The Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has decided that its seventeenth session (COSP17) will take place in Conference Room 4 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11 to 13 June 2024.
The Overarching Theme of the COSP17 is "Rethinking disability inclusion in the current international juncture and ahead of the Summit of the Future".
The United Nations General Assembly has decided to convene the "Second World Summit for Social Development" in 2025, to address gaps and recommit to the principles outlined in the 1995 Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action and give momentum towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
A new resolution on cooperatives in social development – adopted by the United Nations General Assembly – calls for the proclamation of the second International Year of Cooperatives in 2025.
The Fourteenth Session of the Working Group will be held from 20 to 22 and 24 May 2024, Conference Room 2, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Participation of NGOs - The deadline for New NGOs applying for accreditation is 1 April 2024
Participation of (“A” status) National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) - The deadline for NHRI application is 19 April 2024
Side events registration is open from 19 February until 29 February 2024.
The deadline to submit requests for special events to be held in the UN premises is 29 February 2024.
Previous participants to the UNPFII and approved in iCSO system
Registration for Indigenous Peoples’ organizations (IPOs), Academia, that have previously participated at UNPFII and approved in the iCSO system, is open from 19 February until 18 March 2024 via the United Nations Indico registration system.
a. At this stage, IPOs and Academia will register individual participants.
The 62nd session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD62) will focus on "Fostering social development and social justice through social policies to accelerate progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to achieve the overarching goal of poverty eradication".
Programme of Work (E/C.19/2024/L.1)
| FIRST WEEK | 10:00-13:00 (New York time) | 15:00-18:00 (New York time) |
| Monday 15 April |
Opening of the session Item 1 Election of officers Item 2 Adoption of the agenda and organization of work
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Accreditation for Indigenous Peoples’ organizations (IPOs) and Academia, attending for the first time, is open from 22 January until 12 February 2024 via the United Nations integrated Civil Society Organizations (ICSO) system.
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