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| Ageing, | Youth
Youth and older persons are more vulnerable to social exclusion than others. Many young people live in unfavourable socio-economic environments, where they are unable to find a job and are at risk of being excluded in the labour force. Later in life…
| Indigenous Peoples
Every year on 9 August, the international community comes together to celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, paying tribute to indigenous communities around the globe. Living across 90 countries, indigenous peoples…
| Youth
In countries affected by conflict and violence, young people are commonly perceived as either perpetrators or victims. Turmoil and instability – including in recent years with the Arab Spring – are often explained by countries having large youth…
| Ageing
This year Miroslava from Serbia and Ruth from Chile attended the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) in New York and spoke about the discrimination older people face in their countries, and asked governments to think about which rights should…
| Poverty Eradication
Excluding people from participating in policy making can prevent them from achieving basic human rights. Social exclusion takes away their voice, autonomy, and their right to have a say over what ought to happen in their lives. People living in…
| Cooperatives
On 14 July 2017, The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) celebrated the International Day of Cooperatives at the United Nations in New York during the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the…
| Indigenous Peoples
“It is important for us indigenous peoples to have a platform to tell our stories in our own voices and through our own channels.”
The first-ever Indigenous Media Zone attracted dozens of indigenous media producers during the annual session of the…
| Ageing
The 2030 Agenda sets out a universal plan of action that seeks to eradicate poverty as its overarching goal. It envisions shared prosperity and respect for the human rights of all people. It calls for ensuring that no one is left behind and that the…
| Poverty Eradication
If the world is to eradicate poverty, address climate change and build peaceful, inclusive societies for all by 2030, key stakeholders, including governments, must drive implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a faster rate,…
| Cooperatives
In response to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda in September 2015, the members of the International Co-operative Alliance rallied to show their solidarity and commitment to this new global development policy. The result was Co-ops for…
| Poverty Eradication
Senior government representatives are at the United Nations today for the start of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to track progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), two years after they were adopted.
Opening…
| Ageing
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will not be achieved without collaboration between all, and an intersectional approach that accounts for complex identities, communities and experiences. Age, disability and gender are some important aspects…