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 side-events and receptions from 12 to 15 June.

Side-events are open to all conference attendees.

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 fundamental principles that keep people, rather than profit, at the centre of their businesses. Cooperatives can be a self-help tool for people to create their own economic opportunities through the power of the collective and pull themselves out of poverty.

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:

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.

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 savings and other assets to provide for their own economic security in old age. Many older persons work until they are no longer able to or until they are legally required to retire, and also rely on family support and on pensions, where they are available.

Questionnaire on national action plans to achieve the ends of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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 a technical workshop in Bangkok, Thailand this week, where more than 80 officials from government, civil society, youth representatives and international partners have been discussing ways to increase the use of youth indicators and global data in the national youth policies.

UNDESA's Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) organized an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the priority theme of the 56th session of the Commission for Social Development: “Strategies for Eradicating Poverty to Achieve Sustainable Development for All”. The EGM was held from 8 to 11 May 2017 at UN Headquarters in New York.

The first-ever Indigenous Media Zone attracted dozens of Indigenous media producers during the annual session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York.