Barbados has elected its first Female Prime Minister

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A veteran politician, Mia Mottley, from the Barbados Labour Party got elected the 8th Prime Minister of the Caribbean island nation. We are always focused on big nations' stuff and we forget the world is so diverse and each nation has its own political, social developments.

Women of Worth: Recognizing Those Who Make a Beautiful Difference in Their Communities

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Each year L'Oréal Paris and Points of Light recognize and celebrate Women of Worth who make a beautiful difference in their communities. Ten honorees each receive a $10,000 grant to support their most cherished cause, and an online vote determines one honoree who will receive an additional $25,000 grant. Nominations for 2018 are now open!

ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community holds 13th coordinating conference

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The socio-cultural pillar of the ASEAN Community (ASCC) had its coordinating conference, 13th SOC-COM, on 24-25 May at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta.

Every Child ALIVE: UNICEF INITIATIVE to fight reduce child mortality

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On 23 May, UNICEF delivered over 150,000 signatures to health ministers gathered at the World Health Assembly, calling on them to step up investments in quality healthcare for every mother and baby.

Remarks at the University of Geneva on the launch of the Disarmament Agenda

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The UN Secretary General is launching a new initiative focused on promoting and coordinating arms disarmament. When each country pursues its own security without regard for others, we create global insecurity that threatens us all".

Combatting Human Trafficking One Flight at a Time

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ICAO and OHCHR combat “modern-day slavery” with Guidelines for Training Cabin Crew on Identification and Response to Trafficking in Persons

Building a stronger Europe: new initiatives to further boost role of youth, education and culture policies

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The European Commission is advancing work to build a European Education Area by 2025, reinforce the cultural dimension of the European Union and bolster youth participation, with a new set of measures, including a new Youth Strategy and a new Agenda for Culture.

Asia-Pacific countries adopt regional actions to tackle inequalities at annual UN policy forum

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Over 540 delegates from 44 Member States and Associate Members attended the 74th UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) session held from 11 to 16 May, the focus of which was the potential impact of deepening inequality on the region’s efforts to push ahead with the implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Social Service Summit 2018, 24TH JULY, SINGAPORE

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The Social Service Summit is a signature event for the social service sector where leaders from the community, government and corporates come together to discuss plans for a future-ready sector.

Promoting volunteerism and UN Volunteers for delivery on Agenda 2030

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From March to May 2018, UNV engaged with the Regional Fora for Sustainable Development of the UN Regional Commissions. Through this engagement UNV promoted the achievement of two main outcomes at the regional level – promotion of volunteerism and engagement of UN Volunteers to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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