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The ongoing global economic crisis is going to increase unemployment worldwide. Director-General of ILO says it is about time that all governments of the world work in a coordinated manner to combat this phenomenon of joblessness.
02-12-2008
The two-week climate change talks kicked off on December 1 in the Polish city, aiming for a global vision on a new climate change regime post Kyoto Protocol. In the current circumstances, delegates will also focus on how climate change policies can be linked to economic recovery.
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Image: The conference marks halfway to the 2009 Copenhagen Summit/ Photo credit: UN
02-12-2008
StopX.org, launched by UNICEF at the recent third World Congress on sexual exploitation of children and adolescents is a new tool to fight child exploitation, violence and abuse. The site offers national help lines, resources and a private community to enable collaborations on work.
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Image: Silence is acceptance/ Photo credit: StopX.org
02-12-2008
Despite notions of excess funds for AIDS, the $10 billion in resources worldwide fell short last year. Bertil Lindblad, director, UNAIDS Office in New York says the epidemic is running strong and ahead of the global response, which for the first time, is showing results in treatment and prevention.
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Image: Bertil Lindblad/ Photo credit: IPS (UN photo)
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Make way for fair trade, says Millennium Campaign
27-11-2008
Ahead of the conference on Financing for Development in Doha this weekend, the United Nations Millennium Campaign has called upon rich countries to commit to a more equitable global trade and market access. At the same time, poor countries must mobilise domestic resources towards fighting poverty.
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Fresh loan to stabilise Pakistan economy
26-11-2008
In times of global financial crisis, Pakistan’s dwindling economy has been savoured for the time being with a fresh loan of $7.6 billion from the International Monetary Fund. The country had earlier sought loans from other sources to avoid stringent IMF conditionality.
2008-11-14 15:44:08
UNFPA’s latest publication: State of the World Population Report 2008 argues that culturally sensitive approaches are critical for the realisation of human rights and gender equality. The report’s Youth Supplement showcases the role of young people in thus meeting new challenges.
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Image: A culture lens for development / Photo credit: UNFPA
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OneWorld South Asia''s Seventh
Annual Regional Meeting on February 8-9, 2008, at New Delhi, focused on Southern voices and
perspectives on the Climate Change debate.
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