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Somali refugee ZamZam Yusuf has a message for any [...]
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty to stress greater engagement in drive to promote prosperity, human dignity and human rights
The UN is seeking broader engagement from all sectors of [...]
World’s poor bearing the brunt of global crises, stresses UN rights expert
Impacts of climate change and the global economic crisis are [...]
Safe, effective family planning is key to ’empowering people, developing nations’ 每 UN
If the demand of women in developing countries who wanted access to safe and effective family planning was met, it would reduce an estimated 100,000 maternal death and avert 67 million unintended pregnancies, the United Nations population agency today said.
On International Day, UN promotes cooperative solutions for social inclusion
Cooperatives help to build inclusive economies and societies, and can help to eliminate poverty and reach the other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the head of the United Nations labour agency today said, marking the International Day of Cooperatives.
Task of eradicating poverty must be met ‘with a sense of urgency,’ says deputy UN chief
Eradicating poverty remains the greatest global challenge, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said today, calling for a collective and comprehensive approach that recognizes the multidimensional nature the issue and its interaction with other aspects.
Secretary-General’s remarks at the World Economic Forum
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REMARKS AT THE SPECIAL SESSION ON ※COOPERATION FOR [...]
Media advisory: Twitter chat on how to achieve better data
The Twitter chat will provide an opportunity for data experts to share their views, tools, experiences, and lessons learned ahead of the first UN Data Forum taking place in Cape Town in January.
UN honours activists from India, Mexico and Russia for work on biodiversity protection
The United Nations today paid tribute to three activists who were awarded a top prize for biodiversity protection.
Agriculture must adopt climate-smart practices to better help poverty reduction 每 UN report
17 October 2016 每 The rapid transformation of farming and [...]
Press Release: United Nations urges commitment to fight humiliation and exclusion to end poverty
New York, 17 October 每 Marking the 24th anniversary of [...]
Eradicating ‘all forms’ of poverty means ending humiliation and exclusion people living in poverty face 每 UN
17 October 2016 每 Poverty is both a cause and [...]
China＊s poverty alleviation must be accountable 每 UN rights expert
China has made huge progress in poverty alleviation, but needs meaningful accountability mechanisms that citizens can use when their rights are violated in the context of development-related activities, Philip Alston said.