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The United Nations Social Development Network (UNSDN) serves as a global platform for sharing experiences and good practices in social development that aim to assist Governments, UN agencies and Civil Society in the development of social development policies and practices. UNSDN was launched in August 2012 by the Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA).
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19 February 2025
At the 63rd Commission of Social Development, the Permanent Mission of Spain hosted the event ‘Social development in ageing societies: advancing in…
27 February 2025
The International Year of Cooperatives 2025 (IYC 2025) celebrations for Asia and the Pacific region and Japan officially kicked off on 19 February…
04 February 2025
UN Tourism and the European Accessibility Resource Centre (AccessibleEU) have joined accessible tourism champions to advance policies, standards,…
28 January 2025
A new ILO initiative empowers young mothers to enter the workforce in the Republic of Moldova. Anastasia Chistol is a young entrepreneur from…
18 February 2025
The International Federation for Family Development (IFFD), in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Poland and the Philippines to the United…
06 November 2024
Our relationship with our natural world is broken. This is why it is important that more and more people get involved in action to protect and…
06 March 2025
Third United Nations Ocean Conference set to accelerate urgent action for the sustainable use and conservation of the ocean.
New York, 6 March 2025…
27 February 2025
The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of…
26 February 2025
On February 12, the Christian Blind Mission (CBM) and the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) hosted a webinar titled Advancing the…
24 February 2025
Empowering Communities Through Sport: CSocD63 UN Side Event Highlights Martial Arts as Catalyst for Sustainable Development
New York, February 14,…
07 March 2025
In 2025, the world celebrates 30 years of achievement on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a visionary 1995 plan agreed by 189…
07 March 2025
From rising tides threatening coastal communities, to the urgent need for global energy transition, climate change is no distant crisis – it is a…