CSocD SG Report on mainstreaming disability | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

19 December 2016

The Commission for Social Development, in preparation for its Fifty-fifth session (1-10 February 2017) has released a report in the Follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development and the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly. The Report is titled: Mainstreaming disability in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Report of the Secretary-General.

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