UN Global Communications on Sustainability
The UN Sustainable Development Goals address the global challenges that we are facing and introduce seventeen goals as a roadmap to achieve by 2030 to help us eliminate poverty, hunger and more For More information Visit: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ And click on any specific goal to learn more about each issue. No Poverty Zero Hunger, Good Health […]
Healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages
UN Sustainable Development: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases New HIV infections in 2013 were estimated at 2.1 million, which was 38 per cent lower than in 2001 HIV is the leading cause of death for women of reproductive age worldwide TB-related deaths in […]
Improving the Lives of Women & Children, Benin, Africa
MARCH 2017 Report from: unaid.org The First Lady of Benin has launched a foundation to improve the lives of the most vulnerable women and children in the western African country, nestled between Nigeria and Togo. The foundation will work under the umbrella of six core values: solidarity, the family, respect for differences, integrity, humility and […]
Children of educated mothers are more likely to survive than children of mothers with no education.
UN Sustainable Development reports: Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Significant strides have been made in increasing life expectancy and reducing some of the common killers associated with child and maternal mortality. Children health Children born into poverty are almost twice as likely to […]
Gender Equality
Key facts Gender norms, roles and relations can influence health outcomes and affect the attainment of mental, physical and social health and well-being. Gender inequality limits access to quality health services and contributes to avoidable morbidity and mortality rates in women and men throughout the life-course. Developing gender-responsive health programmes which are appropriately implemented are […]
Refugees
A peaceful and prosperous world is one in which people can feel safe and secure in their homes, with their families and in their communities. It is a world in which they can feel confident in their country, their culture and in the family of nations and peoples on our common planet. Sometimes, for economic […]
Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA) and IVAWA
Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA) Women’s Action for New Directions supports the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), federal legislation that educates and empowers women and supports community efforts to combat violence against women in America. for complete report and more information visit: Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) at wand.org http://ias.org/swo/human-rights-watch-and-humanitarian-work/
UNAIDS WARNS THAT AFTER SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS, DECLINES IN NEW HIV INFECTIONS AMONG ADULTS HAVE STALLED AND ARE RISING IN SOME REGIONS PART 2
In order to understand the challenges that face HIV-positive women, one must first have a foundation for understanding the history of HIV globally; within the United States and then specifically what the unique challenges are that face HIV-positive women. The history of any community, country and nation is continuous, it is not duplicated in every […]
Africa Week 2016
AFRICA WEEK 2016 New York Launch of the Africa Human Development Report 2016 on Accelerating Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Africa Thursday 13 October 2016 Peace Day youth Summit Friday, September 16, 2016 3:00pm-5:30pm, United Nations NY conference room 4 Please arrive early to allow time to go through security and leave your message […]
Peace Day Youth Summit
Peace Day youth Summit Friday, September 16, 2016 3:00pm-5:30pm, United Nations NY conference room 4 Please arrive early to allow time to go through security and leave your message at the Chalk Walk! Register here by Tuesday, September 13th. Welcoming remarks by Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi. The session features an exciting range […]