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  1. Webinar on “The Strugglers: Insecurity in the 21st Century”, 23 July 2020

    … The Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD) of UN DESA organized an online webinar on  “The strugglers: insecurity in the 21st Century” , on 23 July from 10:00am to …

  2. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2004

    … 14 October, and is sponsored jointly by the ATD Fourth World Movement, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the Department of Public Information (DPI) and the NGO Sub-Committee for the Eradication of Poverty. The Day seeks …

  3. Briefing on the system-wide action plan on indigenous peoples’ issues in Asia

    … briefing, the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues together with the Technical Cooperation Unit of DESA, facilitated a 2-days workshop for representatives from government and Indigenous Peoples’ organisations on the UN …

  4. Annual Meeting of the Inter-agency Network on Youth Development, 24-25 March 2015

    … of the UN Inter-agency Network on Youth Development took place from 24-25 March in UNDP headquarters, New York. UN DESA is the permanent co-chair of the Network, and for 2015/2016 is joined by rotating co-chair UNDP. The Network draws …

  5. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Spotlight on Older Persons in Emergencies

    … As the world prepares to observe World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) on 15 June, this year DESA programme on ageing, in partnership with the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), will …

  6. HLPF 2019 Event on Confronting Ageism and Empowering Older People

    … forum under the auspices of ECOSOC. The event was organized by the Stakeholder Group on Ageing and sponsored by UN DESA. Older persons face widespread ageism and are often excluded from Sustainable Development Goals mechanisms and … Group on Ageing Position Paper for HLPF 2019 Programme Welcome by Ms. Amal Abou Rafeh, Chief of Programme on Ageing, UNDESA Keynote by Ms. Ashton Applewhite, Author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism Panellists' Presentations … Director and founder of NSINDAGIZA in Rwanda Ms. Karoline Schmid , Chief of the Fertility and Family Planning Section, UNDESA Population Division Ms. Moana Genevey,  Equinet, European Network of Equality Bodies   … HLPF 2019 Event on …

  7. UN DESA Policy Brief No. 160: The Dynamics of Poverty - Creating Resilience to Sustain Progress

    … environmental goals, economic transformation and poverty eradication are well coordinated and mutually reinforcing. … UN DESA Policy Brief No. 160: The Dynamics of Poverty - Creating Resilience to Sustain Progress …

  8. United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Building Inclusive Society and Development through Promoting ICT Accessibility: Emerging Issues and Trends (Tokyo Japan, 19-21 April 2012)

    … and beneficiaries of development”,  the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (DESA) and the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in close collaboration with the Nippon Foundation of Japan, will …

  9. UN DESA DISD Webinar on "Is there a ‘new consensus’ on inequality?"

    … He was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and holds a PhD in Economics from the LSE. Register here Download the flyer … UN DESA DISD Webinar on "Is there a ‘new consensus’ on inequality?" …

  10. World Down Syndrome Day 2018

    … the United Kingdom, International Labour Organization, International Disability Alliance and Inclusion International. UN-DESA is a co-organizer. To view the agenda of the session, please click HERE. For more information on the topic please …