News stories by Nora Happel, page 2

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - Implementation of the ambitious post-2015 development agenda which will be adopted in September 2015 at the United Nations depends to a large extent on funding.

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 08 (IPS) - "The action of the private sector can make or break the post-2015 development agenda," Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said in his opening remarks at a side event hosted in the context of a high-level political forum at the U.N. on Tuesday.

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 02 (IPS) - Ever since the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development in March 2002 called for new and innovative strategies to complement traditional Official Development Assistance (ODA), various financial instruments have been discussed.

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 01 (IPS) - U.N. officials, government leaders and civil society actors gathered Tuesday at the German House for a panel discussion on climate change as a "threat-multiplier".

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 25 (IPS) - Participation, political and economic empowerment, inclusion, accessible technology and infrastructure as well as indicators for meaningful implementation are among the key issues persons with disabilities want to see reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 06 (IPS) - "We should remove the ‘dis' and focus on ‘abilities,'" Daniela Bas, director of the Division for Social Policy and Development at the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, said at a media event on the rights of persons with disabilities on Friday.