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| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
On 26 August, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) released a statement that they are now delivering rice, beans, cooking oil, and salt to over 400,000 people that were affected by the flooding in Myanmar. Over 1.7 million people in…
| Ageing
Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world's population over 60 years will nearly double from 12% to 22%.
By 2020, the number of people aged 60 years and older will outnumber children younger than 5 years.
In 2050, 80% of older people will…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
Over 500 young women and men from all over the world will be coming together on the 26-28 October 2015 for the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum – Young Global Citizens for a Sustainable Planet.
The Forum is a vital opportunity for young people to ensure…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
Over 500 young women and men from all over the world will be coming together on the 26-28 October 2015 for the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum – Young Global Citizens for a Sustainable Planet.
The Forum is a vital opportunity for young people to ensure…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
Over 500 young women and men from all over the world will be coming together on the 26-28 October 2015 for the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum – Young Global Citizens for a Sustainable Planet.
The Forum is a vital opportunity for young people to ensure…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
Are you an innovative young entrepreneur with a story to tell? Share your journey, inspire others, make your voice be heard!
The Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) and the World Bank Group are inviting young entrepreneurs to participate in a…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
Are you an innovative young entrepreneur with a story to tell? Share your journey, inspire others, make your voice be heard!
The Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) and the World Bank Group are inviting young entrepreneurs to participate in a…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion, | Youth
Are you an innovative young entrepreneur with a story to tell? Share your journey, inspire others, make your voice be heard!
The Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) and the World Bank Group are inviting young entrepreneurs to participate in a…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has built a child-friendly space to support women and children leaving the violence in their home countries and moving through the Former Yugoslav, Republic of Macedonia. This child-friendly spaces…
| Poverty Eradication, | Social Inclusion
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has built a child-friendly space to support women and children leaving the violence in their home countries and moving through the Former Yugoslav, Republic of Macedonia. This child-friendly spaces…
| Social Inclusion
During the 2015 International Youth Day, Zambia’s Republican President, Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu launched the 2015 revised National Youth Policy and the first National Action Plan on Youth Empowerment and Employment. These two documents,…
| Social Inclusion
This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognise that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest…