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Hangout to take stock of first year post-Rio+20

Hangout

On 13 June 2013, to celebrate the first anniversary of Rio+20,  the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) organized a Google+ Hangout to evaluate the progresses achieved to date and the work necessary in the years to come. Seven panelists involved in the post-Rio+20 process have discussed about the way to make the Future We Want happen. It has been recorded, so if you missed it, you can watch it now. FULL ARTICLE

Posted in: Sustainable

 

UN Report: World population projected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050

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The current world population of 7.2 billion is projected to increase by 1 billion over the next 12 years and reach 9.6 billion by 2050, according to a United Nations report launched today, which points out that growth will be mainly in developing countries, with more than half in Africa. FULL ARTICLE

Posted in: Population

 

Watch live event marking Rio+20 anniversary

Last year, people from across the globe came together at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). They decided on a broad range of measures to achieve a more sustainable future. One year later, the momentum for action remains strong. Tune in for a live Google+ hangout on 13 June with key UN and civil society representatives to mark the one year anniversary of this milestone event. FULL ARTICLE

Posted in: Sustainable

 

Fostering the dialogue on a renewed global partnership for development

Fostering the dialogue on a renewed global partnership for development

“(…) we need to unify our voices so that we are loud enough to be heard. The proverb tells us, “If you want to go quickly, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together.” With these words, Mr. Sufian Ahmed, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ethiopia, opened the High-Level Symposium of the Development Cooperation Forum on “A renewed global partnership for development for the post-2015 era”, yesterday on 6 June 2013. FULL ARTICLE

Posted in: ECOSOC

 

Actress Geena Davis, UN Youth Envoy hold online chat to connect girls and technology

Youth Envoy Ahmad Alhendawi. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Information and communications technology (ICTs) have the potential to empower young women and girls across the world and help them engage with their communities, participants at a United Nations online forum said today. FULL ARTICLE

Posted in: ECOSOC

 

DESA News, June 2013

Mr. Wu Hongbo, DESA's Under-Secretary-General (Photo: DESA/Predrag Vasic))

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