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21 February 2023
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) would like to invite national, regional and local governments, civil society organizations, UN entities, service…
News | 16 January 2023
The Division for Inclusive Social Development of UN DESA organized Expert Group Meeting and consultations with stakeholders concerning the preparations for the IYF+30.
International Expert Group Meetings in preparation for the IYF+30
2024 - Expert…
News | 12 January 2023
Reaping benefits of population ageing begins with promoting equal opportunities from birth
The number of people aged 65 years or older worldwide is projected to more than double, rising from 761 million in 2021 to 1.6 billion in 2050. As the world…
News | 09 January 2023
The UN 2023 Water Conference – formally known as the 2023 Conference for the Midterm Comprehensive Review of Implementation of the UN Decade for Action on Water and Sanitation (2018-2028) – will take place at UN Headquarters in New York, 22-24 March…
News | 27 December 2022
On 16 December 2022, the President of the 77th session of the General Assembly, Csaba KŐRÖSI, convened a high-level event to launch of the 2022-2032 International Decade of Indigenous Languages in New York, in line with the 2022 General Assembly…
23 December 2022
The present report of the Secretary-General is submitted pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 2020/8. It provides an assessment of the fourth review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002, at the…
News | 19 December 2022
The report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/138 on the follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing. It provides an analysis of the impact of digital technologies on older persons and identifies the policy implications for…
News | 16 December 2022
On 15 December 2022, the UN General Assembly adopted the report on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, containing one draft resolution of the same name (A/77/460).
Among other issues, the resolution:
Stresses that Indigenous Peoples, including those…
News | 16 December 2022
The 61st United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD61) will take place from 6 to 15 February 2023 in conference room 4 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The priority theme this year will focus on “Creating full and…
11 December 2022
Speech by Mr. Dario Mejia Montalvo, President of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
(For the original version in Spanish, click here)
Question: The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is one of three United Nations mechanisms dealing with…
News | 04 December 2022
Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a disability were among the hardest hit by the pandemic.
“COVID-19 has laid bare the persistent…
News | 17 November 2022
People in almost all countries are living longer. Globally, babies born in 2022 are expected to live 71.7 years on average, 25 years longer than those born in 1950. Rapidly ageing populations have increasing health and long-term care needs. As the…