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Africa: New Development Goals 'Unprecedented' Opportunity for Families
allAfrica, 18 March 2015
The two of us met for the first time more than a decade ago, in the small rural village of Momemo, an hour's drive and a world away from the urban bustle of Maputo, Mozambique's… Read more »
New SDGs 'Unprecedented Opportunity'
As world leaders deliberate about the next global development agenda, we see an unprecedented opportunity to making the next 15 years a turning point for families everywhere, write Melinda Gates and Graça Machel.
Facing the camera, from left, Melinda and Bill Gates listen to Graca Machel (holding a child on her lap) in the village of Momemo.
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Nigeria: UN Chief Tasks Nigeria On Post-MDGs Agenda
This Day, 12 February 2015
With on-going efforts aimed at designing a successor development framework to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Nations has tasked political and civic leaders in… Read more »
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Africa: Four Hurdles to Getting Data and Science Into the SDGs
SciDev.Net, 11 February 2015
Rigorous integration will ensure the goals inspire rather than deter commitment, say Angel Hsu and Alisa Zomer. Read more »
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Africa: Science and Post-2015
SciDev.Net, 17 February 2015
UN warned of pitfalls of vague SDG targets Read more »
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Africa: Rights of People With Disabilities Cannot Be Ignored in Development Agenda, UN Experts
UN News, 20 February 2015
"One billion people - 15 per cent of the world's population - are persons with disabilities, and their rights cannot be ignored," a group of United Nations human rights experts… Read more »
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Africa: Focus on Gender: SDG Targets Are no Such Thing
SciDev.Net, 2 March 2015
A report published by two science organisations earlier this month criticised the current framework for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as being largely ill-defined,… Read more »
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Africa: Africa Ready to Speak With One Voice - Pres. Sirleaf
LINA, 10 March 2015
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has reassured the African Permanent Representative to the United Nations about the continent's readiness to speak with one voice during the… Read more »
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Africa: Climate Change and Sustainability Key to Future Development Agenda, Says Former UN Official
UN News, 24 February 2015
As United Nations Member States come together to launch the future sustainable development agenda, 2015 seems set to be a year of momentous change for the international community. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene - What We Should Aim for Post-2015
The Herald, 11 March 2015
It is true - the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have helped developing countries such as Zimbabwe to achieve many tangible results especially in the fields of education and to… Read more »
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Nigeria: Toomey - Each Country Has to Make MDGs National Priorities
This Day, 12 March 2015
Director, United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC), Mr. Mitchell Toomey was in Nigeria recently to assess the remarkable progress made by the country in the MY World global… Read more »
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Africa: CSW59 - Gender Equality in 700 Years?!
Gender Links, 13 March 2015
At a CSW59 session called, "Women and the Media: Advancing Critical Area of Concern J* of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action", held yesterday at the UN headquarters… Read more »
