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23 February 2016 | Women
An ILO initiative in north Lebanon is training women on food preparation and marketing, to help them make a living, market excess produce, and carve a visible role for themselves in the agricultural sector.
The initiative is supporting a number of…
22 February 2016 | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication
Indigenous peoples made significant social progress, experienced a reduction in poverty levels in several countries and gained improved access to basic services during the boom of the first decade of the century, but they did not benefit to the same…
22 February 2016 | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication
Indigenous peoples made significant social progress, experienced a reduction in poverty levels in several countries and gained improved access to basic services during the boom of the first decade of the century, but they did not benefit to the same…
11 February 2016 | Poverty Eradication
On 23 January 1946, The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) commenced its work at Church House in London, England.
To celebrate ECOCOC at 70, The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has compiled various online resources to further research on…
10 February 2016 | Women
Last December, the United Nations Member States adopted a resolution to establish an annual International Day to recognize the critical role women and girls play in science and technology communities.
In welcoming the efforts of the United Nations…
09 February 2016 | Social Inclusion
Just as 2015 was a year of “global action” with the adoption of the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, so 2016 must be a year of “global traction” to ensure that 3.1 billion people worldwide are not left behind in the race to end…
08 February 2016 | Disabilities
There was now a common understanding that social policies inclusive of persons with disabilities were a “sound” investment in society and that their exclusion from decisions came with economic costs that countries could no longer ignore, the Special…
29 January 2016 | Disabilities
The first-ever United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) gathering of scientists to discuss disaster risk management kicked off today in Geneva, Switzerland, seeking to map out a scientific and technological approach to the issue…
27 January 2016 | Social Inclusion
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocacy Group was officially launched on 21 January 2016 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
In a panel discussion, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Co-Chairs of the Group…
19 January 2016 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launched its report, World Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2016, today. This year’s edition includes a forecast of global unemployment levels in developed, emerging and developing economies, with…
19 January 2016 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launched its report, World Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2016, today. This year’s edition includes a forecast of global unemployment levels in developed, emerging and developing economies, with…
18 January 2016 | Families
The International Conference on Family Planning, held every other year, brings together family planning experts to assess the state of family planning around the world and share best practices. The conference was rescheduled from its original date…