2030 Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on September 13, 2019…
12 September 2019 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
"The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals are our collective response to building a fair globalization." António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
The 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development…