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Women and Men in Family Farming – Recognizing Their Contributions and Challenges
Beyond an agricultural model, family farming is a way of life, where both men and women have different roles and responsibilities. As elsewhere, what men and women do and are responsible for is largely...
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10th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day
21 March 2015 marks the 10th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day 21 March 2015 marks the 10th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day and each year the voice of people with Down syndrome, and those...
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Choosing between family and work should not be an option
UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz Young women in West Africa often find it hard to get a job. Holding on to it once they start a family can even be harder. “After my master’s degree, I successfully passed the...
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Soap and a toothbrush, a welcome relief in Nepal
Photo: UNICEF Nepal/2015/Panday The UNICEF hygiene kits provided to the families in Nepal who were devastated by the April earthquake are a happy sight. The kit includes a packet of clean toothbrushes,...
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Changing the rights of pregnant women in Poland
Photo: WHO 30 years ago, pregnant women in Poland did not have the right to choose how they gave birth, how to be supported by their partners in the delivery ward, or share a room with their newborn....
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2015 Holiday Greetings from UNDESA-DSPD
“Development must be built on inclusive policy aligned with people’s needs, aspirations – There is one word above all that must guide us on this roadmap to ending poverty, transforming lives and...
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2016 International Conference on Family Planning
Credit: UN Photo/ Liba Taylor The International Conference on Family Planning, held every other year, brings together family planning experts to assess the state of family planning around the world and...
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Youth advocates take on child marriage, gender inequality in Albania
Credit:UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe “When I was sixth grade, my mother used to say, very often, ‘Finish this year, and do not go to school anymore’,” said Gina,* a youth advocate from the marginalized Roma...
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Improving the Lives of Smallholder Farmers
Credit:UN Photo/Martine Perret There are an estimated 500 million smallholder households globally, amounting to upwards of two billion people. Mostly small-scale farmers cultivating less than five...
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Families are central to achieving good health and well-being for all
Photo: UNDESA DSPD There is no one-size-fit-all framework for family policy as there is no single family model. However, family policies can be made and reformed to enable better outcomes as family...
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