May 2017

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  Task of eradicating poverty must be met ‘with a sense of urgency,’ says deputy UN chief Category: Intergovernmental Support
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  UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concludes with call for action Category: Social Inclusion
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  Making eradication of poverty an integral objective of all policies: what will it take? Category: Intergovernmental Support
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  Importance of broad financing for sustainable forest management highlighted at UN forum Category: Forests
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  Reaching out through first ever Indigenous Media Zone Category: Social Inclusion
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  Protection, sustainable management of forests ‘fundamental to security of humanity’s place on this planet,’ UN Forum told Category: Forests

April 2017

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  ECOSOC convenes meeting on international cooperation in tax matters Category: Intergovernmental Support
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  UN announces first-ever World Ocean Festival Category: SDG Knowledge
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  Bridging global infrastructure gap tops agenda at annual UN Partnership Forum Category: Intergovernmental Support
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  Global solutions to global challenges: ECOSOC Partnership Forum Category: Intergovernmental Support

March 2017

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  UN calls for recognizing the rights of people with autism to make their own decisions Category: Social Inclusion
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  International Day highlights forests’ role in sustainable energy Category: Forests

February 2017

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  Symposium kicks off to support realization of 2030 Agenda in Small Island Developing States Category: Public Institutions, SDG Knowledge
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  UN calls for commitments to safeguard the world’s oceans ahead of first major conference Category: SDG Knowledge

January 2017

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  Unlocking the potential of young people Category: Uncategorized
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  In the spotlight: Realizing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Category: Social Inclusion
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  UN Forum sets landmark target to increase world’s forests by 120 million hectares by 2030 Category: Forests
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  UN World Data Forum wraps up with launch of Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data Category: Statistics
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  At Cape Town Forum, UN Women and partners seek ways to close gender data gaps Category: Statistics
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  SDG Advocates Forest Whitaker and Shakira to be honored at World Economic Forum in Davos Category: SDG Knowledge

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