UN-NGLS Civil Society Consultation for the Secretary-General, General Assembly and OWG on SDGs
In partnership with the Post-2015 Development Planning Team / Executive Office of the Secretary-General, the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) will facilitate a consultation to gather civil society analysis of four Post-2015 reports to be submitted to the UN Secretary-General: 1) Post-2015 High-level Panel, 2) UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, 3) UN (...)
[More...]World Environment Day 2013 draws attention to the tons of edible produce squandered each year
World Environment Day (WED) 2013, celebrated on 5 June across the globe, drew attention to the tons of edible produce squandered each year with at least one third of all food produced in the world failing to “make it from the farm to the fork.”
[More...]FAO launches “The State of Food and Agriculture 2013,” featuring seven key messages
FAO launched its flagship publication, The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2013, this year focussing on food systems for better nutrition. In the report, the organization voices concern about the global burden of malnutrition. It finds that 12.5% of the world’s population (868 million people) are undernourished in terms of energy intake; 26% of the world’s (...)
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Global Thematic Consultation on Environmental Sustainability - Last Chance to Participate
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Informal Hearings for High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development: Deadline Extended to 22 May
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Global Voices on Poverty – Interactive conversation on ending poverty with World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Friday, 19 April 2013)
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UNAOC and UNESCO launch campaign and invite partners to "Do one thing for diversity and inclusion"
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Call for applications for the “Living Together Peacefully in a Diverse World” prize
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OHCHR’s Management Plan 2014-2017: Call for written submissions
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Amnesty International releases its “2012 Death Sentences and Executions Report”


