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Thematic Areas
02 April 2018 | Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous communities play a vital role as custodians of our planet, possessing vital knowledge that will support global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But despite progress to protect their rights, many of the world’s…
29 March 2018 | Poverty Eradication
With 1,500 participants, this year’s Global Festival of Action made the case for multiple voices and solidarity as the key factors for global action. Representatives of civil society, the private sector, academia, youth, media, international…
29 March 2018 | Social Inclusion
Sport has proven to be a cost-effective and flexible tool in promoting peace and development objectives. Since the inception of the MDGs in 2000, sport has played a vital role in enhancing each of the eight goals, a fact which has been recognized in…
22 March 2018 | Disabilities
People with Down syndrome, their advocates and supporters gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday 21 March to rally employers and make sure they saw the benefits of enabling people with Down syndrome and disabilities to make meaningful…
19 March 2018 | Youth
We received this video from a family whose oldest son died of an accidental heroin and fentanyl overdose in December 2015, on his 22nd birthday. They made this video to help other teens and their families avoid going down the path of addiction. Here…
15 March 2018 | Poverty Eradication
Today more than 2 billion people are forced to drink unsafe water, and 4.5 billion people do not have safely managed sanitation services. Growing populations, increasing climate variability, mismanagement of water supplies and pollution are all…
06 March 2018 | Poverty Eradication
Statistics, numbers, figures – they tell the story of our lives. How well we live, and how well we take care of ourselves, each other and the environment. Through data, for example, we know how healthy people are, how many people live in poverty…
06 March 2018 | Poverty Eradication, | Women
The Good Shepherd International Foundation (GSSI Foundation) is releasing their newest documentary, "Mahila: a Women's Movement Rising," on March 8th International Women's Day, to celebrate the power of women helping each other and to support a…
06 March 2018 | Poverty Eradication, | Women
The Good Shepherd International Foundation (GSSI Foundation) is releasing their newest documentary, "Mahila: a Women's Movement Rising," on March 8th International Women's Day, to celebrate the power of women helping each other and to support a…
02 March 2018 | Women
This year, the International Women’s Day comes on the heels of unprecedented global movement for women’s rights, equality and justice. The celebration of the Day has taken the form of global marches and campaigns, including #MeToo and #TimesUp in…
01 March 2018 | Families
A recent assessment by the United Nations shows a world’s population numbered 7.6 billion in 2017 and is projected to grow to around 8.6 billion in 2030, especially in Africa and Asia.
The world’s population is likely to continue at a slower pace…
23 February 2018 | Cooperatives
The Asia-Pacific Co-operative Development Conference will focus this year on the theme “Building Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships on Sustainable Development.” The conference will take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 26 February to 1 March 2018. It…