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The 2025 World Youth Report on Youth Mental Health and Well-being examines how youth mental health and well-being are shaped by six social determinants, i.e. education, employment, family dynamics, poverty, technology, and societal attitudes. The Report highlights how inequalities in these areas create disparities in mental health outcomes, noting that stigma, discrimination, and unequal access to opportunities and care compound risks for young people. Drawing on extensive literature reviews, expert consultations, youth surveys, and real-life youth testimonies, the Report stresses cross-sectoral action, inclusive policies, and youth-led initiatives. Ultimately, it calls for comprehensive…
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The UN DESA Policy and Plan of Action for Disability Inclusion (2020–2030) outlines the Department’s comprehensive commitment to advancing disability inclusion in alignment with the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS). Building on decades of leadership in global disability policy, the publication sets out a clear framework to mainstream disability perspectives across UN DESA’s work, strengthen accessibility, promote equal participation, and ensure accountability. It details guiding principles, a twin-track approach, and a structured action plan with specific measures, ranging from leadership commitments and strategic planning to consultations with persons with disabilities…
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The 2025 VNR Synthesis Report prepared by UN DESA’s Division for Inclusive Social Development examines how family-oriented policies have contributed to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), based on 171 Voluntary National Reviews submitted by 141 countries between 2020 and 2024. It adopts a multidimensional analytical framework that integrates socioecological models, welfare regimes, redistributive approaches, social investment, and gender responsiveness to assess family wellbeing across key SDG areas such as poverty reduction, health, education, gender equality, and urban development. The report highlights that while families remain central to development efforts…
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In an era marked by complex and interwoven crises, the role of the United Nations in preparing for the future has never been more critical. This review of UN DESA’s foresight and preparedness efforts shows how the Department’s economic and demographic forecasts, capacity development programmes, and work towards accelerating an inclusive and just transition help governments and people make strategic choices to shape and prepare for the future they want.