A new and improved ECLAC Digital Repository
People now have easier access to find and download Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) publications and official documents. ECLAC has recently improved its two primary digital communication tools — the website and the Digital Repository The Digital Repository is an online platform that stores 37,000 ECLAC documents related to the development of the Latin America and the Caribbean region, from the first publication of ECLAC in 1948 to the most recent. It is continually updated with improved designs and advanced search features. The latest version of it covers 8,000 authors and 120 collections, with a total of more than 2.5 million pages of historical and current information.
'Unprecedented suffering' for Syrian children in 2016 – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF
13 March 2017 - The suffering of children in war-torn Syria hit rock bottom in 2016 with the highest number of grave violations against them since verification began in 2014, underscored the United Nations children's agency urging all parties to the conflict, those who have influence over them, and anyone who cared about children to find an immediate political solution to end the conflict.
to the United Nations Children's Fund (), at least 652 children were killed last year – a 20 per cent increase compared to 2015 – 255 among them were killed in or near a school. Maiming and recruitment of children also rose sharply as violence across the country saw a drastic escalation.
Nation-building amid insurgency 'an uphill struggle' for Afghanistan – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ envoy
10 March 2017 – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ envoy for Afghanistan today highlighted both the visible progress the conflict-torn country has made and the challenges lie ahead, urging the Government to redouble efforts while calling for continued international political and financial support.
The Government has to pursue both an inclusive peace process and economic growth against the backdrop of an intensifying insurgency and worsening security, said Tadamichi Yamamoto, the Secretary-General's Special Representative in Afghanistan, during a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Security Council quarterly debate on the situation in that country.
Mr. Yamamoto said that the National Unity Government – almost halfway through its five-year term – has made visible steps forward on anti-corruption, the electoral process and women's economic empowerment.
The Many Languages, One World 2017 contest deadline has been extended
Based on significant participation and strong interest, the Many Languages, One World 2017 contest deadline has been extended.Ìý
Submit your essay by 11:59 p.m. EDT on 31 March 2017.ÌýTo enter the Many Languages, One World 2017 contest, .Ìý
Deputy Secretary-General Opens 'Solve at the United Nations' Live Pitch Event, 7 March
In remarks made this morning at the opening of the live pitch event Solve at the United Nations, Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed stated that working for the Sustainable Development Goals represented an investment in preventing future disaster, conflict and crisis. Â The Secretary-General has made crisis prevention a top priority, she noted. Â Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is our only insurance policy. Â To achieve the Goals, the Deputy-Secretary General emphasized, we need solutions, we need innovation and we need partnership.
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children each year, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ health agency reports
6 March 2017 – Unhealthy environments are responsible for one-quarter of young child deaths, according to two new reports from the United Nations health agency, which reviewed the threats from pollutants such as second-hand smoke, UV radiation, unsafe water and e-waste.
According to the latest information, polluted environments take the lives of 1.7 million children under the age of five.
A polluted environment is a deadly one – particularly for young children, said Margaret Chan, Director-General of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ World Health Organization (WHO). Their developing organs and immune systems, and smaller bodies and airways, make them especially vulnerable to dirty air and water.
Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure: How Speaking Engagements Lead to Entrepreneurial Success for Women
This article from Innovation Women is the fourth piece in the United Nations Academic Impact (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI) Women in Science, Technology and Innovation series that analyses the gender dimension of Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Infrastructure and Innovation. Leading women inventors of the 21st century were asked to avail themselves for interviews and submit articles highlighting the gender dimension of their work, research or inventions as they relate to SDG #9 and outlining their implications in helping to realize that goal. Please note that the interviews and articles are for discussion, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.
On Wildlife Day, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ spotlights youth's role as today's change-makers, tomorrow's custodians
With the fate of the world's wildlife soon to be in the hands of the next generation, the United Nations is observing this year's World Wildlife Day with a call to harness the power of young people's voices in conservation efforts.
