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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
21 December 2015 | Social Inclusion
On International Human Solidarity Day, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pointed to the newly-adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and called for joint action to implement its targets and create a better future for all.
“With…
16 December 2015 | Ageing
Developing countries in East Asia are at risk of getting old before they get rich, a new study by the World Bank warns.
As the region is ageing faster than any other in history, some of its middle-income and wealthier economies could lose as much…
15 December 2015 | Women
Three outstanding organizations and three distinguished individuals leading projects and advocacy to boost gender equality and women’s empowerment using information and communication technologies (ICTs) will be honoured at a ceremony in New York…
12 December 2015 | Disabilities
I was born in the Italian countryside and at the age of six, I was diagnosed with a very rare tumour pressing on my spine. I survived but I became paraplegic. Growing up, there were no specific laws in favour of children with disabilities, so my…
10 December 2015 | Families, | Poverty Eradication
The absence of financial, physical, social and human resources has left some 700,000 farm households extremely vulnerable in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine, the results of a United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) household survey…
10 December 2015 | Families, | Poverty Eradication
The absence of financial, physical, social and human resources has left some 700,000 farm households extremely vulnerable in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine, the results of a United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) household survey…