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07 November 2016 | Disabilities
Disability is an evolving concept with a tendency to present itself when the environment does not support the needs of an individual.
It has been ten years since the adoption of the Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). In…
07 November 2016 | Families
WOOMB International projects offer innovative policies and programmes for families, indigenous communities and youth. A recent project in Timore Leste addressed five Sustainable Development Goals as follows:Goal # 3 Good health and well-being; Goal…
07 November 2016 | Youth
The annual United Nations Department of Public Information’s NGO Youth-Led Briefing brought hundreds of youth, from all over the world, to the UN Headquarters in New York to discuss Sustainable Development Goals 1, 4 and 16. A panel of experts…
04 November 2016 | Families
Family well-being is the root of a harmonious and stable society. Nowadays, families are being re-shaped by the enormous social changes from globalization, income disparity, ease of mobility, IT development, ageing of population, and attitude…
02 November 2016 | Employment
Nature can sometimes derail efforts for sustainable development, especially for those that live in areas with regular drought or flood conditions. This is the case for people living in Nouna, Burkina Faso. Nouna is the capital of the Province of…
31 October 2016 | Youth
The Sustainable Development Goals and UN Habitat III herald a new era of global development, with the United Nations commitment to end poverty at their core. However, one significant contributor to poverty often goes unnoticed.
Although road traffic…
25 October 2016 | Employment
The problems of underemployment and environmental degradation have been major causes of widespread poverty in Nigeria, especially communities in the Niger Delta region. This is because the rural population, mainly farmers, have poor yield from their…
25 October 2016 | Youth
Jobs for youth.
The United Nations strategy for policy-makers: tackle poverty by promoting job-creation and entrepreneurship for youth around the world.
This year the number of unemployed youth globally is expected to reach 71 million, with young…
24 October 2016 | Poverty Eradication, | Youth
The first MOST Forum of Ministers of Social Development for Central Africa is taking place in Yaoundé, from 24 to 26 October 2016, at the invitation of the Government of Cameroon. Co-organized with the UNESCO's Management of Social Transformations…
24 October 2016 | Poverty Eradication, | Youth
The first MOST Forum of Ministers of Social Development for Central Africa is taking place in Yaoundé, from 24 to 26 October 2016, at the invitation of the Government of Cameroon. Co-organized with the UNESCO's Management of Social Transformations…
18 October 2016 | Poverty Eradication
Johnny Ocean, a 27 year-old from New York City cannot read or write at his age level. He has always experienced the inequities of living in poverty. “If we don’t feel comfortable, chances are we won’t go to school, end up in jail or get stuck in low…
17 October 2016 | Poverty Eradication
Vivekananda Sevakendra-O-Sishu Uddyan (VSSU), a social developmental organization, was established in 1986 with a vision for community development through community resources. It is presently serving over 130,000 direct beneficiaries of 710 villages…