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 Human Rights (December 10^th) with the co-sponsorship of Generations United, the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CoNGO), the Armenian International Women´s Association, the NGO Committee on Migration, the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Aff

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

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 favour, at its 53rd meeting on 21 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 Disabilities (CRPD).

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 that is growing faster than all younger age groups. Over the next few decades, the increase in the numbers of older persons is almost inevitable, with a projection to reach 1.4 billion in 2030 and 2.1 billion in 2050.

The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3 in 1992.

Ms. Maria Veronica Reina, a globally known disability rights leader passed away on 27 October in her hometown Rosario, Argentina. She was 54.

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 globally agreed agenda, pledges to secure a healthy planet and build peaceful and inclusive societies to ensure lives of dignity for all,” said the Secretary-General in a video message marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.