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07 July 2015 | Cooperatives, | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
International Day of Cooperatives was celebrated on July 4 to recognize the vital role that cooperatives will play in the international community's commencement of the sustainable development goals. Cooperatives uphold the principles of equality…
07 July 2015 | Cooperatives, | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
International Day of Cooperatives was celebrated on July 4 to recognize the vital role that cooperatives will play in the international community's commencement of the sustainable development goals. Cooperatives uphold the principles of equality…
07 July 2015 | Cooperatives, | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
International Day of Cooperatives was celebrated on July 4 to recognize the vital role that cooperatives will play in the international community's commencement of the sustainable development goals. Cooperatives uphold the principles of equality…
07 July 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
The UN Global Pulse was developed in 2009 to give accurate and continuous data on who was being affected by current crises and to what degree. Instead of using the basic surveys used in previous years, the UN Global Pulse was dedicated to tracking…
07 July 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
The UN Global Pulse was developed in 2009 to give accurate and continuous data on who was being affected by current crises and to what degree. Instead of using the basic surveys used in previous years, the UN Global Pulse was dedicated to tracking…
06 July 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
The UN-Habitat project of rebuilding houses that were destroyed by the Super Typhoon Haiyan came to a close this month. The primary goal of the project was to capacitate Yolanda-affected communities in the Philippines as well as local government…
06 July 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
The UN-Habitat project of rebuilding houses that were destroyed by the Super Typhoon Haiyan came to a close this month. The primary goal of the project was to capacitate Yolanda-affected communities in the Philippines as well as local government…
06 July 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Get updates on the Millennium Development Goals and the final report that was launched at 10:15 am EDT 6 July at http://ln.is/webtv.un.org/i7PCK …
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty rates to…
06 July 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Get updates on the Millennium Development Goals and the final report that was launched at 10:15 am EDT 6 July at http://ln.is/webtv.un.org/i7PCK …
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty rates to…
03 July 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Between August 2014 and May 2015, international food prices declined by 14% which was a five-year low. Cheap oil was a huge factor in abundant global supplies of food in 2014 and prospects of a bumper crop for wheat, maize and rice in 2015 also…
03 July 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Between August 2014 and May 2015, international food prices declined by 14% which was a five-year low. Cheap oil was a huge factor in abundant global supplies of food in 2014 and prospects of a bumper crop for wheat, maize and rice in 2015 also…
01 July 2015 | Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
Since the first earthquake hit Nepal about two months ago, at least 245 children have been intercepted from being trafficked and unnecessarily or illegally placed in children's care homes. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working to…