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- … UNDESA DISD on Social Media OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS Facebook United Nations DESA-DISD United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD) United Nations For Youth United Nations Enable United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) United Nations For Cooperatives Twitter United Nations DESA-DISD (@UNDESASocial) United Nations For Ageing (@UN4Ageing) United Nations For Youth(@UN4Youth) United Nations …
- … in English, French and Spanish) was launched on March 18th, 2021 and co-branded by the Principals of WHO, OHCHR, DESA and UNFPA. Joint Publication: Ageing, Older Persons and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development . Joint special … agencies. Coordination IAGA has two co-chairs. The Programme on Ageing within the Division for Inclusive Social of UN-DESA is the permanent co-chair of the group. As such, DESA coordinates administrative functions of the Network and provides support and continuity to the other co-chair and …
- … << Back to UN DSPD/DESA – Ecuador High Level Forum … Photos from UN DSPD/DESA – Ecuador High Level Forum on Disability Inclusion and Accessible Urban Development, Quito, Ecuador, 16 October 2016 …
- … transcripts) 19 July: 2 to 6 p.m. 20 July: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Documents and resources for reference Previous DESA/DSPD Forums: Public Forum on Taking action toward a disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction framework and its … Forum on Disability and Development Introduction The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), as the global focal point on disability issues of the UN system, will organize a “DESA Forum: Dialogue on the post-2015 Development Framework and Disability” at United Nations Headquarters in New York, …
- … gender, race, ethnicity, migrant status and disability, are pervasive in developed and developing countries alike. UN DESA has been calling attention to inequality and its consequences for many years. Fifteen years ago, DESA warned that growing inequality could jeopardize the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals . In 2013, DESA argued that addressing inequalities is not only a moral imperative but also necessary in order to unleash the …
- … WHO Director-General ILO Director General Press release UN Department of Public Information United Nations News Centre DESA News: The promise of technology for persons with disabilities US National Council on Disability Press Conference: UN … disasters and emergency situations WCDRR World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, 14-18 March 2015, Sendai, Japan DESA Forum Roundtable Discussion on Disability–Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience UN International Day for … 8 Panel Discussion: “Accessible Technologies for Persons with Disabilities: Crossing the Digital Divide” Organized by DESA, co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Singapore and Morocco to the United Nations This panel discussion will …
- … national ecosystems leveraging youth social entrepreneurship for the Sustainable Development Goals. The report marks UN DESA’s commitment to the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. (New York) – The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) has pledged its contribution to the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, dedicating its efforts to promote … 2019 World Youth Report on Youth Social Entrepreneurship . This commitment was announced by Ms Daniela Bas, Director of DESA’s Division for Inclusive Social Development, on the occasion of a high-level meeting on “Addressing Inequalities …
- … all 10–12 September 2012, United Nations Headquarters, New York Click here to view the final report of the meeting DESA’s Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) is organizing an expert group meeting on “Promoting people’s … forum on Facebook , where you can share questions on Empowerment. You can also send in queries via Twitter using @UNDESA and #EmpowerPeople. Questions should focus on the theme of the expert group meeting and must also be linked to … video featuring the experts answering selected questions from the online community will be available on 12 September on DESA’s Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/unitednationsdesa Opening Session Welcoming Remarks Ambassador Francis Lorenzo , …
- … Joint statement in support of the Secretary General’s Policy Brief on a disability-inclusive response to COVID-19 UN DESA Policy Brief on "Old age inequality begins at birth: life course influences on late-life disability" UN DESA Policy Brief on “Leaving no one behind: the COVID-19 crisis through the disability and gender lens” UN Secretary-General’s Policy Brief: COVID-19 and Human Rights: We are all in this together UN DESA’s web portal on COVID-19 to closely monitor the economic, financial and social impacts of the crisis and help …
- … Indigenous Peoples)”, which was approved by the Economic and Social Council (decision 2015/43). Following up on this, UN DESA/DSPD has organized the expert group meeting on “Indigenous languages: preservation and revitalization (articles 13, … to 21 January 2016. This was the second international expert group meeting on Indigenous languages organized by the UN DESA. It built upon the findings and recommendations of the 2008 expert group meeting on the principles of cultural … meeting on the theme “Indigenous languages”, which was approved by ECOSOC (decision 2015/43). Following up on this, UN DESA/DSPD has organized the expert group meeting on “Indigenous languages” at UN Headquarters in New York from 19 to 21 …