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Working together to solve youth unemployment

Thursday, 23 February 2012
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will hold an exclusive event, “Breaking new ground: Partnerships for more and better jobs for young people” on 27 February from 3:00 to 6:00 pm at UN Headquarters in New York to explore issues affecting policy setting and innovations for promoting youth ...
Working together to solve youth unemployment
Posted in : Youth
 
 

World Day of Social Justice, 20 February 2012

Friday, 17 February 2012
The World Day of Social Justice was declared by UN resolution A/RES/62/10 in November 2007 and is celebrated annually on 20 February. The resolution invites all Member States to devote this special day to the promotion of concrete activities in accordance with the objectives and goals of the World Summit ...
World Day of Social Justice, 20 February 2012
Posted in : Poverty
 
 

Examining disability issues and the MDGs

Friday, 17 February 2012
Over one billion people around the world live with a disability. However, disability issues are not included in any of the Millennium Development Goals, targets or indicators, thereby representing a lost opportunity to address pressing social, educational, health and economic concerns of this large segment of the global population. ...
Examining disability issues and the MDGs
Posted in : Disability
 
 

Commission for Social Development approves seven draft resolutions as fiftieth session concludes

Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Concluding its fiftieth session today, the Commission for Social Development recommended seven draft resolutions for adoption by the Economic and Social Council, covering topics that ranged from the mainstreaming of disability into the international development agenda, to the priority theme for the next session. The Commission’s approval of the drafts capped ...
Commission for Social Development approves seven draft resolutions as fiftieth session concludes
Posted in : Poverty
 
 

UN official outlines priorities ahead of Rio+20 summit

Monday, 13 February 2012
Mr. Sha Zukang, UN DESA’s Under-Secretary-General, yesterday outlined a set of priorities that Member States should tackle ahead of the Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20) in June so that there is a clear framework of action during the event.  “Rio+20 should lead to better coherence, integration and implementation in our development efforts,” ...
UN official outlines priorities ahead of Rio+20 summit
Posted in : UN News Centre
 

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