March 2016

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  India-based software engineer wins first prize in UN #LinksSDGs Data Visualization Challenge Category: SDG Knowledge
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  SDG indicators: The last missing piece of the 2030 Agenda Category: Statistics

February 2016

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  Putting people at the center of the new development agenda Category: Social Inclusion
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  At opening of Youth Forum, UN launches new initiative to tackle employment crisis Category: Intergovernmental Support

January 2016

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  UN ECOSOC marks 70th anniversary, cites ‘central role’ in achieving sustainable development Category: Intergovernmental Support

December 2015

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  UN General Assembly aims to narrow digital divide, harness power of information technology Category: Public Institutions
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  Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities Category: Social Inclusion

November 2015

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  UN urges ‘open, frank’ discussion on importance of hygiene and sanitation Category: SDG Knowledge
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  Special UN event stresses key role of water management in tackling challenges of climate change Category: SDG Knowledge
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  ECOSOC President urges stronger cooperation to thwart tax evasion and avoidance Category: Public Institutions

August 2015

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  On Youth Day, UN officials urge Member States to make young people ‘drivers of change’ Category: Social Inclusion
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  UN chief urges greater efforts to improve health and well-being of indigenous peoples Category: Social Inclusion

July 2015

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  Ban welcomes UN Assembly’s endorsement of action plan on post-2015 development financing Category: Sustainable Financing
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  Successful outcome at UN financing conference vital for future development agenda Category: Sustainable Financing
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  Africa’s economic transformation in focus at UN development financing conference Category: Sustainable Financing
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  UN negotiations resume on financing framework to advance global development Category: Sustainable Financing
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  UN conference opens with call for ‘reboot’ of development finance Category: Sustainable Financing
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  Lessons from Millennium Development Goals ‘springboard’ for future UN agenda Category: Statistics
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  At high-level forum, UN official calls for final push towards new sustainability agenda Category: Intergovernmental Support
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  Adequate, targeted financing key to people-centred sustainable development Category: Sustainable Financing

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