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UNDESA-DSPD Newsletter, February 2017
Newsletter Vol. 02, No. 02 | February 2017 The 55th Commission for Social Development The fifty-fifth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD55) will take place at the United Nations...
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Unlinking Disability and Poverty: High-level Panel Discussion at the CSocD55
A staggering 80% of persons with disabilities live in poverty. There is often a misplaced connection between disability and poverty, however the circumstance of disability does not lead to poverty;...
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With over 700 million people around the world living on less than $1.90 a day, the United Nations declared in 2015 that its number one Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) was to end poverty in all its...
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UNDESA-DSPD Newsletter, March 2017
Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 03 | March 2017 CSocD55 approves resolutions on African development, youth and persons with disabilities The fifty-fifth session of the Commission for Social Development...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day 2017: Making Work Work for Women
“Work at this point, does not work for women. We are starting a journey to make work work for women” A crowd of individuals in red, a colour representing solidarity in pursuit of gender equality heard...
View ArticleAccessibility and Inclusion: Moral Sense, Business Sense and Common Sense
One billion people currently experience some form of disability. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that the number of people aged 60 years and older will reach two billion by 2050,...
View ArticleIndigenous Women: Agents of Change
History was made at the United Nations Headquarters last week when, for the first time, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) gave indigenous women the opportunity to vocalise their needs...
View ArticleSelf-Advocacy: How Not Why, Because Why Not?
Advocacy creates a channel of communication between citizens and their elected representatives; it is in many ways the crux of democracy. Typically, people advocate for a cause that affects their life...
View ArticleAdvancing the Leadership of Women and Girls with Disabilities
Advancing the leadership of women and girls with disabilities brings together two strong advocacy communities – the disability community and the gender and women’s rights community – in pursuit of a...
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UNDESA-DSPD Newsletter, April 2017
Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 04 | April 2017 Indigenous Women Empowered as Agents of Change The sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) took place at the United Nations...
View ArticleWhat is Social Policy?
Social policy is a term that is used often, and explained rarely. A lot of work at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) at the United Nations focuses around social policy and...
View ArticleImplementing the UNDRIP: A Political, Moral and Legal Imperative
The General Assembly Hall at UNHQ was a place of celebration on 25 April 2017 as the President of the General Assembly (PGA) marked the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights...
View ArticleBreaking Ground and Ending Stigma on Depression #Letstalk
Three hundred million people suffer from depression at present, making it the single largest contributor to disease and disability. When untreated and at its worst, depression causes people to commit...
View ArticleInnovations in Technology to Eradicate Poverty
An estimated 767 million people, or 11 per cent of the world’s population, live below $1.90USD per day, and about 800 million people suffer from hunger across the globe. Furthermore, nearly 1 billion...
View ArticleIndigenous Youth: Connecting Tradition, the Future, Mother Earth and Agenda 2030
Indigenous youth are integral stakeholders of decision making processes at a local, national and global level. On the occasion of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), the...
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UNDESA-DSPD Newsletter, May 2017
Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 05 | May 2017 General Assembly marks 10th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The General Assembly Hall at UNHQ was a place of celebration on...
View ArticleFamilies on the Move conference – 12 May, Brussels
COFACE Families-Europe and two of its Belgian members Gezinsbond and La Ligue des Familles are jointly organising the conference “Families on the move” that will take place in Brussels at the centre of...
View ArticleESCAP: Better Governance and Effective Fiscal Management Fundamental to...
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) launched its 2017 flagship report in Bangkok titled ‘Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2017’. This year’s survey...
View ArticleStrategies to Eradicate Poverty: Business as Usual or Time to Dig Deeper?
Two thirds of countries in the Arab region rank either high or very high on the Human Development Index (HDI), with 5 out of the 10 best examples of human development progress coming from the Arab...
View ArticleWorld Development Indicators: Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2017
The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals of 2017 uses charts, maps and analysis to show trends, challenges and measurement issues related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The editors...
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