2012 News Archive
May
- Five more days to negotiate on Rio+20
- Youth forum: UN labour chief warns of ‘growing discontent’
- Concrete commitments called for ahead of Rio+20
- Youth asked to “make some noise” ahead of Rio+20
- Human and natural capital as important as financial capital
- 5 years of rights for indigenous peoples
- Work-family balance benefits families and society
- Development cooperation accelerates sustainable development
- Live Chat on Facebook: Potential risks and challenges of the world economy
- Work remains to realize rights of indigenous peoples
- Countries seek new path towards agreement for Rio+20
- Countries Seek New Path Towards Agreement for Rio+20
- Young people continue to be the hardest hit by the job crisis
- DESA’s monthly newsletter
April
- New Indicators to understand the situation of youth
- Sixteen million adolescent girls become mothers every year
- Rio+20 Negotiations to Energize Sustainable Development Agenda
- “We Have the Resources and the Scientific Knowledge to Save Our Planet”
- Silent Shout for Equality: Deaf Hip-Hop Artist’s Performance at UN Headquarters
- New banks in town: Chinese finance in Latin America
- Business and Industry Can Lead Countries Towards Sustainable Development
- Brazil and UN Sign Key Legal Agreement to Host Rio+20
- South Africa’s Carbon Tax: a Far-Sighted Move Towards a Greener World
- Youth education, employment and empowerment key to global progress
- DESA’s monthly newsletter
March
- New ways to measure poverty from a gender perspective
- Member States committed to a high level of ambition for Rio+20
- Transitioning from least developed country status
- Ensuring access to water for agriculture is vital for sustainable future
- UN Secretary-General underlines rights of persons with Down syndrome
- UN experts call for including human rights standards in development goals
- Connecting governments to citizens
- One Hundred days to Rio + 20
- Promoting jobs, growth and the green economy
- Committed to a future we want
- Conversations on youth employment
- DESA’s monthly newsletter
February
- Facing the challenge of measuring the unmeasurable
- UN jobs forum hears call to unlock potential of young people
- Counting the world’s population
- The Chinese model of economic success
- Working together to solve youth unemployment
- Examining disability issues and the MDGs
- Coordinating international migration issues
- UN official outlines priorities ahead of sustainable development summit
- Forest heroes honoured at closing ceremony
- Understanding today’s economic volatility
- Connection technologies to play critical role in building sustainable future – UN
- Giving young people a voice
- Role of cooperatives in poverty elimination
- Working together to eradicate poverty
- DESA’s monthly newsletter
January
- With new blueprint in hand, Ban calls for action to chart more sustainable future
- Perspectives on social cohesion – the glue that holds society together
- Ensuring diverse participation for Rio+20
- Combating violence against indigenous women and girls
- Live Facebook chat on world economy
- Can a protracted economic slowdown be avoided?
- Preparations for Rio+20 are underway
- Slovak official to lead UN Economic and Social Council
- Ban Ki-moon highlights sustainable development as a top priority
- Ban stresses ‘people power’ and partnerships at start of second term as UN chief
- DESA’s monthly newsletter
