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20 June 2017
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed 26 year old Jayathma Wickramanayake of Sri Lanka- who played a key role in transforming the youth development sector at the national level- as his next Envoy on Youth. She will succeed…
News | 20 June 2017
On 16 June 2017, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) transmitted a letter from his Advisers, on the consultation process concerning the ways to enable the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in meetings of…
News | 16 June 2017
In 2017, HLPF will take place from 10-19 July at the UNHQ in New York under the theme “Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world”.
The goals under review in 2017 are: Goal 1 (End poverty), Goal 2 (Zero-hunger), Goal three (…
14 June 2017
Editorial spotlight: Amplifying the voices of women with disabilities
At the 10th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, taking place from 13-15 June, UN Women will amplify the…
News | 12 June 2017
The report of the 16th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (24 April – 5 May 2017) is available in all UN languages.
E/2017/43 – E/C.19/2017/11 |AR| EN| ES| FR| RU| ZH|
The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has identified…
11 June 2017
During the 10th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD, States Parties, Observer States, UN agencies, civil society organizations, including organizations of persons with Disabilities, and other stakeholders will organize over 80…
09 June 2017
The implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is well underway, and cooperative businesses remain one of the best-kept secrets in the SDG toolbox. Cooperative enterprises are based on ethics, values, and a set of seven…
08 June 2017
Fiji ratified the Convention on 07 June 2017, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 174.
Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:
Ratifications and Signatories of the Convention and its Optional…
07 June 2017
The tenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP10) will take place from 13 to 15 June 2017 at UN Headquarters in New York.
The overarching theme of COSP10 is “The Second Decade of the CRPD: Inclusion and full participation of…
05 June 2017
Economic inequalities exist both between older persons and the rest of the population and among older persons themselves, leaving many excluded from prosperity, resources and decent work. Only a minority of the global population accumulates enough…
News | 02 June 2017
Questionnaire on national action plans to achieve the ends of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social…
01 June 2017
Government officials, youth development practitioners and youth leaders representing 17 Asian countries are sharing experience about evidence-based approaches of their youth development policies and programming.
These discussions are taking place at…