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| Cooperatives, | Disabilities
The Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2015 – Disasters without Borders, is a flagship publication of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). It provides an overview of the state of disaster resilience in Asia-Pacific region,…
| Cooperatives, | Disabilities
The Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2015 – Disasters without Borders, is a flagship publication of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). It provides an overview of the state of disaster resilience in Asia-Pacific region,…
| Disabilities, | Social Inclusion
On Wednesday, October 28, 2015, the ILO Global Business and Disability Network will be hosting a high-level global event at the ILO’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. During this special event, the Network will launch its Business Charter on…
| Disabilities, | Social Inclusion
On Wednesday, October 28, 2015, the ILO Global Business and Disability Network will be hosting a high-level global event at the ILO’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. During this special event, the Network will launch its Business Charter on…
| Poverty Eradication
The world community needs to focus greater attention on the excluded and marginalized members of the human family, the United Nations Secretary-General has said.
The UN estimates that globally more than 900 million people continue to live in…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Women
According to The World's Women 2015 report, the lives of women and girls around the world have improved in several areas over the last 20 years but they continue to be victims of gender based discrimination and violence.
This report brings…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Women
According to The World's Women 2015 report, the lives of women and girls around the world have improved in several areas over the last 20 years but they continue to be victims of gender based discrimination and violence.
This report brings…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Women
According to The World's Women 2015 report, the lives of women and girls around the world have improved in several areas over the last 20 years but they continue to be victims of gender based discrimination and violence.
This report brings…
| Disabilities, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
On 22 September at UN Headquarters, UNICEF and The Guardian news organization, brought together roughly 200 attendees from a cross-section of international NGOs, policymakers, academics and the private sector for an event entitled: “Development…
| Disabilities, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
On 22 September at UN Headquarters, UNICEF and The Guardian news organization, brought together roughly 200 attendees from a cross-section of international NGOs, policymakers, academics and the private sector for an event entitled: “Development…
| Disabilities, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
On 22 September at UN Headquarters, UNICEF and The Guardian news organization, brought together roughly 200 attendees from a cross-section of international NGOs, policymakers, academics and the private sector for an event entitled: “Development…
| Poverty Eradication
Ghana’s strong economic growth in the past two decades helped cut the country’s poverty rate in half, from 52.6% to 21.4% between 1991 and 2012. This is based on Ghana’s national poverty line. But according to the newly released “Poverty Reduction…