Children and Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Excerpts from UN Youth Initiatives: International Youth Day and 12th UN Youth Assembly from MediaGlobal on Vimeo. UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—The rights and empowerment of children and youth has...
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UNGA general debate opens with nod to MDGs, climate and Africa
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—The General Debate for United Nations member states opened Tuesday as part of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), with this year’s theme being “The...
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Spotlight on LDCs during second day of UNGA general debate
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—Nine heads of state from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) addressed the 68th United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday during the second day of the general debate....
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Eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 is possible, says new report
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—A new report demonstrating how to eradicate extreme poverty globally by 2030 was launched Sept. 23 at United Nations Plaza in New York. The Investments to End Poverty...
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UNGA: Redefining MDG targets and post-2015 agenda to include international...
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—Including international migration as part of the post-2015 global agenda, along with it’s central role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), featured...
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UNGA panel: Africa needs innovation, philanthropy to achieve MDGs
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon brought heads of state, CEOs, philanthropists and civil society leaders to UN headquarters in New York to rouse dedication...
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LDCs call on a new global partnership for the post-2015 development agenda
The Ambassadorial-level Meeting on the Partnership for LDCs: Priority Issues for Post-2015 Development Agenda, took place Sept. 12 at United Nations headquarters in New York, with the presence of many...
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General Assembly President Ashe calls for UN reforms
The Road to the Post-2015 Development Agenda MediaGlobal Bureau Chief Nosh Nalavala interviews the President of the General Assembly John W. Ashe Photographs and transcription by Jessica Karcz and...
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UN high-level briefing addresses humanitarian crises in Africa
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—On Oct. 1, the fourth annual meeting on the work of African Regional Economic Communities (RECs) took place on the sidelines of the United Nations 68th General...
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UNDP promotes the Rule of Law and Development
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—In 2012, the High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the Rule of Law concluded with a Declaration that recognized that application of the rule of law is...
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Post-2015 agenda must address structural causes of gender inequality, say...
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—UN Women convened a stakeholder’s forum from Dec. 4-5 in preparation for the United Nations 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women scheduled for March...
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MDGs progress—unevenly—toward equal rights, say officials at UN Women forum
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—UN Women held a high-level stakeholder’s forum with ambassadors from over 20 Permanent Missions, from Dec. 4-5 at United Nations headquarters in New York. The two-day...
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UN plans to focus on indigenous peoples at 2014 General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—A press conference on the situation and issues of indigenous peoples took place Oct. 21 at United Nations headquarters. Human rights violations continue, despite the...
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Unexploded bombs in Laos hinder achievement of MDGs
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News— Considered the “most heavily bombed country in the world” in per capita terms, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic was inundated with more than 2 million tons of...
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A skeptical civil society makes recommendations for Post-2015 Agenda
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—A new report by the United Nations argues that an ever-skeptical civil society will play a vital part in the implementation of the Post-2015 development agenda and...
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Education’s role in the Post-2015 Agenda
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—“Regardless of the structure the Post-2015 Agenda may take, education must claim an explicit goal,” says the UNICEF and UNESCO report Envisioning Education in the...
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The Post-2015 framework must address issues of conflict and insecurity to...
MediaGlobal Bureau Chief Nosh Nalavala interviews Sir Mark Lyall-Grant, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Nosh Nalavala: Ambassador Lyall-Grant, at the Partnership...
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“Carbon bubble” threatens to be destructive to the planet
MediaGlobal News Bureau Chief Nosh Nalavala interviews Ambassador Marlene Moses, Permanent Representative of Nauru to the United Nations on the impact of climate change on small islands We will be...
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Sustainable Energy in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
MediaGlobal Bureau Chief Nosh Nalavala interviews the Ambassador of Norway Geir Pedersen. Filmed and edited by Ang Chen. There are now 1.3 billion people without access to electricity and four of five...
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UN high-level briefing addresses humanitarian crises in Africa
UNITED NATIONS, MediaGlobal News—On Oct. 1, the fourth annual meeting on the work of African Regional Economic Communities (RECs) took place on the sidelines of the United Nations 68th General...
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