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The UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) will meet from 24 to 28 April for its sixteenth session at UN Headquarters in New York. The twenty-four Committee members will hold discussions on the theme of “Ensuring effective…
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The NGO Committee on Social Development is conducting a survey to gather information to give an additional voice at the UN for the grassroots in regard to sustainable development. Information from the survey will be published in a report which will…
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At a time of unprecedented challenges that demand collective action, we cannot accept the waste of human potential that poverty represents.
Poverty is a form of violence. It leads to prejudice and humiliation and it silences people. It destroys…
| Ageing, Poverty Eradication
Based on the initiative of the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Office of National Statistics (ONS) of the United Kingdom an informal group of representatives from UN agencies (UNDP, UN Women, UNFPA, WHO) and the UN…
| Ageing, Poverty Eradication
Based on the initiative of the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Office of National Statistics (ONS) of the United Kingdom an informal group of representatives from UN agencies (UNDP, UN Women, UNFPA, WHO) and the UN…
| Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
The New Report "Human Development for Everyone" released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), found that while many people have greater access to education, health and sanitation, for example, more focus needs to be paid to who has been…
| Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
The New Report "Human Development for Everyone" released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), found that while many people have greater access to education, health and sanitation, for example, more focus needs to be paid to who has been…
| Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
Since its first session in 1947, the UN Statistical Commission has brought together senior statisticians from across the globe to make sure that all nations speak the same statistical language, using harmonized data. The goal has been clear from the…
| Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
Since its first session in 1947, the UN Statistical Commission has brought together senior statisticians from across the globe to make sure that all nations speak the same statistical language, using harmonized data. The goal has been clear from the…
| Poverty Eradication
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 forms.
In February 2017 the 55th Commission for…
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UNDESA’s Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) is hosting a photo exhibition at United Nations Headquarters in New York City from 1-10 February 2017 as part of its activities to promote the work of the CSocd55, which this year will focus…
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The 2016 Beijing Forum was held from 4 to 6 November 2016 in China under the general theme “The Harmony of Civilizations and Prosperity for All”. The Forum aims at promoting the study of humanities and social sciences around the world. It…