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Gender and Corruption
Is corruption different for men and women? For decades, gender sensitivity has been part of project design in a range of international development and assistance programmes, including anti-corruption...
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DESA, Key events for development in 2014
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Uniting for youth beyond 2015
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Global Human Trafficking, a Modern form of Slavery
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World Urbanization Prospects Worldwide
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World We Want 2015
The World We Want 2015 enables people to engage, visualize and analyze people’s voices on sustainable development. Trends & Outcomes “The World We Want 2015 Trends” is a one-stop shop for people’s...
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International Day of Democracy, 15 September
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UN General Assembly gather in NYC, SEPT 21-22
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EMMA WATSON launches ‘he for she’, celebrating True Gender Equality
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Global Update: Special UN General Assembly Edition
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Providing key information for MDG momentum UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an end to the unfinished business of the Millennium Development Goals while speaking at a high-level event...
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UN celebrating 69 years Oct 24 th!
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Women dying in Sterilization Camps, ‘herded like cattle’
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Eugenics in this Newest of Millennia
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International Day to End Violence against Women, NOV 25
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UN WOMEN – Post 2015 Development Agenda
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ECOSOC Youth Forum – Feb 2.3
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