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UN must get ‘priorities right’ in 2016, Ban tells Member States
Credit:UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Sharing his thoughts on the direction of the United Nations’ work in 2016, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the global community begins the year needing to get its...
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Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of UNECOSOC
Credit: UNDPI Photo The Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of ECOSOC will bring together key figures and stakeholders from ECOSOC’s past and present to mark 70 years of the Council’s efforts in...
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Science and technology can help save lives, livelihoods when disasters strike
Credit:UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The first-ever United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) gathering of scientists to discuss disaster risk management kicked off today in Geneva,...
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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...
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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...
View ArticleThe Chance to End the Greatest Humanitarian Crisis of Our Lifetime
The world is witnessing the highest level of human suffering since the Second World War. From the crisis in Syria and the drought in Ethiopia, to the conflict in Sudan and the violence in the Lake Chad...
View ArticleGlobal Community Meets to Assess Progress of Least Developed Countries
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...
View ArticleRethink the Economics of Poverty to Eradicate Poverty
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”...
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In order to ensure that no one is left behind all people need access to advancements in the fields of science, technology and innovation. The first annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology...
View ArticleYouth Must be Included in the New Urban Agenda
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...
View ArticleTo Leave No One Behind, Innovation is Key
Delivering on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda needs innovation to overcome the challenges of implementing the Sustainable Agenda Goals (SDGs), but what exactly is “innovation?” At an event on...
View ArticleYouth innovations in science and technology to achieve the Sustainable...
Children and youth have the greatest stake in the future so they must be engaged as agents of innovation and change. Young people around the world have made valuable contributions to sustainable...
View ArticleA people-centred approach to disaster risk reduction
The international community needs “to demonstrate an inclusive, people-centred approach which engages the whole of society and all sectors,” said Robert Glasser, the Special-Representative of the UN...
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10 Years of CRPD and COSP9
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View ArticleDisability Does Not Equal Inaction
Equality and full participation of persons with disabilities in society needs to follow a rights-based approach to inclusion, as opposed to a medicalised model that defines inclusion. Persons with...
View ArticleParalympics for Sustainable and Inclusive Development
Large, international sporting events have the power to change the way people think and can promote sustainable and inclusive development, particularly for persons with disabilities. Hosting the...
View ArticleImplementing the CRPD for Sustainable Development
Implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is strongly tied to the implantation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development...
View ArticleMarking World Day, UN leaders urge governments to stand with refugees
Over the past year, 60 million people have been forced from their homes worldwide due to conflict, human rights deprivations, and economic hardship. As a result, the international community is facing...
View ArticleSocial Responsibility for Social Development
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the 2030 Agenda requires extraordinary cooperation and leadership from the private sector. In his opening address at the 2016 United Nations...
View ArticleGrassroots Matter: Anchoring the SDGs in Community-Based Economies
The launch of the United Nations 2030 Agenda fits well with the theme of the 54th session of the Commission for Social Development: Rethinking and Strengthening Social Development. It is an optimal...
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