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News | 12 December 2017
Recognizing the gaps in analytical research on the situation of Indigenous Peoples, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues called for a report on the state of the world’s Indigenous peoples. The Forum believed that this report will help…
11 December 2017
The Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations, in partnership with the Sub-committee on Intergenerational Relationships of the NGO Committee on Ageing in New York, are organizing a side event on the occasion of the International Day of…
News | 07 December 2017
23-25 January 2018
Conference Room 5 , United Nations Headquarters, New York
Sustainable development in territories of Indigenous peoples (Article 4 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)
Article 4
Indigenous peoples, in…
04 December 2017
The Secretary-General issued his message on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on 3 December 2017, recognizing the international community's achievement in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities, and calling for…
24 November 2017
The Division for Social Policy and Development of the United Nation Department of Economic and Social Affairs organized two regional workshops on capacity building for ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with…
24 November 2017
The Third Committee of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly adopted the draft resolution A/C.3/72/L.18/Rev.1, with oral amendments from the co-facilitators(PP9 and OP14(a)) and African Group (OP18), with a unanimous recorded vote of 176 in…
15 November 2017
Ageing is one of the “mega-trends” that are likely to condition the prospects for achieving the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2017, there are an estimated 962 million people aged 60 or over in the world, a population…
02 November 2017
The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3 in 1992. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of…
31 October 2017
Ms. Maria Veronica Reina, a globally known disability rights leader passed away on 27 October in her hometown Rosario, Argentina. She was 54.
She was the global leader and represented the International Disability Consortium, the coalition of…
26 October 2017
Highlighting the importance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to ensure a life of dignity for all, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for redoubling of efforts to eradicate poverty it in its entirety.
“This…
24 October 2017
From its inception, young people were actively involved in the development of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including through: (a) the formal inclusion of young people in United Nations negotiations related to sustainable development…
News | 24 October 2017
On 12 October the Social, the General Assembly Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Third Committee), 17th meeting of the 72nd session of the General Assembly discussed Rights of Indigenous Peoples [item 69]
(a) Rights of Indigenous Peoples (A/72/…