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Thematic Areas
| Disabilities
The 2016 Paralympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, help to drive social inclusion for persons with disabilities and enables marginalized people to demonstrate, front and centre, their abilities that surpass most people without a disability.…
| Ageing
All too often, older persons face discrimination, stereotyping and abuse because of their age. Age limits, penalties and denials of service imposed by insurance service providers and financial institutions, preconceived notions and negative…
| Ageing, | Indigenous Peoples, | Youth
Poor mental health has greater negative effects on the most vulnerable and marginalized people. Out of nearly 2 billion young people in the world, 1 in 5 will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime and less than 20% receive the help…
| Ageing, | Indigenous Peoples, | Youth
Poor mental health has greater negative effects on the most vulnerable and marginalized people. Out of nearly 2 billion young people in the world, 1 in 5 will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime and less than 20% receive the help…
| Ageing, | Indigenous Peoples, | Youth
Poor mental health has greater negative effects on the most vulnerable and marginalized people. Out of nearly 2 billion young people in the world, 1 in 5 will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime and less than 20% receive the help…
| Poverty Eradication, | Women, | Youth
After years of improvement, youth unemployment is set to rise in 2016. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the global youth unemployment rate will reach 13.1 per cent in 2016 and remain at that level through to 2017. As a…
| Poverty Eradication, | Women, | Youth
After years of improvement, youth unemployment is set to rise in 2016. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the global youth unemployment rate will reach 13.1 per cent in 2016 and remain at that level through to 2017. As a…
| Poverty Eradication, | Women, | Youth
After years of improvement, youth unemployment is set to rise in 2016. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the global youth unemployment rate will reach 13.1 per cent in 2016 and remain at that level through to 2017. As a…
| Poverty Eradication, | Youth
Media & Information Literacy (MIL) is the new age felt need to reduce social inequalities and provide opportunity to marginalised or geographically disadvantaged people. The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (…
| Poverty Eradication, | Youth
Media & Information Literacy (MIL) is the new age felt need to reduce social inequalities and provide opportunity to marginalised or geographically disadvantaged people. The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (…
| Employment
Meghalaya, situated in the north-east region of India, has adopted innovative employment/income generation policies, which are implemented through various projects under its Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Promotion (IBDLP) Programme…
| Poverty Eradication, | Youth
Water and sanitation are among the priorities of Agenda 2030; the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cover issues such as health (58% of the global burden of disease is caused by unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene according to the World Health…