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02 December 2015 | Poverty Eradication
The fight against poverty has been central to the work of the UN since its foundation: the preamble of the UN charter reads one of the purposes for the establishment of the Organization being: “to promote social progress and better standards of life…
01 December 2015 | Ageing
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In a very special interview, conducted at UN Headquarters in New York earlier this year by UN DESA’s Division for Social Policy and Development’s programme on Ageing, four exceptional women over the age of 100 addressed the common…
01 December 2015 | Youth
Some 3.2 billion people are now online, representing 43.4 per cent of the global population, but the number still falls significantly short of reaching the anticipated goal of 60 per cent by 2020, according to a United Nations report released today…
01 December 2015 | Indigenous Peoples, | Women
Violence against women and girls is a worldwide pandemic; globally 35% experience some form of physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. Approximately 133 million young women have experienced some form of genital mutilation/cutting in 29…
01 December 2015 | Indigenous Peoples, | Women
Violence against women and girls is a worldwide pandemic; globally 35% experience some form of physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. Approximately 133 million young women have experienced some form of genital mutilation/cutting in 29…
30 November 2015 | Cooperatives
Co-operatives are businesses owned and run by and for their members. Whether the members are the customers, employees or residents they have an equal say in what the business does and a share in the profits.
The International Co-operative Alliance…
27 November 2015 | Youth
The security and humanitarian situation in Syria has displaces 12 million Syrians, many fleeing to seek refuge in neighbouring countries, including Jordan. This larger influx of population is placing a considerable burden on already poor local…
27 November 2015 | Families, | Women
UNFPA is working closely with the Ministry of Public Health to ensure a reliable supply of contraceptives to government health facilities. UNFPA also trains health workers and provides technical support to health facilities, like the family…
27 November 2015 | Families, | Women
UNFPA is working closely with the Ministry of Public Health to ensure a reliable supply of contraceptives to government health facilities. UNFPA also trains health workers and provides technical support to health facilities, like the family…
25 November 2015 | Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous peoples own, occupy or manage up to 65 per cent of the Earth’s land surface, yet they have largely been excluded from national plans prepared for next month’s United Nations climate change conference in Paris, according to the UN…
25 November 2015 | Women, | Youth
The heads of UNESCO, UNFPA and UN Women sealed a partnership to empower adolescent girls and young women through education, by signing a joint programme agreement on 23 November, 2015, at the headquarters of the United Nations Population Fund in…
25 November 2015 | Women, | Youth
The heads of UNESCO, UNFPA and UN Women sealed a partnership to empower adolescent girls and young women through education, by signing a joint programme agreement on 23 November, 2015, at the headquarters of the United Nations Population Fund in…