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Social Media Slant 4 Good Using social media to raise awareness of important issues!  New daily edition at 9 a.m. Published by Cendrine Marrouat 25 September 2015 Read paper → World Business Environment Health Technology  Politics #globalgoals #unga Radical Concept: Ask Women What They Want Shared by The Hunger Project www­.huffingtonpost­.com - Goal 17 in the Post-2015 Development Agenda is where the rubber hits the road. We are committing to "strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Dev... UNICEF: Sustainable Development Goals beginning of the 'drive to turn commitments into action’ | Press centre Shared by UNICEF www­.unicef­.org - Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals NEW YORK, 25 September 2015 - “Today’s welcome decision marks the end of a process – and a b... Righting Development Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.hrw­.org - As development has moved forward, people with disabilities have too often been left behind. How far behind? The unemployment rate of people with disabilities is a staggering 80-90 percent in most d... Economic inequality is greatest threat facing many nations, report says Shared by Oxfam International www­.theguardian­.com - Economic inequality will make it harder for countries to weather crises such as natural disasters and social unrest in the future, a study has shown. The 2015 Change Readiness Index (CRI) measured ... Why Hundreds of Strangers Attended a Tennessee Veteran’s Funeral Shared by GOOD magazine­.good­.is - Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral Monday for a man they did not know. “We have an Unclaimed Veteran at Dickson Funeral home,” an employee of the Tennessee business wrote on Facebook earlier t... VIDEOS Shared by Human Rights Watch Shared by United Nations Shared by Global Goals More Videos → WORLD Crisis in Yemen: helping people access clean drinking water Shared by Oxfam International Rights group: Rwanda locks up the poor to clean up streets Shared by Human Rights Watch 12 of the Coolest Entries in the 2015 National Geographic Photo Contest  Shared by GOOD Myanmar Peace Activists Call for an End to the Country’s 60-Year-Old Civil War · Global Voices Shared by Global Voices Ukraine rebels oust several aid agencies Shared by Human Rights Watch Refugees and Police Aren’t the Only Ones At Odds in the Balkans · Global Voices Shared by Global Voices More World → BUSINESS How advancing women’s equality can add $12 trillion to global growth Shared by UN Women Kiva - Loans that change lives. Shared by Kiva Driving Smallholder Savings through Digital Design in Senegal Shared by Kiva Microfinance Gateway Bulletin - 23 Sep 2015 Shared by Kiva Changing the world, one reader at a time : McGill Reporter Shared by Room to Read For Richer… or Poorer? The Capture of Growth and Politics in Emerging Economies Shared by Oxfam International More Business → ENVIRONMENT THIS is why everyone needs #AccessToEnergy Shared by ONE Step it up for gender equality Shared by UN Women How This Great Design Is Bringing World Change to the Masses Shared by GOOD Forests, desertification and biodiversity - United Nations Sustainable Development Shared by Global Goals How the SDGs work for girls - and what must happen next Shared by Girl Effect Global Goals on poverty, inequality and climate change challenge business as usual Shared by Oxfam International More Environment → HEALTH UNICEF launches new appeal to support refugee and migrant children in Europe | Press centre Shared by UNICEF Can We End Child Marriage Once and for All? - International Women's Health Coalition Shared by Girl Effect UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham brings voices of children to the United Nations General Assembly | Press centre Shared by United Nations Improving LGBT Healthcare in Mississippi Shared by hrc.org Bisexual Community Leaders Convene at the White House Shared by hrc.org Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Glamulet 50% of Proceeds Go to Breast Cancer Awareness! #GlamuletPinkOctober | Fashion Beyond Forty: Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Glamulet 50% of Proceeds Go to Breast Cancer Awareness! #GlamuletPinkOctober Shared by melissa weintraub More Health → TECHNOLOGY Netizen Report: China Joins Russia in Crusade to Keep User Data at Government’s Fingertips Shared by Press Freedom Martin (Marty) Smith (scenttrail) Shared by Martin (Marty) Smith 5 Ideas We Are Stealing From Netflix - Curagami Shared by Martin (Marty) Smith Urgent action needed to combat online violence against women and girls, says new UN report Shared by United Nations Launch of the Broadband Working Group on Gender Report Shared by UN Women Industry awareness of Internet of Things growing :: Editor's Blog at WRAL TechWire Shared by Mounir Zok More Technology → POLITICS 24 Civil Society Speakers Selected for the UN Sustainable Development Summit Shared by Oxfam International United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Statements Shared by United Nations Boehner Will Resign from Congress Shared by Democracy Now! Forget the old boys' club: These political parties are all about women Shared by Room to Read Key Passages from Pope Francis’ Congressional Speech on Arms Trade, Refugees, Climate & More Shared by Democracy Now! UPR Social Media Day of Action (with images, tweets) · USHRN Shared by BreakthroughUS More Politics → #GLOBALGOALS Sustainable development goals - United Nations Shared by UN Women “Women play a crucial role in marine environments and fisheries economies” – gender and development expert Shared by UN Women Heads of State & Governments Event on Digitizing Payments & Inclusive Finance at UN Summit Shared by UN Women UN News - All eyes on UN as world body prepares to adopt new Sustainable Development Goals Shared by UN Women Events in support of the Sustainable Development Summit - United Nations Sustainable Development Shared by Global Goals 2015 - United Nations sustainable development agenda Shared by Global Goals More #globalgoals → #UNGA Transforming economies for women and girls Shared by UN Women More #unga → World • Business • Environment • Health • Technology • Politics • #globalgoals • #unga Read paper →

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