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Get excited for 2015 – a year of sustainability
UN Photo/Martine Perret The year 2015 will be the year defined by global action. It will be a year of transformation, excitement and determination, as the world celebrates the successes of the MDGs,...
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Young leaders show they are ready for global action
UN Photo/Loey Felipe The world’s youth took their rightful place in the arena of international development this week, as hundreds of young leaders gathered at UN headquarters in New York to participate...
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Gender equality – Still a long way to go
A young woman from a fishing community in West Bengal, India. UN Women/Anindit Roy- Chowdhur Twenty years since the world signed on to the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action – a blueprint...
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Creating a successful interaction between social and gender development
20 years ago, the United Nations implemented two cardinal declarations: the Copenhagen Declaration focusing on social development for all and the Beijing Declaration aiming for equal participation of...
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Innovative Technologies: Making the world of books accessible to the print...
On Wednesday March 25th 2015 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social...
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UN Secretary-General’s Message for the 2015 International Day of Families
The theme of this year’s International Day of Families – “Men in Charge?” – highlights the importance of gender equality and children’s rights in contemporary families. Around the world, more women...
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Empowering persons with disabilities and securing their rights
Photo: UNDPI Empowering persons with disabilities and securing their rights will advance society as a whole, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said as he urged strengthening global...
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Anuradha’s Story
Anuradha is a 32 year old community leader from Bikaner, India. Photo: Sightsavers © Graeme Robertson Anuradha is a 32 year old community leader from Bikaner, India. When she was only one year old,...
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Choose Cooperatives, Choose Equality
International Day of Cooperatives 2015 In commemoration of the International Day of Cooperatives (July 4), a panel and interactive dialogue was held at United Nations New York Headquarters on 8 July....
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Youth Day puts emphasis on civic engagement
Youth civic engagement is one of the main goals of the United Nations System-Wide Action Plan on youth. This type of engagement would lead to young people participating in all levels of society. The...
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UN highlights urban sustainability and inclusiveness of older persons
On 1 October 2015, the United Nations urged countries to improve older persons’ accessibility to urban infrastructure, facilities and services as two phenomena – rapid urbanization and ageing...
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Marking International Day, Ban says new 2030 Agenda can help eradicate poverty
This can be the first generation to witness a world without extreme poverty, where all people – not only the powerful and the privileged – can participate and contribute equally, free of...
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