Participation in the annual session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is open to Member States, the UN and other intergovernmental organizations, Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations (IPOs), academia accredited to the Permanent Forum and Non-governmental…
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What Does UN DISD do?

Intergovernmental support
UN DESA DISD provides support and servicing to intergovernmental processes by facilitating agreement on resolutions, strategies and international standards and norms through the Commission for Social Development, the Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly and other intergovernmental forums, such as the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Analysis
UN DESA DISD undertakes global comparative studies on policy and programme design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and advises Member States and other stakeholders as they tackle global issues.