By ensuring that disaster risk reduction strategies and policies are more gender-responsive and inclusive, SIDS can promote more equitable development that benefits all members of society. This is particularly important for the implementation of the SAMOA Pathway, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Sendai Framework, which all prioritize inclusive and sustainable development in SIDS.

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Gidom Sabally is one of the villagers who struggled to make ends meet as an unskilled labourer in the Gambia but his life has changed after he joined a UN-led training programme.

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Guest: Máximo Torero, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). He will brief reporters virtually on the latest FAO report on the Status of Women in Agrifood Systems. 

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Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (S/2023/222).

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The New York Session of the International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) will take place on 30-31 March 2023 and focus on assessing how migration – and IOM – can further contribute to the attainment of the SDGs, leaving no one behind.

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Media Stakeout by Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Japan, Malta, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Ghana, Mozambique and the United States, following the Security Council field visit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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In many countries, women and girls have the primary responsibility of managing household water supplies and sanitation. Yet due to water scarcity, corruption and high prices for vital period products, many women are paying the high price for a lack of government action on water, sanitation and hygiene. Hear what policies and investments are needed to provide gender quality.

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This Special Event aims at putting equality and human rights at the centre of the agenda addressing the global water crisis. 

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"Join our coalition of government, private sector, and non-government partners in launching a new global initiative focused on reducing morbidity and mortality associated with lead exposure from drinking water. Lead in drinking water has been detected in over 100 countries, affects a significant proportion of the world's population and is especially concerning for pregnant women and young children. Steps must be taken to ensure the materials used in new drinking water systems do not leach lead."

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The objective of the side event is to discuss the implementation of the 2023 Praia Call for Action through the Decade's work streams. 

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