- United Nations Social Development Network
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Thematic Areas
| 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 (…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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,…
| 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…
| Indigenous Peoples
Over the past two decades, international efforts have been made to improve the rights of indigenous peoples, to bring awareness to their issues, including their engagement in developing policy and programmes in order to improve their livelihoods.…
| Social Inclusion, | Women
The United Nations’ 193 member states agreed the 2030 sustainable development agenda, which is a major breakthrough for the world of work. This agenda contains 17 sustainable development goals and 169 indicators and will be formally adopted at a…
| Social Inclusion, | Women
The United Nations’ 193 member states agreed the 2030 sustainable development agenda, which is a major breakthrough for the world of work. This agenda contains 17 sustainable development goals and 169 indicators and will be formally adopted at a…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
UNICEF and partners launched “Back to Learning” campaign in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area to increase school attendance and participation. This campaign aims to help children and adolescents who have never been to school and those who have…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
UNICEF and partners launched “Back to Learning” campaign in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area to increase school attendance and participation. This campaign aims to help children and adolescents who have never been to school and those who have…