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13 March 2017 | Families
The unpaid work is indispensable to maintaining and advancing capabilities and human development. It is essential to the functioning of societies and economies and makes possible much of the observed kinds of paid work. However, it is unevenly…
06 March 2017 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Since its first session in 1947, the UN Statistical Commission has brought together senior statisticians from across the globe to make sure that all nations speak the same statistical language, using harmonized data. The goal has been clear from the…
06 March 2017 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Since its first session in 1947, the UN Statistical Commission has brought together senior statisticians from across the globe to make sure that all nations speak the same statistical language, using harmonized data. The goal has been clear from the…
27 February 2017 | Poverty Eradication
With over 700 million people around the world living on less than $1.90 a day, the United Nations declared in 2015 that its number one Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) was to end poverty in all its forms.
In February 2017 the 55th Commission for…
25 February 2017 | Disabilities
The Zero Project Conference 2017 took place in the UN Office in Vienna from 22 to 24 February 2017, with a theme focused on Employment, Decent Work and Vocational Education and Training. The Conference gathered around 500 experts, innovators, and…
22 February 2017 | Disabilities
A staggering 80% of persons with disabilities live in poverty. There is often a misplaced connection between disability and poverty, however the circumstance of disability does not lead to poverty; rather the environment and lack of capacity…
06 February 2017 | Youth
By 2030, the target date for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the number of youth (aged 15-24 years) globally is projected to reach nearly 1.3 billion. While this trend stabilized or reversed in some regions, Africa’s youth population is…
01 February 2017 | Families
The Commission for Social Development contributes to the follow up to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, within its existing mandate, by supporting the thematic reviews of the high-level political forum implementation of the Sustainable…
30 January 2017 | Poverty Eradication
UNDESA’s Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) is hosting a photo exhibition at United Nations Headquarters in New York City from 1-10 February 2017 as part of its activities to promote the work of the CSocd55, which this year will focus…
03 January 2017 | Youth
Achieving the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is estimated to cost $US1.5 trillion more a year than the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Given this cost, the private sector and volunteers are essential for achieving the 2030…
29 December 2016 | Social Inclusion
Social Protection involves preventing, managing and overcoming situations that adversely affect people's wellbeing usually through monetary means or services provided. Following the release of the Report on the World Social Situation 2016, the…
21 December 2016 | Disabilities
Ensuring inclusivity of persons with disability in the era of sustainable development is imperative for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. However, the capacity of Member States to develop policies and frameworks aimed at disability…