Launch of State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Volume V on “Rights to Lands, Territories and Resources” | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

05 April 2021

To mark the official launch of The State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (SOWIP), Volume V, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) will hold two launch events with SOWIP V authors and Indigenous experts on 15 and 16 March 2021.

To read the new State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples publication, please click here

News | 19 November 2024

Informal Briefing on the Second World Social Summit, 25 November 2024

An informal briefing for stakeholders on the preparations for the “World Social Summit” in 2025 under the title “the Second World Summit on Social Development” will be convened by H.E. Mr. Philippe Kridelka, Permanent Representative of Belgium to…

News | 18 November 2024

General Assembly Resolution 'Sport as an Enabler of Sustainable Development' A/79/L.10 Adopted

The United Nations General Assembly adopted draft resolution A/79/L.10 on ‘Sport as an Enabler of Sustainable Development’ by consensus on 12 November 2024. The draft resolution was co-facilitated by Monaco and Qatar, and co-sponsored by Armenia and…

News | 13 November 2024

Registration Now Open for the Expert Group Meeting: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including those in voluntary isolation and initial contact in the context of the extraction of critical minerals

Registration is now open for the Expert Group Meeting. Every year, the Indigenous Peoples and Development Branch within the Division for Inclusive Social Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs organizes an international expert…