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05 January 2016 | Poverty Eradication
International efforts to tackle climate change must be more inclusive and involve those largely overlooked during the COP21 climate change summit, the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent said in a statement*:
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04 January 2016 | Women
In a brightly lit basement, over 30 women are carefully folding and sewing pieces of fabric to produce fashionable garments for men, women, and children. Their products are uniquely successful in the market, often attracting more customers than…
31 December 2015 | Ageing, | Cooperatives, | Disabilities, | Families, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
“Development must be built on inclusive policy aligned with people's needs, aspirations – There is one word above all that must guide us on this roadmap to ending poverty, transforming lives and protecting the planet,” Ban told the 2015 United…
31 December 2015 | Ageing, | Cooperatives, | Disabilities, | Families, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
“Development must be built on inclusive policy aligned with people's needs, aspirations – There is one word above all that must guide us on this roadmap to ending poverty, transforming lives and protecting the planet,” Ban told the 2015 United…
31 December 2015 | Ageing, | Cooperatives, | Disabilities, | Families, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
“Development must be built on inclusive policy aligned with people's needs, aspirations – There is one word above all that must guide us on this roadmap to ending poverty, transforming lives and protecting the planet,” Ban told the 2015 United…
31 December 2015 | Ageing, | Cooperatives, | Disabilities, | Families, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
“Development must be built on inclusive policy aligned with people's needs, aspirations – There is one word above all that must guide us on this roadmap to ending poverty, transforming lives and protecting the planet,” Ban told the 2015 United…
31 December 2015 | Ageing, | Cooperatives, | Disabilities, | Families, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
“Development must be built on inclusive policy aligned with people's needs, aspirations – There is one word above all that must guide us on this roadmap to ending poverty, transforming lives and protecting the planet,” Ban told the 2015 United…
31 December 2015 | Ageing, | Cooperatives, | Disabilities, | Families, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
“Development must be built on inclusive policy aligned with people's needs, aspirations – There is one word above all that must guide us on this roadmap to ending poverty, transforming lives and protecting the planet,” Ban told the 2015 United…
31 December 2015 | Ageing, | Cooperatives, | Disabilities, | Families, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
“Development must be built on inclusive policy aligned with people's needs, aspirations – There is one word above all that must guide us on this roadmap to ending poverty, transforming lives and protecting the planet,” Ban told the 2015 United…
31 December 2015 | Ageing, | Cooperatives, | Disabilities, | Families, | Indigenous Peoples, | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
“Development must be built on inclusive policy aligned with people's needs, aspirations – There is one word above all that must guide us on this roadmap to ending poverty, transforming lives and protecting the planet,” Ban told the 2015 United…
31 December 2015 | Women
On a December evening in 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student was beaten and brutally raped by five men and a youth on board an off-duty bus in the Indian capital, New Delhi. The injuries she sustained were so severe that she succumbed to them…
29 December 2015 | Ageing, | Cooperatives, | Disabilities, | Families, | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
On 11 December 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held a high-level meeting on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development (WSSD). Speakers emphasized the importance of a human-centred approach…