Poaching and illegal trafficking pose a significant threat to wildlife, especially some of the world's most iconic and endangered species, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General António Guterres said in his  for the Day, which this year is on the theme Listen to the Young Voices.
'Smart' Apparel for the Future: Functionality vs. Fashion
This mini-biography of Madison Maxey is the third piece in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI Women in Science, Technology and Innovations series that analyses the gender dimension of Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Infrastructure and Innovation. Leading women inventors of the 21st century were asked to avail themselves for interviews and/or submit articles highlighting the gender dimension of their work, research or inventions as they relate to SDG #9 and outlining their implications in helping to realize that goal. Please note that the interviews and articles are for discussion, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.
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Time Poverty and the Importance of Culturally Relevant Innovations in the Developing World
This mini-biography of Sarah Collins is the second piece in the United Nations Academic Impact (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI) Women in Science, Technology and Innovations series that analyses the gender dimension of Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Infrastructure and Innovation. Leading women inventors of the 21st century were asked to avail themselves for interviews and/or submit articles highlighting the gender dimension of their work, research or inventions as they relate to SDG #9 and outlining their implications in helping to realize that goal. Please note that the interviews and articles are for discussion, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.
Donors pledge $670 million at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-backed conference to support aid operations in Lake Chad region
24 February 2017 – Giving voice to people affected by conflict and crises in Africa's Lake Chad Basin, a global United Nations-supported humanitarian conference in Oslo today generated more than $670 million in pledges that will help sustain critical relief operations over the next two years and beyond across four counties where millions are in need of aid.
A Window on the Historic Workings of the United Nations Security Council
Ever since the United Nations was founded shortly after the Second World War, the Security Council has addressed global questions of peace and security, based on the powerful role it was accorded in the Charter of the United Nations.
The Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council is the official and comprehensive record of this work, shedding light on the evolving practice of the Council and its interpretation and application of the Charter and its own Provisional Rules of Procedure since 1946.
The Repertoire is a collection of books, with the first edition covering 1946 to 1951 and subsequent supplements covering periods up to 2011 in hard copy and 2015 in advanced segments online. The entire collection is available at the .
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How the Visiola Foundation is helping to drive Sustainable Development Goal #9
This article from the Visiola Foundation is the first in the United Nations Academic Impact (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI) Women in Science, Technology and Innovation series that analyses the gender dimension of Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Infrastructure and Innovation. Leading women inventors of the 21st century were asked to avail themselves for interviews and submit articles highlighting the gender dimension of their work, research or inventions as they relate to SDG #9 and outlining their implications in helping to realize that goal. Please note that the interviews and articles are for discussion, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.
Women at the Intersection of Science, Technology and Innovation
A gifted mathematician, , the Right Honourable Countess of Lovelace, later known as Ada Lovelace, is considered to have written instructions for the first computer program in the mid-1800s. Ada displayed her mathematical aptitude at an early age. At the age of 12, she designed a steam-powered flight machine. In her late teens, she was asked to translate an article on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine that had been written by Italian engineer Luigi Federico Menabrea for a Swiss journal. Aside from translating the original French text into English, Ada also added her own thoughts and ideas about the machine. Her notes ended up being three times longer than the original article. Ada's contributions to the field of computer science were not discovered until the 1950s.
Famine declared in region of South Sudan – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ
20 February 2017 – Famine has been formally declared in parts of South Sudan, the United Nations said today, warning that war and a collapsing economy have left some 100,000 people facing starvation there and a further 1 million people are classified as being on the brink of famine.
Famine has become a tragic reality in parts of South Sudan and our worst fears have been realised, said Serge Tissot, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in South Sudan, in a news release issued jointly with the United Nations Children's Fund (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
Many families have exhausted every means they have to survive, he stated, explaining that these people are predominantly farmers who have lost their livestock, even their farming tools.
Famine is currently affecting parts of Unity State in the northern-central part of the country. A formal famine declaration means people have already started dying of hunger.