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15 September 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
From 25-27 September 2015, over 150 World Leaders are going to attend the UN Sustainable Development Summit at UN headquarters in New York. The new sustainable development agenda will be formally adopted at the summit.
The summit will feature six…
14 September 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Women
In South Sudan, every two minutes a child becomes severely malnourished. Brutal conflict has displaced millions of people, destroyed basic services and increased disease. Two United Nations Agencies, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and…
14 September 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Women
In South Sudan, every two minutes a child becomes severely malnourished. Brutal conflict has displaced millions of people, destroyed basic services and increased disease. Two United Nations Agencies, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and…
14 September 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Women
In South Sudan, every two minutes a child becomes severely malnourished. Brutal conflict has displaced millions of people, destroyed basic services and increased disease. Two United Nations Agencies, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and…
14 September 2015 | Poverty Eradication
The General Assembly of the United Nations opens its seventieth session on Tuesday, 15 September, at 3 p.m., at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The opening of the session will be followed, in the second week, by the United Nations summit…
14 September 2015 | Poverty Eradication
Over 80% of hungry people live in disaster-prone areas and in degraded environments that increase the damage that disasters create. How to help communities reduce and manage the risks when they face natural disasters?
The World Food Progrogramme (…
10 September 2015 | Ageing, | Poverty Eradication
A High Level Panel was organized at UN Headquarters in New York on 9 September under the theme "Older People Count: ensuring data is fit for purpose to create a better world for all ages". The panel introduced HelpAge International’s 2015 Global…
10 September 2015 | Ageing, | Poverty Eradication
A High Level Panel was organized at UN Headquarters in New York on 9 September under the theme "Older People Count: ensuring data is fit for purpose to create a better world for all ages". The panel introduced HelpAge International’s 2015 Global…
09 September 2015 | Social Inclusion, | Youth
On the International Literacy Day 2015, the United Nations urged governments and partners to join forces for universal literacy as a key component of reaching the new sustainable development goal. Since States will adopt a new agenda for education…
09 September 2015 | Social Inclusion, | Youth
On the International Literacy Day 2015, the United Nations urged governments and partners to join forces for universal literacy as a key component of reaching the new sustainable development goal. Since States will adopt a new agenda for education…
09 September 2015 | Poverty Eradication
On the International Day of Charity on September 5, The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to individuals in the world to volunteer and act charitably in the face of human suffering. He emphasized that the resources,…
09 September 2015 | Poverty Eradication
According to the UN Radio of Eva Schafer, a human rights and social development officer at Hungarian Mission to the UN, charity is not only about the rich giving to the poor, but also about "everyday" people helping each other out.
Charitable…