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08 February 2016
Persons with disabilities, when compared to the general population, face higher risks in conflict situations and natural disasters. Research shows that the mortality rate among persons with disabilities tends to be two to four times higher than…
02 February 2016
The ECOSOC Youth forum, 1-2 February 2016, will discuss ways in which young people can play an active role in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It will also address how the youth can best communicate on the Agenda,…
News | 02 February 2016
Nominations to the UNPFII 2017-19
The deadline for submission of nominations of members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has passed.
Nominations have been made by a range of Indigenous Peoples’ organizations as well as by…
News | 27 January 2016
Fifteenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
UN Headquarters – New York
9 to 20 May 2016
Theme: “Indigenous Peoples: conflict, peace and resolution”.
Provisional Agenda
1. Election of officers
2.…
11 January 2016
The Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) is the focal point on developing a global indicator framework for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the corresponding targets. The IAEG-SDGs…
11 January 2016
The 54th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD54) will take place from 3 to 12 February 2016 at United Nations Headquarters in New York under the priority theme “Rethinking and strengthening social development in the contemporary…
08 January 2016
The lack of data and information on disability and the situation of persons with disabilities at the national level contributes to the invisibility of persons with disabilities in official statistics, presenting an obstacle to achieving development…
07 January 2016
The UN Enable Newsletter is prepared by the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD), in the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs…
News | 29 December 2015
The United Nations calls for nominations of candidates to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the term 2017-2019 from Indigenous Peoples’ organizations.
The deadline for submission of nominations of members of the United Nations Permanent…
News | 21 December 2015
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 international Expert Group Meeting on “Family policy development: achievements and …
News | 16 December 2015
Reaching an historic agreement over the weekend at COP 21, also known as the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Paris was no easy task. United Nations agreements are made by consensus where a large number of States have to consider their…
News | 16 December 2015
On the 15 and 16 December, high-level representatives from governments, civil society and the private sector gathered for the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Review of the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS+10).
At…