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The group on Poverty Reduction and Social Development seeks to promote coherence in policy making to ensure that development brings maximum equality and poverty reduction in societies overall. Of particular concern are employment and social protection, gender equality and migration. Learn more.
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05-Jan-2009
As the new year unfolds, the Poverty Reduction and Social Development team is preparing several exciting events for 2009, including the release of the updated GID Database and the launch of the flagship report on "Informal is Normal - Towards More and Better Jobs in Developing Countries".
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18-Dec-2008
To celebrate the adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in 1990, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the 18th of December as International Migrants Day. As shown by the work of the Development Centre, migrants continue to be an important factor to promote development in their countries' of origin.
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18-Nov-2008
In this edition: Global Forum on Migration and Development; Gender Motion Charts; International Workshop "Measuring, Managing and Evaluating Progress in Gender Equality".
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06-Nov-2008
In the presence of the French Minister of State for Cooperation and Francophony, Jeff Dayton-Johnson of the Development Centre reminded participants at an international seminar of the importance of greater co-ordination between migration and development policies – in order to meet more effectively both sets of policy goals.
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from 19-Nov-2008 to 20-Nov-2008
As part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), gender equality is a key policy objective in developing countries. This seminar focused on the role of statistics and indicators in measuring, managing and evaluating progress in gender equality.
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30-Jul-2008
In this edition: Inclusive Globalisation; Creating More and Better Jobs; Can the Internet Make the World a Better Place?; Informal Employment in Romania
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10-Apr-2008
In this edition: Launch of Wikigender; Presentation of "Migration and Developing Countries" in Mexico; Working Paper on "Household Structures and Saving"; Upcoming Events and Conferences.
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