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DESA News (Volume 17, No.04 - April 2013)

Forests โ sustaining livelihoods of people worldwide

On 8-19 April, the UN Forum on Forest 10 (UNFF) will gather the world community to focus on some of the pressing issues at stake to secure healthy forests worldwide. Jan McAlpine, Director of the UN Forum on Forest Secretariat, shared some of her hopes for this major event and beyond, in an exclusive DESA News interview. Read full article http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/feature/2013/04/index.html#6825

Focusing on new trends in migration

The past 10 years have seen a steady increase in the number of international migrants across the globe, now totaling 214 million people. Ahead of the upcoming Commission on Population and Development, which is set to focus on new trends in migration, John Wilmoth, Director of DESAโs Population Division, highlighted the issues at hand as well as other demographic trends affecting development beyond 2015. Read full article http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/feature/2013/04/index.html#6816

Responsive and accountable public governance

The Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) will meet from 15 to 19 April for the twelfth annual session. The twenty-four CEPA experts on public administration will focus on the role of responsive and accountable public governance in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the post-2015 development agenda. Read full article http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/feature/2013/04/index.html#6754

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Country: Africa
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When: 06/4/2013