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28 March 2017 | Disabilities
Advancing the leadership of women and girls with disabilities brings together two strong advocacy communities - the disability community and the gender and women’s rights community - in pursuit of a common cause. Over the last two decades there has…
27 March 2017 | Ageing, | Poverty Eradication
Based on the initiative of the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Office of National Statistics (ONS) of the United Kingdom an informal group of representatives from UN agencies (UNDP, UN Women, UNFPA, WHO) and the UN…
27 March 2017 | Ageing, | Poverty Eradication
Based on the initiative of the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Office of National Statistics (ONS) of the United Kingdom an informal group of representatives from UN agencies (UNDP, UN Women, UNFPA, WHO) and the UN…
27 March 2017 | Disabilities
Advocacy creates a channel of communication between citizens and their elected representatives; it is in many ways the crux of democracy. Typically, people advocate for a cause that affects their life directly or sometimes simply because they feel…
24 March 2017 | Indigenous Peoples
History was made at the United Nations Headquarters last week when, for the first time, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) gave indigenous women the opportunity to vocalise their needs regarding their rights, economic empowerment and a…
23 March 2017 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
The New Report "Human Development for Everyone" released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), found that while many people have greater access to education, health and sanitation, for example, more focus needs to be paid to who has been excluded…
23 March 2017 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
The New Report "Human Development for Everyone" released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), found that while many people have greater access to education, health and sanitation, for example, more focus needs to be paid to who has been excluded…
21 March 2017 | Cooperatives
On March 6, 2017, a seminar on "Co-operatives and the Sustainable Development Goals" was held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, co-organized by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), Brazilian Cooperatives Organization (OCB), Unimed do Brazil…
21 March 2017 | Disabilities
One billion people currently experience some form of disability. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that the number of people aged 60 years and older will reach two billion by 2050, therefore we need to pay attention to accessibility…
20 March 2017 | Ageing
Ministers and Senior Officials from Asia and the Pacific are coming together in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 23 March 2017, for the First Asia-Pacific MOST Forum of Ministers of Social Development. Together with researchers and scientists,…
17 March 2017 | Disabilities
Each year the voice of people with Down syndrome, and those who live and work with them, grows louder. The Down Syndrome International (DSi) encourages friends all over the world to choose their own activities and events to help raise awareness of…
15 March 2017 | Employment
“Work at this point, does not work for women. We are starting a journey to make work work for women”
A crowd of individuals in red, a colour representing solidarity in pursuit of gender equality heard this message delivered by Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-…