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This year’s observance of the International Day of Families focuses on the role of families and family-oriented policies in promoting education and overall well-being of their members. In particular, the Day is to raise awareness of the role of…
The fifty-fifth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD55) will hold a high-level panel discussion on "Leaving No One Behind: Poverty and Disability" at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 3 February 2017.
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The new report of the Secretary-General on the "Third review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002" provides an analysis of the preliminary findings of the third review and appraisal exercise, including the…
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The Focal Point on the Family in the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the Department of Economic and Social affairs (UNDESA) organized an Expert Group Meeting on “Family policies and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda” held…
The first UN World Data Forum will be hosted by Statistics South Africa from 15 to 18 January 2017, with support from the Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, under the guidance of the United Nations Statistical…
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Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions participated in the President of the general Assembly (71st Session) consultation on the participation of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations 30 January 2017 to 1 February 2017.
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At its fifteenth session in May 2016, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues recommended that the Economic and Social Council authorized an international expert group meeting to discuss the role of the Permanent Forum, as well as the other…
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4 January: World Braille Day*
8 February: International Epilepsy Day*
21 March: World Down…
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Comunicado sobre la violencia suscitada en la comunidad Shuar de Nankints, Ecuador, por el Sr. Álvaro Pop Ac, Presidente del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas
22 de diciembre de 2016
Como Presidente del Foro Permanente de las Naciones…
The Commission for Social Development, in preparation for its Fifty-fifth session (1-10 February 2017) has released a report in the Follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development and the twenty-fourth special session of the…
Holiday Greetings from the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD)!
There are a number of reasons to celebrate 2016 as a momentous year for advancement of the rights, well-being and perspectives of persons…