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Women’s suffering in times of conflict
Empowering women to participate fully in economic life across all sectors and throughout all levels of economic activity is essential to build strong economies and establish more stable and just societies. It also propels countries to achieve their internationally agreed goals for development, sustainability and human rights as well as improve the quality of life for women, men, families and communities. FULL ARTICLE
Honouring the champions in public service
The United Nations Millennium Declaration emphasizes the role of democratic and participatory governance in assuring the rights of men and women to “live their lives and raise their children in dignity, free from hunger and from the fear of violence, oppression, or injustice”. It also notes that good governance within each country is a prerequisite to “making development a reality for everyone and to freeing the entire human race from want”.FULL ARTICLE
Global economic recovery too slow to spur job growth
The global economy is slowly rebounding from the worst of the recession but the recovery remains too anaemic to create enough jobs to replace those lost so far, says the updated 2010 World Economic Situation and Prospects, released on 27 May. Speaking at a Headquarters press conference to present the updated report, Rob Vos, Director of Development Policy and Analysis, said “growth was projected at 3 per cent in 2010 and 3.1 per cent in 2011, if countries continued their fiscal and monetary stimulus activities.” FULL ARTICLE
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Global dialogue on development
- Civil society and private sector to prepare for MDG Summit
- Promoting excellence and innovation in government
- Progress and challenges in moving towards the development goals
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Trends and analysis
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Capacity development
- Implementing national development strategies
- Developing national accounts for Caribbean States
- Tourism statistics in Commonwealth and Independent States
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Publications and websites
Mid-year update to the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2010
The world economy continued to improve in the first half of 2010, leading to a slight upward revision in the United Nations outlook for global growth. The pace of the recovery is too weak, however, to close the global output gap left by the crisis. The recovery is also uneven across countries. While growth prospects for some developing countries are encouraging, economic activity is lacklustre in developed economies and below potential elsewhere in the developing world.
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Calendar
- Informal Interactive Hearings of the General Assembly with Non-governmental organizations, Civil society organizations and the Private sector, New York, 14-15 June
- United Nations Public Service Day and Awards Ceremony, Barcelona, 21-23 June
- Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council, New York, 28 June - 22 July
