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Asia-Pacific countries now have more working-aged people – UN

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26 April 2016 – If Asia-Pacific countries do not start planning for demographic changes, they will miss out on a unique opportunity to boost growth and investments for the future, risking a surge in youth frustration and exacerbating instability, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) underlined today in its latest Regional Human Development Report.

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Death sentence against Mauritanian blogger-UN

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UN rights office deplores death sentence against Mauritanian blogger

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World Malaria Day – shows that the goal, is achievable.

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On World Malaria Day, UN says world closer to eliminating ‘ancient killer’

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Nepal: UN continues to support earthquake recovery

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Nepal: UN continues to support sustainable post-disaster earthquake recovery

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Maritime tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea

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Security Council deplores maritime tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea

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Children live in conflict-affected countries – UNICEF

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Two thirds of unimmunized children live in conflict-affected countries – UNICEF

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Leaders sign landmark Paris climate accord

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'We are in a race against time,' says Ban, as leaders sign landmark Paris climate accord

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Global Bottom-Up by 2030?

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Global Bottom-Up by 2030?
 
There is a common denominator among successful human development projects, be they in the field of education, health, economic growth, cultural preservation or the environment, namely that the project beneficiaries themselves participated in their design, management and overall control.

After decades - centuries even - of development interventions and the implementation of strategies to promote human services, the mountain of

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Nepal: one year after earthquake

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Nepal: one year after earthquake, UN food relief agency focuses on most vulnerable

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‘World Court’ marks 70th anniversary

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Ban hails rule of law as ‘foundation of progress’ as ‘World Court’ marks 70th anniversary

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