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Thematic Areas
| Youth
Young people are at the core of economic growth in rapidly urbanising cities and towns. They are also the key to social development. However, today’s urban agenda often neglects the central role young people play in building sustainable cities. An…
| Poverty Eradication
Strategies for eradicating poverty have evolved over hundreds of years and should continue to develop with new thinking and ideas that include sustainable development for all. No “magic bullet” solutions exist to tackle the multidimensional issues…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
A United Nations conference focused on the world's least developed countries (LDCs) kicked-off today in Antalya, Turkey, to assess these 48 States' progress over the past five years, and to find ways of accelerating their path towards sustainable…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
A United Nations conference focused on the world's least developed countries (LDCs) kicked-off today in Antalya, Turkey, to assess these 48 States' progress over the past five years, and to find ways of accelerating their path towards sustainable…
| Poverty Eradication
Poverty has been reduced in the majority of countries over the past two decades. But the global deficit in quality jobs and deteriorating economic conditions in a number of regions threatens to undo progress in poverty reduction, warns a new report…
| Youth
The global sustainable development agenda recognizes the great potential of information and communication technology to accelerate human progress, bridge the digital divide and advance knowledge, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said…
| Disabilities
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| Families
There is no one-size-fit-all framework for family policy as there is no single family model. However, family policies can be made and reformed to enable better outcomes as family units are the key to better childhood health, education and…
| Indigenous Peoples
Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) was a challenge that civil society groups sought to immediately resolve after the adoption of the Declaration by the General Assembly in 2007. Indigenous groups…
| Indigenous Peoples, | Youth
Indigenous youth leaders of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus spoke about the plague of suicide and self-harm that afflicts young people in indigenous communities and their recommendations for ending this endemic problem. On 11 May 2016, the 15th…
| Indigenous Peoples, | Youth
Indigenous youth leaders of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus spoke about the plague of suicide and self-harm that afflicts young people in indigenous communities and their recommendations for ending this endemic problem. On 11 May 2016, the 15th…
| Disabilities
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