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Grade 8 Passion Quest: Goal 1: End poverty

From the UN

UN Overview

Targets and Indicators

Organizations Linked to SDGs

SDGs Links & Resources

UN Sustainable Development Goals
UN Economic Commission for Africa
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
FAO and the Sustainable Development Goals
FAO Regional Office for Africa
International Labour Organization
International Monetary Fund
UNAIDS
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UN Human Rights (OHCHR) - Issues
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development -
Promoting Economic Development in Africa
UNESCO - Their priorities include
- Africa
- Gender Equality
- Education for All
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
UN Office for Partnerships - "It promotes new partnerships and alliances in furtherance of the Millennium Development Goals"
UN Industrial Development Organization - Africa Programme
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - use the map at the bottom of the home page to see stories from sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank
World Food Programme
World Health Organization (WHO)
UNU-WIDER
World Trade Organization and MDGs
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and its Tourism and Poverty Alleviation component

NPR story

Overview

Don't Panic, End Hunger documentary
This hour long documentary on the fight against poverty demonstrates that the poor are getting richer. There is good news on that front!

Related UN Agencies

Non-governmental organizations

These non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian agencies work to end poverty

Oxfam International - Countries Where We Work

Databases

The Causes of Poverty and the Search for Solutions
An article from the book World Poverty on Gale databse. It includes many graphs, charts, and tables, which give statistics on many related issues.
"Characterizing Poverty" - article from SIRS Researcher
Describes different types of poverty and discusses many causes.

Nigerian billionaire