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3 Global Companies Fighting to Help Communities Out of Poverty
The world at large is making great strides at reducing poverty. India, for example, cut the number of its citizens living in poverty in half from 1994 to 2012. In a country that size, the impact is...
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Reproductive Medical Tourism in Ukraine
The St. Michael’s Monastery in Kiev, Ukraine Reproductive medicine in Ukraine functions in a distinctive environment. This environment was formed due to the rapid development of the medical industry...
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World Refugee Day 2016, June 20
“Our responses to refugees must be grounded in our shared values of responsibility sharing, non-discrimination, and human rights and in international refugee law, including the principle of...
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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development last year marked a watershed year for sustainable development. Its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets are expected to...
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Action For Her Future, Kathy Calvin
This year, as the world turns to action to make the new global goals for sustainable development a reality, we’ve seen that girls and women have the power to drive progress for all the goals — from...
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A world on the move: Refugees and Migrants
For a world on the move: The UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants The world is on the move, and the number of international migrants today is higher than ever before. In 2015, 244 million people lived...
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UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson shines spotlight on need to end child marriages New York/Lilongwe—On the eve of International Day of the Girl Child, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson...
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Disarmament Week, OCT 24-30
The annual observance of Disarmament Week, which begins on the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, was called for in the Final Document of the General Assembly 1978 special session on...
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Tracking gender statistics in pursuit of SDG 5
To deepen the understanding of the different challenges women and men face in today’s world, statisticians use disaggregated data and gender statistics to allow for a unique insight into gender...
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Take Action – #OrangeDay FEB 25, Isabella Poeschl, UN Women
This month, #OrangeDay explores the links between economic empowerment and violence against women and girls by highlighting Goal 8 of the Sustainable Development Agenda: Promote sustained, inclusive,...
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UN Women: International Women’s Day 2017
The 2017 theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, focuses on “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030”. The United Nations observance will call upon all actors to Step It Up for...
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Canada launches new Feminist International Assistance Policy
June 9, 2017 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today launched Canada’s new Feminist International...
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UN Women Executive Director visits Ukraine
During her first official visit to Ukraine, from 8-10 June, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is meeting with government officials, parliamentarians, donors, women’s groups,...
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World population projected to reach 11.2 billion by 2100
World population projected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050, and 11.2 billion in 2100 The current world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2...
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World Day against Trafficking in Persons 30 July
Human trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes including forced labour and sex. The International Labour Organization estimates that 21 million people are...
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