Recent Events

25th International Day of Older Persons: Sustainability and Age Inclusiveness in the Urban Environment

Background

Japan earthquake

The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs is organizing an Inter-agency Expert Group Meeting on “Employment and decent work for poverty eradication, in support of the Second UN Decade for the Erad

Key dates:

25-29 April 2016: Open-ended Informal Consultative Meeting on the Zero Draft of Habitat III Outcome Document in New York;

6-7 June 2016: Informal Hearing with Stakeholders in New York;

In parallel to the 15th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, hosted two dialogue meetings respectively for Indigenous Peoples’ organisations and representatives – as well as conservation organisations.

Advance List of Nominations to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2017-2019

Brunei Darussalam ratified the Convention on 11 April 2016, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 163.

The March 2016 issue of the UN Enable Newsletter is now available!

In this issue:

- Status of the CRPD
- News from UN Headquarters
- World Humanitarian Summit
- News from other UN entities
- Calendar of international disability events
- Other news