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The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) invites Member States, UN entities, international and regional organizations, civil society, academia, the private sector and other relevant stakeholders to…
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The Commission for Social Development concluded its sixty-fourth session (CSocD64) today, approving several resolutions aimed at advancing social development, social justice and poverty eradication. All texts were adopted without a vote, despite…
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10 February 2026 - Last week, UN DESA launched the World Youth Report on Youth Mental Health and Well-being, convening Member States, UN entities, civil society partners, and dozens of young people, including UN Youth Delegates, to examine…
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Resilient care and support systems are not merely social safety nets but are fundamental drivers for eradicating poverty and safeguarding human dignity, experts and delegates emphasized during the sixty-fourth session of the Commission for Social…
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Opening the sixty-fourth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD64) on 2 February 2026, global leaders and experts delivered a unified message: social development and social justice must be central to the international agenda, as…
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The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), will organize the Side Event “Advancing Social Development and Social Justice Through Cooperative and Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) Solutions: From the World Social…
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The Commission for Social Development (CSocD) will convene its sixty-fourth session from 2 to 10 February 2026 at United Nations Headquarters in New York in Conference Room 4, bringing together Member States, United Nations entities, civil society,…
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The objective of this side event is to explore how housing, financial well-being and adequate care and support systems can be better aligned to enable people to live with dignity, security and choice in later life. Drawing on policy experience and…
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Dakar High‑Level Preparatory Meeting for the 2026 UN Water Conference, 26 JanuaryHigh‑Level Opening SegmentStatement of the Chairperson of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous IssuesExcellencies, Distinguished Ministers, Representatives…
Students and faculty from Catawba College recently visited United Nations Headquarters in New York City, where they learned how the United Nations is advancing sport as a powerful tool for sustainable development, inclusion, and peace. During a…
The Department of Economic and Social Affairs is pleased to announce that the 2026 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace will spotlight the theme “Sport: Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers,” underscoring sport’s unique capacity to…
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On 15 December 2025, the UN General Assembly adopted by recorded vote, the resolution on “Rights of Indigenous Peoples” - Item 68(a) (A/RES/80/191).Among other issues, the resolution:Takes note of the work of the Commission on the Status of Women on…