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  • Photo of UN wants greater action to stem diabetes in Caribbean

    UN wants greater action to stem diabetes in Caribbean

    UNITED NATIONS, (CMC) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the people of the Caribbean must take steps towards a healthy lifestyle while governments create conditions to stem the global epidemic of diabetes. In his message to mark World Diabetes Day on Saturday, the secretary- general reiterated the warning from the World Health Organization (WHO) that diabetes will be the seventh…

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  • Photo of Cuba Leading Eradication of HIV/AIDS, UN Says

    Cuba Leading Eradication of HIV/AIDS, UN Says

    The U.N. recognizes Cuba’s social model as a way to fight HIV/AIDS. Cuba is an example for the world to follow on how to eradicate AIDS, the executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS said Friday. “We are very proud of what Cuba has done in the fight against HIV/AIDS,” said dirctoy Michel Sidibe, upon his visit to…

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  • UN Targets “Hidden Source” for Development Funding

    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 5 2015 (IPS) – The United Nations has estimated a hefty funding requirement of over 3.5 trillion to 5.0 trillion dollars per year for the implementation of its ambitious post-2015 development agenda, including 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), approved by world leaders in September. But at least one key question remains unanswered: how will the UN convince…

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  • Photo of Collaborate to ensure investments made in statistics – UN SG

    Collaborate to ensure investments made in statistics – UN SG

    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon is urging all partners and stakeholders to collaborate to ensure investments are made in the field of statistics towards the achievement of sustainable development. The UN Secretary-General made the call in a statement to mark World Statistics Day which is being observed today . World Statistics Day follows Caribbean Statistics Day on 15 October. On…

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  • Photo of President Granger reaffirms Guyana’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -at UN Summit

    President Granger reaffirms Guyana’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -at UN Summit

    President David Granger said that unity of effort is essential to confront the difficult but necessary choices, which must be made to realise the goal of sustainable development. He was at the time delivering his address to world leaders at the United Nations (UN) Summit on Sustainable Development in New York. Seeming to reference the on-going threat to Guyana's sovereignty…

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  • Photo of Urgent action needed to combat online violence against women & girls, says new UN report

    Urgent action needed to combat online violence against women & girls, says new UN report

    Millions affected globally, but most countries still failing to effectively address growing problem New York, 24 September 2015 – A new report released today by the United Nations Broadband Commission reveals that almost three quarters of women online have been exposed to some form of cyber violence, and urges governments and industry to work harder and more effectively together to…

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  • Photo of UN agriculture agencies to strengthen rural employment opportunities for Caribbean youth

    UN agriculture agencies to strengthen rural employment opportunities for Caribbean youth

    The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined forces to tackle the growing level of youth unemployment in the Caribbean through a youth employment programme called FAO/FIDA-Youth Caribe. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD, or FIDA by its Spanish acronym) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of…

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  • Photo of New Report From UN Women Unveils Far-reaching Policy Agenda to Transform Economies and Make Gender Equality a Reality

    New Report From UN Women Unveils Far-reaching Policy Agenda to Transform Economies and Make Gender Equality a Reality

     UN Women launched its flagship report “Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights” which highlights how economies have failed to guarantee women’s empowerment and the full exercise of their economic and social rights, in rich countries and poor countries. At the same time however it demonstrates that the transformation of economies to ensure that women’s rights become…

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  • Photo of Transport Ministers from 54 countries call for global policies to mainstream low-carbon transport

    Transport Ministers from 54 countries call for global policies to mainstream low-carbon transport

    Transport Ministers participating in the International Transport Forum (ITF) Annual Summit agreed in their Declaration from Ministers on Transport, Trade and Tourism on the value of pursuing low-carbon transport towards COP21.   Specifically, they “Recognize that the new international climate agreement, which is to be forged and agreed by COP21, should encourage mainstreaming of low carbon transport in global policies…

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  • Photo of UN hosts campaign for International Youth Day

    UN hosts campaign for International Youth Day

    The engagement and participation of youth is essential to achieve sustainable human development. Yet, often, the opportunities for youth to engage politically, economically and socially are low or non-existent. More efforts are needed to raise awareness about the importance of youth civic engagement and its benefits to the individual and to society, including for sustainable development as well as resilience…

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