Daily Archives: 21 September 2016

21 Sep, 2016

UN Global Compact and PRME Announce Student Engagement Platform to Support the SDGs

New York  — The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), an initiative of the UN Global Compact, has announced the development of a new digital platform to engage business students to support the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The announcement was made during the annual United Nations Private Sector Forum, a high-level event of top business executives, world

21 Sep, 2016

African Presidents Urge Investment in Youth As Continent Sees Rare Demographic Opportunity

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UNITED NATIONS, New York/BAGRE, Burkina Faso – Presidents, ministers, and United Nations and World Bank officials met at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday  to strengthen their commitments for the young people of Africa. The continent is undergoing a seismic shift in its population structure, with more young people than ever before preparing to