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UN Chief calls for a rights-based approach and a life-cycle perspective to ageing in the digital space
The report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/138 on the follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing.
General Assembly Adopts Annual Resolution on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
On 15 December 2022, the UN General Assembly adopted the report on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, containing one draft resolution of the same name (A/77/460).
Among other issues, the resolution:
61st Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD61)
The 61st United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD61) will take place from 6 to 15 February 2023 in conference room 4 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The priority theme this year will focus on “Creating full and productive employment and decent work for all as a way of overcoming inequalities to accelerate the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
The CSocD61 will review relevant United Nations plans and programmes of action pertaining to the situation of social groups:
Statement of the Chairperson of the UNPFII at the Nature and Culture Summit, COP 15 – Montreal, Canada
Speech by Mr. Dario Mejia Montalvo, President of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
(For the original version in Spanish, click here)
COVID-19 laid bare barriers faced by 1 billion persons with disabilities
Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a disability were among the hardest hit by the pandemic.
“COVID-19 has laid bare the persistent barriers and inequalities faced by the world’s one billion persons with disabilities”, he said.
Caregiving in an ageing world
Old-age poverty has a woman’s face
his year marks the 20-year milestone of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, a landmark agreement in which Governments committed to “building a society for all ages”. The Madrid Plan of Action contains a broad range of objectives, including that of reducing poverty among older persons.
GA Third Committee approves resolution “Rights of Indigenous Peoples”
On 12 November, the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Third Committee), of the 76th session of the General Assembly discussed Rights of Indigenous Peoples [item 71(a)].
The Committee took up the draft resolution “Rights of indigenous peoples” (document A/C.3/76/L.22/Rev.1).
The resolution among other issues includes:
GA Third Committee Approves Resolution “Rights of Indigenous Peoples”
On 4 November 2022, the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Third Committee) of the 77th session of the General Assembly discussed Rights of Indigenous Peoples [item 65 (a)].
The Committee took up the draft resolution “Rights of Indigenous Peoples” (document A/C.3/77/L.20/Rev.1).
Among other issues, the resolution:
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2022
The theme this year is “Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world“.
The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on 3 December was proclaimed in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.