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| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of 1995 (Beijing Platform for Action) is the most visionary agenda for the empowerment of women and girls, everywhere. Developed at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing,…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of 1995 (Beijing Platform for Action) is the most visionary agenda for the empowerment of women and girls, everywhere. Developed at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing,…
| Poverty Eradication
Make Us Count is a campaign powered by the UN Working Group to End Homelessness. Made up of NGOs from across the world, the Working Group advocates at the UN’s HQ in New York for those experiencing homelessness.
In February 2020, the UN will issue a…
| Poverty Eradication
The World Social Report 2020, published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), shows that income inequality has increased in most developed countries, and some middle-income countries - including China,…
| Disabilities
Girls, boys and adolescents with disabilities should always be well treated, like other children and adolescents, protecting them from all forms of violence and abuse. A good treatment will produce positive effects…
| Poverty Eradication
“Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of…
| Poverty Eradication
December is a time to recall that all migrants—no matter their immigration status—are entitled to the same basic human rights as everyone else. Migrants form a vital and integral part of our societies and contribute much to sustainable development.…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…