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Grameen Bank Project Beneficiaries
Beneficiaries of the Grameen Bank project for poverty eradication and rural development display their goods at the market.
2 November 2008
Field Coverage
The Right to Work: Jobs in Bangladesh
Human resources are wasted, and development retarded if people are unemployed or underemployed, or are crippled physically or mentally by their work. The abilities and skills of everyone, including…
1 January 1981
Economic and Social Council
ECOSOC 2015 Integration Segment: Decent Work for All
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held a second day of discussions for its 2015 segment on integrating the three dimensions of sustainable development -- economic development, social…
31 March 2015
Field Coverage
Mogadishu Market District Deserted
A woman walks through the deserted streets of Bakara Market in central Mogadishu, Somalia. Bakara was up until just a few days ago a strategic stronghold of the Islamist group Al Shabaab until their…
9 August 2011
Field Coverage
Local Organization Assists Disabled across Darfur
Sheij Aldine, in the workshop of the Sudanese Association for Disabled People in El Fasher, North Darfur. Aldine, who is disabled himself, makes crutches, wheelchairs and special shoes for persons…
2 November 2011
Field Coverage
UN Forum on Forests Photo Competition Honourable Mention: "Wood Man"
One of the nine photographs to receive an honourable mention in the United Nations Forum on Forests Photo Competition, "Wood Man."
A firewood seller arranges his pile of wood. This…
25 July 2010
Field Coverage
Women's Economic Empowerment Project, Addis Ababa
""Connecting 1,500 Women and Girls to the Export Market"", in Addis Ababa, is a project that trains women and girls to develop skills in industries such as leather, weaving,…
15 July 2015
Field Coverage
Digitization Project at Radio Mogadishu, Somalia
After surviving two decades of civil war, the archives of Radio Mogadishu are being converted into digital files.
Abshir Hashi Hali, the head of the archives, is pictured at work in the station…
7 November 2013
Field Coverage
Residents of Mogadishu Prepare for Eid Al-Adha
Bakers prepare biscuits in the Hamar Weyne district of Mogadishu, ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday, which begins on the evening of 3 October.
3 October 2014
Field Coverage
Weaver at Work outside Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire
A weaver at work in the village of Waarineene, near the town of Korhogo, northern Côte d'Ivoire.
30 May 2014
Field Coverage
Tourism Development in the South Adriatic Region
In 1964-65, a team of United Nations experts, appointed under the Expended Programme of Technical Assistants, recommended the formulation of a plan for the development of tourism in the Adriatic…
1 July 1969
Field Coverage
Man's World - Woman's Place
At the village of Godino, women making cotton thread to be used for weaving clothes. About 90% of the people are engaged in subsistence agriculture. The Government, with help from the UN Development…
12 April 1976