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Different partners and stakeholders involved in youth employment programmes/projects in the Republic of Congo met in Brazzaville, on 10 July 2019. The workshop served as a venue to validate a concept note on an investment programme proposal and to discuss partnership opportunities for implementation of proposed interventions. Around fifty people representing the...
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El Director General de la FAO destaca que “decidir invertir en los más pobres” es la vía para lograr el desarrollo sostenible
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Qu Dongyu of China was elected Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) succeeding José Graziano da Silva.
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FAO has launched a new Corporate Framework on Rural Extreme Poverty to accelerate the UN agency's and its partners' efforts towards eradicating extreme poverty for all people by 2030 - target 1.1 of Sustainable Development Goal 1 - end poverty.
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Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 1.1, eradicating extreme poverty, requires dedicated actions to create a pro-poor environment while building household resilience, particularly for those rural communities most vulnerable.