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19 September 2016 | Disabilities, | Women
In conflicts and disasters, women and girls with disabilities face enormous challenges for survival. The adversities faced in crisis due to gender are exacerbated by limits to mobility and communication. At a side event, in conjunction with the UN…
19 September 2016 | Disabilities, | Women
In conflicts and disasters, women and girls with disabilities face enormous challenges for survival. The adversities faced in crisis due to gender are exacerbated by limits to mobility and communication. At a side event, in conjunction with the UN…
15 September 2016 | Indigenous Peoples
Searching to work for a better life, indigenous peoples have helped build New York City Indigenous peoples have built Manhattan’s skyscrapers and culturally vibrant communities in Brooklyn and the Bronx. But their stories are not always told,…
09 September 2016 | Disabilities
The 2016 Paralympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, help to drive social inclusion for persons with disabilities and enables marginalized people to demonstrate, front and centre, their abilities that surpass most people without a disability.…
08 September 2016 | Ageing
All too often, older persons face discrimination, stereotyping and abuse because of their age. Age limits, penalties and denials of service imposed by insurance service providers and financial institutions, preconceived notions and negative…
08 September 2016 | Ageing, | Indigenous Peoples, | Youth
Poor mental health has greater negative effects on the most vulnerable and marginalized people. Out of nearly 2 billion young people in the world, 1 in 5 will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime and less than 20% receive the help…
08 September 2016 | Ageing, | Indigenous Peoples, | Youth
Poor mental health has greater negative effects on the most vulnerable and marginalized people. Out of nearly 2 billion young people in the world, 1 in 5 will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime and less than 20% receive the help…
08 September 2016 | Ageing, | Indigenous Peoples, | Youth
Poor mental health has greater negative effects on the most vulnerable and marginalized people. Out of nearly 2 billion young people in the world, 1 in 5 will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime and less than 20% receive the help…
08 September 2016 | Poverty Eradication, | Women, | Youth
After years of improvement, youth unemployment is set to rise in 2016. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the global youth unemployment rate will reach 13.1 per cent in 2016 and remain at that level through to 2017. As a…
08 September 2016 | Poverty Eradication, | Women, | Youth
After years of improvement, youth unemployment is set to rise in 2016. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the global youth unemployment rate will reach 13.1 per cent in 2016 and remain at that level through to 2017. As a…
08 September 2016 | Poverty Eradication, | Women, | Youth
After years of improvement, youth unemployment is set to rise in 2016. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the global youth unemployment rate will reach 13.1 per cent in 2016 and remain at that level through to 2017. As a…
07 September 2016 | Poverty Eradication, | Youth
Media & Information Literacy (MIL) is the new age felt need to reduce social inequalities and provide opportunity to marginalised or geographically disadvantaged people. The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (…