UN-General
OECD Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being
These Guidelines represent the first attempt to provide international recommendations on collecting, publishing, and analysing subjective well-being data.
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UN Human Development Report 2013
"The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World"
The 2013 Human Development Report examines the profound shift in global dynamics driven by the fast-rising powers of the developing world – and its implications for human development.
The South is developing at a pace unprecedented in human history, with hundreds of millions of people being lifted out of poverty in developing nations and billions more poised to join a new global middle class.
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World YWCA Statement - International Women's Day 2013
"A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women"
Geneva March 8, 2013: As the international community meets for the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) from March 4th -15th, 2013, where Member States representatives will discuss the advances they have made in the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls, the World YWCA joins women's groups worldwide to celebrate the progress made over the decades since the first international Women's Day and to look towards the important actions that still need to take place to ensure the improvement of the lives and security of women worldwide.
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The World We Want 2015
In 2000, world leaders promised to halve extreme poverty by 2015 with a global plan called the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Thanks to millions of people taking action and a massive global effort, we have already made real progress. The number of people living in poverty has fallen to less than half of its 1990 level. Over two billion people gained access to better drinking water. The share of slum dwellers living in cities fell, improving the lives of at least 100 million people!
Yet, 1.4 billion people still live in extreme poverty. Every four seconds a child dies from preventable causes and over 900 million, particularly women and young people, suffer from chronic hunger. Meanwhile our population is set to rise to 9.5 billion by 2050 and the food system is at breaking point.
Despite all of this, for the first time in history we do have the resources to end poverty and grow our world sustainably. It will take the work of all of us to make this happen and we must make our Governments listen and take action on the things that matter most to people everywhere!
The World We Want will gather the priorities of people from every corner of the world and help build a collective vision that will be used directly by the United Nations and World Leaders to plan a new development agenda launching in 2015, one that is based on the aspirations of all citizens!
JOIN THE GLOBAL CONVERSATION!
Share your voice. It all starts with you. What kind of World do you Want?
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Empowerment: What does it mean to you?
The "Definitions of Empowerment" represents a collaborative effort, made possible by the answers received from all of you on the Empowerment theme. Your invaluable contributions were essential for the preparation of the Empowerment Booklet.
The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) is grateful for the many contributions received, which enabled each other as well as readers of the Empowerment survey, to share and learn from their experiences and believes.
To download the booklet, please click here (6 MB) or visit: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/ngo/outreachmaterials/empowerment-booklet.pdf
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CONGO - New Year's Meesage from the President of CONGO - January 2013
Conference of NGOs in consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)
New Years's Message from the President of CONGO Cyril-Ritchie
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UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing
19 - 20 September 2012 - Vienna, Austria
NGO Political Declaration
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RIO+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
RIO+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012
20 - 22 June 2012 - Rio, Brazil
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Rio+20 "The future we want"
Please click here for download the Draft Declaration from the 210 international NGOs, Members of the Committee on Democracy, Social Cohesion and Global Challenges of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe
OECD Working Papers on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions No. 16
Current Status of National Strategies for Financial Education
A Comparative Analysis and relevant Practices
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CoNGO - Road to UNCED Rio+20: 48 Days to Go!
NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Vienna
NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Vienna - Letter to Ms. Bachalet - May 2012
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Submitted by: Gertraud PICHLER, Austria
UN World Happiness Report 2012
The first World Happiness Report, an attempt to measure social and economic well-being around the world that was tabled during a special conference at the UN.
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Submitted by: Sue McGREGOR, Canada
International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2012
- Web presence of the IYC
The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, highlighting the contribution of cooperatives to socio-economic development, particularly their impact on poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration.
With the theme of "Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World", the Year seeks to encourage the growth and establishment of cooperatives all over the world. It also encourages individuals, communities and governments to recognize the agency of cooperatives in helping to achieve internationally agreed upon development goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals.
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NGO Committee on Migration - Statement 2011
DPI/NGO Conference 2011 in Bonn, Germany
"Sustainable Societies; Responsive Citizens"
The 64th Annual United Nations Conference of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), will be held in Bonn, Germany, from Saturday, 3rd to Monday, 5th September 2011. This will be the fourth time that the Conference willl take place outside the UN Headquarters in New York.
