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Family Planning Is 'Critical Link' In Eradicating Poverty

Giving people access to family planning is crucial to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030, reproductive health experts said this week. Speaking at an...

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Human Rights

Is This The Generation That Eradicates Extreme Poverty?

The year 2015 was a once in a generation event for the world’s citizens and for the planet. In one year, a new blueprint was created to tackle the world’s thorn...

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Royalty Join Forces With Shakira, Messi To Promote U.N. Global Goals

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United Nations on Tuesday enlisted a high-profile roster of royalty, entertainers and business leaders to promote its glob...

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Year In Review: 2015 In 12 Charts

Now that we’ve reached the end of 2015, it’s clear this was a year of major milestones, emerging trends, and new beginnings. Among other things, 2015 marked a h...

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Environment

Year In Review: 2015 In 12 Charts

Now that we?ve reached the end of 2015, it?s clear this was a year of major milestones, emerging trends, and new beginnings. Among other things, 2015 marked a historic drop...

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UN Ushers In Ambitious 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls on countries to begin efforts to achieve the 17 SDGs over the next 15 years. With the start of the new year, the UN on Fri...

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Health

2015 In Review: Rapid Strides In Public Health

The end of 2015 brings many reasons for celebrations in health sector. We made considerable progress towards achieving the MDGs, SDGs were launched with more ambitious goal...

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Sustainable Development

Development Banking For Sustainability

National development banks can play a decisive role in financing the Sustainable Development Goals and the transition to a low-carbon energy future. Given their size and po...

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Health

Investing In Health Workforces: The Path Towards The Sdgs Starts Here

Last month marked a transition from one era of global health and development to the next. Seventeen?Sustainable Development Goals?were?agreed by 193 heads of state and gove...

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Health

Maternal Mortality On A Decline, But Challenges Remain

The number of women dying during pregnancy, childbirth or within six weeks after birth has fallen by 44 per cent since 1990, say United Nations agencies, including the...

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