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In the wake of a disaster that left more than 1,200 dead and still more buried and missing amid rubble, Bangladesh, and the international community, are left searching for answers. The collapse of Rana Plaza, a nine story building in the capital city of Dhaka, has raised new questions about the necessity of effective building codes and regulation in low-income countries, and the true costs of cheap manufacturing.

Pointing to various social and economic difficulties of the times like youth unemployment, lack of affordable childcare, inadequate pensions or proper care for older persons and how such issues impose numerous burdens on families, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the world's policy and decision makers to strengthen support for the family on the International Day of Families, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

14 May 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the appointment of Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo of Brazil as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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    2013-05-16 00:04:40

  • Jeffrey Sachs Sounds Warning on Food, Water, Energy

    2013-05-16 00:02:20

  • UN Calls for Boosting Partnership to Reduce Disaster Risk, Build Sustainability

    2013-05-15 00:04:22

  • David Cameron to Help Shape UN Development Agenda

    2013-05-15 00:02:12

  • Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

    2013-05-13 00:04:07

  • Pamela S. Falk, President of UNCA

    2013-04-19 00:20:09

  • Jack Brewer Foundation Uses Sports, Celebrity, to Spark Development

    2013-04-16 00:03:49

  • Jean-Pierre DIserens, Secretary General, CIFA

    2013-04-16 00:10:14

  • UN Report, Subdued Growth in Asia and Pacific in 2013

    2013-04-18 00:02:28

  • IMF, Global Economy Recovering in Three Speeds

    2013-04-16 00:02:05

  • Jack Brewer Foundation Uses Sports, Celebrity, to Spark Development

    2013-04-16 00:03:49

  • World Fashion for Development Charity Gala Unites Fashion and Development

    2013-03-24 00:04:55

  • One Million Babies Die at Birth, Global Call for Action

    2013-05-07 00:03:41

  • Rising Peace & Development in Sri Lanka

    2013-04-05 00:04:11

  • Water at Core of Sustainable Development

    2013-03-22 00:03:32

  • Frequent Floods hit Indonesia

    2013-02-19 00:01:45