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19 December 2016 | Ageing
“When an elder dies, it is indeed like burning a library,” said a representative from Angola, “They are the faithful guardians of our cultural heritage and identity.”
In our rapidly shifting and increasingly technological world, security of the…
19 December 2016 | Youth
“It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” – Mother Teresa
Everyone deserves a day off. Not just a day off from work, but from the stresses of everyday life and the worries of tomorrow. On these special occasions, men, women…
14 December 2016 | Families
Service and Research Institute on Family and Children (SERFAC) innovative policy and action is geared to developing ‘Family Centred Practises’ as an effective tool for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals for poverty eradication, women’s…
12 December 2016 | Disabilities
In Quito, Ecuador this year the New Urban Agenda included persons with disabilities with a focus on making cities accessible to all, for the first time. With 41 million persons with disabilities expected to be living in cities by 2030 it is an issue…
12 December 2016 | Employment
Since 2013, the NGO, the Equal Rights Trust has advocated for the adoption of an equal rights approach to development, which rests on comprehensive equality legislation prohibiting discrimination on all recognized grounds and requiring states to…
09 December 2016 | Disabilities
Of the world’s 7.4 billion people, some 15 per cent – or one billion – are said to have some form of disability. Jun Ishikawa is one of them. An international relations professor at the University of Shizuoka in Japan, he lost his eyesight at the…
08 December 2016 | Disabilities
“Persons with disabilities are not objects of charity but equal members of society.”
That was the message from singer-songwriter and UN Messenger of Peace, Stevie Wonder. Speaking to a packed house at the International Day for Persons with…
07 December 2016 | Social Inclusion
Over 60 million people have been infected with HIV since the identification of the virus in 1983. The UNAIDS 2016-2021 Strategy aligned with the SDGs, aims to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The AIDS response is crucial to the implementation of the…
06 December 2016 | Social Inclusion
Each year, the United Nations convenes the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting, through the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), to bring together various stakeholders to discuss current and emerging Internet governance issues…
06 December 2016 | Social Inclusion
Reducing inequalities that lead to the social exclusion of particular groups is at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals and is a key element in achieving the mandate of the 2030 Agenda – to leave no one behind.
Inequalities determine…
05 December 2016 | Disabilities
Over a billion people are estimated to live with some form of disability. They remain among the most marginalised people in most societies. This is due to a lack of disability sensitive and responsive policy interventions, barriers like stigma and…
05 December 2016 | Youth
Thirty five students from the American University of Beirut (AUB) representing different background and nationalities gathered in the Conference Hall of the United Nations House on Saturday 19 November 2016, and simulated the central decision making…