Monthly Archives: September 2016

UN announces inaugural class of 17 youth leaders to support Global Goals

UN announces inaugural class of 17 youth leaders to support Global Goals
The United Nations envoy on youth today unveiled the inaugural class of 17 youth leaders who have been recognized for their leadership and contribution to the achievement of the 17 Global Goals, also known as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030.
UN announces inaugural class of 17 youth leaders to support Global Goals
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

New UN exhibit highlights need to fill in ‘blank spaces’ for child-related data

New UN exhibit highlights need to fill in ‘blank spaces’ for child-related data
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today joined the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in launching a ‘Time Machine’ that will use data storytelling to highlight the lack of availability of statistics on children and particularly those related to child-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators.
New UN exhibit highlights need to fill in ‘blank spaces’ for child-related data
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Top UN officials highlight how Paralympic Games show that ability, not disability, defines a person’s accomplishments

Top UN officials highlight how Paralympic Games show that ability, not disability, defines a person’s accomplishments
Welcoming the start of the 2016 summer Paralympic Games, which got underway in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro yesterday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the Games not only showcase the extraordinary abilities of athletes living with a disability, they also promote the rights of all persons with disabilities.
Top UN officials highlight how Paralympic Games show that ability, not disability, defines a person’s accomplishments
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Colombia: UN official welcomes start of reintegration of children from FARC-EP on Saturday

Colombia: UN official welcomes start of reintegration of children from FARC-EP on Saturday
A senior United Nations official today welcomed the announcement by the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) that they will begin the separation and reintegration of all children under the age of 18 associated with the FARC-EP on Saturday.
Colombia: UN official welcomes start of reintegration of children from FARC-EP on Saturday
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UNICEF deeply concerned about impact of unrest in southern Thai provinces on children

UNICEF deeply concerned about impact of unrest in southern Thai provinces on children
The top United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official in Thailand has expressed deep concerns over the continuing violence in the country’s restive southernmost provinces and its impact on children, including an explosion that killed a four-year-old girl and her father today.
UNICEF deeply concerned about impact of unrest in southern Thai provinces on children
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population