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Please note: IFHE is member of the Planning Committee and
Please note: IFHE had held a workshop to the theme: "Realising sustainable Lifestyles: Empower Families and Households as sustainable Consumers and Producers"
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Please click here for download the IFHE Postcard Home Economics Empowerment: Education for Sustainable Lifestyle
Please click here for download the Abridgement/Abstract of the Keynote Speech of Dr. Vandana SHIVA
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Women's Empowerment Principles
Equality means Business
The Women's Empwerment Principles are a set of principles for business offering guidance on how to empower women in the workplace,marketplace and the community. They are a result of a collaboration between UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)and the United Nations Global Contract. The development of the principles included an international multi-stakeholder consultation process, which began in March 2009 and culminated in their launch on International Women's Day in March 2010....
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Submitted by: Eileen GALLAGHER LABINER, Main Representative to the United Nations for IFHE
Keynote Speech Dr. Vardana SHIVA - Alternative Nobelprize Winner
Dear Home Economists,
at the 64th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference "Sustainable Societies - Responsive Citizens" which is taking place in Bonn, Germany, 3 - 5 September 2011 the IFHE Delegates met Dr. Vandana SHIVA, Navdanya International (India) before her keynote speach at the opening ceremony.
Please take you time and listen to her Keynote Speech when she focussed on the significance of Home Economics and demanded a workshop in Home Economics for wall street experts.
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This was a wonderful experience and great success for Home Economics and for the IFHE Delegates!
Many participants are visiting the IFHE Exhibition related to the conference theme!
Tomorrow an IFHE Workshop will be conducted.
A press release and report will follow in the next IFHE Newsletter September 2011.
UN General Assembly - A/RES/65/191
Sixt-fifth Session - Agenda item 28 (b) - 3 March 2011
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Third Committee (A/65/449)]
65/191. Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the oucom of the twenty-third spcial session of the General Assembly
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UN Conference on Sustaibable Development
Rio 2012: Making it Happen Volume 2, Issue 3 - Newsletter of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
The Newsletter is produced by the Rio 2012 Secretariat in the Division of Sustainable Development of DESA with input from UN System Offices and other international governmental organizations, Member States and Major Groups from around the world.
Contact us at: uncsd2012@un.org
View full Newsletter at http://www.uncsd2012.org/
Web-site on the Open-ended Working Group on the Human Rights of Older Persons
A web-site providing information about the newly established Open-ended Working Group on the Human Rights of Older Persons was created, please click here
Commission for Social Development adopts Resolution
Commission for Social Development adopts resolution on second review and appraisal of the Madrid Plan
During its 49th session, the Commission for Social Development adopted draft resolution E/CN.5/2011/L.3 entitled "Modalities of the second review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing".
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Strengthening International and Regional Frameworks to Protect the Human Rights of Older Persons
As a part of 2011 Founder’s Events, American University Washington College of Law presents an expert panel on "Strengthening International and Regional Frameworks to Protect the Human Rights of Older Persons"
co-sponsored by the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and United Nations Population Fund. The panel will take place on March 17, 9 – 11.30 am in Washington, DC.
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UN General Assembly - Sixtx-fifth session A/65/L.1
Agenda items 13 and 115
Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields
Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit
Draft resolution referred to the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly by the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session
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UN MDG Summit 2010
United Nations MDG Summit, 20 - 22 September 210 - New York
"The MDGs AT10 AND CIVIL SOCIETY"
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World Health Summit 2010
Translation, Transition, Transformation
Brlin, 10 - 13 October 2010
Charité Berlin - Berlin, Germany
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UNITAR - E-Learning Courses
UNITAR ( United Nations Institute for Training and Research)
E-Learning and Networking of a Global Audience and Finance-Sector & Trade Officials
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UN - Human Resources
Galaxy - E-Staffing System
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UN - Global Food Crisis
UN Regional Information Centre for Western Europe
Information on the Global Food Crisis
regarding UN Entities, UN Conferences & Events, Selected Statements and Speeches of UN Officals etc.
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The Millennium Goals
What are the Millennium Development Goals?
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest.
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