2019: Final year of a deadly decade for children ( from UNICEF)

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Grave violations against children are continuing on a shocking scale.

Showcasing Ability

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How an Ability festival can help to showcase the abilities of persons with disability

Trade in Asia-Pacific declines for the first time since 2009, highlights UN regional arm

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Bangkok (ESCAP news) – Asia-Pacific economies may see positive trade growth in 2020 but are still facing downside risks from the adverse impacts of the United States – China trade tensions, two new trade briefs by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released today have revealed.

Sakharov Prize: daughter of 2019 laureate Ilham Tohti receives prize on his behalf

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Ilham Tohti's daughter Jewher Ilham accepted the 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on Wednesday on behalf of her jailed father.

Global Refugee Forum 16 (Advance Session), 17 & 18 December 2019

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Guided by the Global Compact on Refugees, the Global Refugee Forum is an opportunity to translate the principle of international responsibility-sharing into concrete action. The Forum will showcase impactful pledges and contributions and the exchange of good practices

IVD 2019: AN INCLUSIVE VOLUNTEERING FOR ALL

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The celebrations of the International Volunteering Day, IVD in Nepal showed how partnerships can really work out wonders if we are all genuinely driven by the desire to achieve the common goals, inclusively, where also disadvantaged groups have a role to play.

2019 Right Livelihood Award Laureates Announced

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The Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. The 2019 Award goes to Aminatou Haidar (Western Sahara), Guo Jianmei (China), Greta Thunberg (Sweden) and Davi Kopenawa / Hutukara Yanomami Association (Brazil). The Laureates were announced in Stockholm, Sweden

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), 3 December 2019

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The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been annually observed on 3 December around the world. The theme for this 2019 IDPD is ‘Promoting the participation of persons with disabilities and their leadership: taking action on the 2030 Development Agenda’. The theme focuses on the empowerment of persons with disabilities for inclusive, equitable and sustainable development.

UN Secretary-General's remarks at pre-COP25 press conference

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"Climate-related natural disasters are becoming more frequent, more deadly, more destructive, with growing human and financial costs. Drought in some parts of the world is progressing at alarming rates destroying human habitats and endangering food security"

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