Every year, leaders gather at the UN Headquarters for the General Assembly, where they take on some of the biggest challenges facing our world today. Here are 5 key things to know about the upcoming #UNGA session:
Video Statement by Dario Mejía Montalvo, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on the 15th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD) of UN DESA is organizing a hybrid event on 28 September 2022 from 3pm-4:30pm (New York time). The event is moderated by Navid Hanif, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in DESA, with Yanchun Zhang, Chief Statistician of the Human Development Report Office.
The theme this year is: “Building Forward Together: Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting all People and our Planet”.
On 24 August 2022, Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Mr. Dario Mejía Montalvo participated in a virtual session at the World Water Week conference 2022, entitled, “Prioritizing Indigenous Peoples in International and Local Water Policy”.
Commemorated annually on 12 August, Secretary-General António Guterres noted that this year’s theme – “Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages” – reminds us of “a basic truth” that “we need people of all ages, young and old alike, to join forces to build a better world for all”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for amplifying the voices of Indigenous women, which is critical to achieving a just future for all people.
His appeal comes in a message to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed annually on 9 August.
This year the focus is on the role Indigenous women have in preserving and passing on traditional knowledge.
In its resolution 72/233, the General Assembly proclaimed the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027).
The report of the 21st session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2022) was presented by the Chair of the Forum to the Economic and Social Council Management Meeting on 22 July 2022.
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 provides a global overview of progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, using the latest available data and estimates. It tracks the global and regional progress towards the 17 Goals with in-depth analyses of selected indicators for each Goal.
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