Diversify Rural Women’s Income and Enhance Trade Capacity in Central Asia

by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution

Challenge In Central Asia, the agriculture sector cannot absorb the rural population, forcing people to migrate in search of jobs and income. Although labor migration has reached unprecedented levels over the past decade, remittances do not always translate into...

Establishing a Learning Centre for the Development of Sustainable Agriculture Based on Thailand’s Sufficiency Economy Philosophy

by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution

Challenge Although a very high percentage of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) population – approximately 80 per cent – works in agriculture, people still lack a solid understanding of and know-how in agricultural management. This poses...

Pan-African e-Network Project

by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution

Challenge Providing citizens with suitable education facilities and ensuring access to affordable health care are two major concerns of developing countries in Africa. Often, however, the countries lack the infrastructure that their governments need to provide these...

Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Global Flagship Initiative

by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution

Challenge Sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence in public spaces are an everyday occurrence for women and girls around the world. This reality reduces the freedom of movement of women and girls, including their ability to participate in school, work and...

Pacific Open Learning Health Net

by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution

Challenge Small island developing States in the Pacific and their remote island communities are often unable to access the highest-quality health-care education and the latest techniques in disease control and treatment. Medical schools often need to upgrade their...