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International Day of Families, 15 May 2018

The 2018 annual observance of the International Day of Families with a theme “Families and inclusive societies” will explore the role of families and family policies in advancing Sustainable Development Goal 16 in terms of  Promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development. The event is open to the public and will be held on 15 May, 1:15 – 2:30 at UN Headquarters in New York. For more information about the Day, please click HERE.

UN Photo/Mariscal Sevilla is hosting the 4th Financing for Development conference.
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After the big development pledges in Sevilla, UN says action starts now

It features over 130 concrete actions to support the renewed global financing framework that world leaders just adopted at the international conference.They will help countries mobilise resources for an SDG investment push, build developing…
From the First to the Second World Summit for Social Development: Reclaiming a Broad Vision of Social Progress
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From the First to the Second World Summit for Social Development: Reclaiming a Broad Vision of Social Progress

As the international community prepares for the Second World Summit for Social Development this November in Doha, global attention is turning once again to a bold vision of human well-being first championed in 1995. Thirty years after the historic…
UN Marks First International Day of Deafblindness on June 27
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UN Marks First International Day of Deafblindness on June 27

Today marks the inaugural International Day of Deafblindness, officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly to raise awareness of deafblindness as a distinct disability and champion the rights of individuals with combined vision and…