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This policy brief presents a global analysis of 171 Voluntary National Reviews (2020–2024) from 141 countries addressing core aspects of family well-being by focusing on policies related to: poverty reduction (SDG1), food security and nutrition (SDG2), health and well-being (SDG3), quality education (SDG4), and gender equality (SDG5). These VNRs demonstrate little and uneven progress in implementing family-oriented policies, compared to the 2016–2019 VNRs. There is modest positive progress in reducing poverty, improving maternal and child mortality, and increasing access to water and sanitation services. However, family-oriented policies addressing extreme poverty and food insecurity have…
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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…
UN General Assembly Reports on Social Development |
As part of the preparations for and observance of the thirtieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family, the report is focused on the impact of climate change on the well-being of families, highlighting challenges relating to food and water scarcity, worsening physical and mental health, increased intrafamilial violence and child marriage.
UN General Assembly Reports on Social Development |
As part of the preparations for and observance of the thirtieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family, the report is focused on the impact of climate change on the well-being of families, highlighting challenges relating to food and water scarcity, worsening physical and mental health, increased intrafamilial violence and child marriage.
UN General Assembly Reports on Social Development |
The General Assembly resolution 79/149 on Inclusive development for and with persons with disabilities reaffirms the commitment of Member States to the full realization of the rights of persons with disabilities, anchored in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Recognizing that persons with disabilities represent 16% of the global population and face persistent barriers in areas such as health, education, employment, and access to services, the resolution emphasizes that inclusion is both a human rights imperative and a development necessity. It highlights the disproportionate challenges faced by women and girls with…
UN ECOSOC Reports on Social Development |
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The Disability and Development Report 2024, “Accelerating the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals by, for and with persons with disabilities”, is an update of the 2018 edition of the same flagship report, produced in response to a request by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 75/154 of 23 December 2020.
The report indicates that persons with disabilities are often left behind in the efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, with wide gaps persisting between persons with and without disabilities, particularly on food security, health, and access to energy and ICT. Considering COVID-19, the report assesses the different ways the pandemic…
Policy Briefs |
Understanding how population trends are likely to unfold in the short, medium and long terms is critical for achieving a more inclusive, prosperous and sustainable future as recognized in the Declaration on Future Generations. This policy brief provides an overview of some of the main findings of the recently released report, World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results (United Nations, 2024a) with the aim of helping countries prepare for population sizes, age structures and spatial distributions that may differ appreciably from those of their recent past.
ALL POPULATIONS ARE MOVING TOWARDS LONGER LIVES AND SMALLER FAMILIES
At first glance, the demographic outlook of countries…
UN General Assembly Reports on Social Development |
The report provides updates on progress and concrete steps to implement the Sustainable Development Goals for persons with disabilities, highlights the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), shares findings from the Disability and Development Report 2024 and recommends policies for implementing the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It emphasizes accessibility, economic opportunities, assistive technologies, data-informed policies and multisectoral collaboration. Upcoming summits aim to promote inclusive development, partnerships and international cooperation.
The report concludes with policy recommendations to accelerate progress on the 2030 Agenda for persons…