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News | 05 October 2022
DISD/UN DESA with ODI Nexus and SIDA organized a panel discussion on how developing countries can transform their economies in an inclusive way, within planetary boundaries.
Panelists shared lessons from countries that have successfully integrated…
News | 28 September 2022
The United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) 2022 will highlight “The Resilience and Contributions of Older Women” in successfully navigating today’s myriad of global challenges.
The past three years have brought profound upheaval…
News | 19 September 2022
Every year, leaders gather at the UN Headquarters for the General Assembly, where they take on some of the biggest challenges facing our world today. Here are 5 key things to know about the upcoming #UNGA session:
A Hungarian President takes the…
News | 13 September 2022
Video Statement by Dario Mejía Montalvo, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on the 15th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
News | 06 September 2022
The Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD) of UN DESA is organizing a hybrid event on 28 September 2022 from 3pm-4:30pm (New York time). The event is moderated by Navid Hanif, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in DESA,…
News | 31 August 2022
The Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD) of the Department of Economic and Social affairs (UNDESA) is organizing an Expert Group Meeting on “Megatrends and Families: Focus on Digital Technologies, Migration and Urbanization” to be held…
News | 30 August 2022
The theme this year is: “Building Forward Together: Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting all People and our Planet”.
The COVID-19 pandemic that gripped the world during the past year has resulted in over 3.7 million deaths and is reversing decades…
News | 26 August 2022
On 24 August 2022, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Mr. Dario Mejía Montalvo participated in a virtual session at the World Water Week conference 2022, entitled, “Prioritizing Indigenous Peoples in International and Local Water…
News | 19 August 2022
Commemorated annually on 12 August, Secretary-General António Guterres noted that this year’s theme – “Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages” – reminds us of “a basic truth” that “we need people of all ages, young and old alike…
News | 05 August 2022
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for amplifying the voices of Indigenous women, which is critical to achieving a just future for all people.
His appeal comes in a message to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous…
News | 26 July 2022
The report of the 21st session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2022) was presented by the Chair of the Forum to the Economic and Social Council Management Meeting on 22 July 2022.
Click here to read the report.
Website of the 21st…
News | 12 July 2022
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 provides a global overview of progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, using the latest available data and estimates. It tracks the global and regional progress…