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- “No society can develop without adequately resourcing its young people to contribute towards development efforts” – GCAP Ghana celebrates International Youth Day
- In 1999, in its resolution 54/120, the General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
- The World We Want 2015 - Outline Future Strategies on the MDG Agenda
- Over 130 organizations and networks across the world have come together under the slogan of ‘The World We Want 2015’ to coordinate actions around the decadal review of the MDGs - held in New York from 20-22nd September this year as part of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly - and create a roadmap for collective action in the next and final five years of the MDG agenda.
- GCAP South Africa - civil society resolution on the MDGs
- Since the signing on to the Millennium Development Goals, South Africa has pledged to accomplish the targets by the year 2014. The policy environment of the country incorporates the MDGs tacitly while the over‐arching constitution has greater coverage for human dignity in the context of South Africa.
- A Civil Society Delegation Headed by Ms. Supriya Sule Meet the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on MDGs
- A civil society delegation headed by Ms. Supriya Sule, Hon’ble MP, met with Dr. Manmohan Singh this morning to present a civil society memorandum signed by the leading civil society organisations.
- GCAP Co-Chair Adelaide Sosseh Opens Up the Big Tent Festival
- Adelaide Sosseh, Co-Chair of GCAP was the keynote speaker at this year’s Big Tent Festival
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Sep 2010 - New York GCAP Global Assembly
The GCAP Global Assembly 2010 will take place from 23-25th September 2010 in New York (United States). The Assembly this year will mark the sixth year of our remarkable journey as GCAP and provide us with an opportunity to reflect on our unique effort to build a global movement that has kept poverty and inequality on the governance agenda both globally and in 130+ countries of the world and worked to improve public accountability as well as the space and credibility of civil society efforts across regions.
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GCAP Around the world
There are national coalitions of the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) in over 100 countries worldwide. Click on a region or select from the dropdown menu to access regional or national information.
