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- … 59th Commission on the Status of Women 14 to 18 March: 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) 15 March: DESA/DSPD Forum on Disability and Development : Taking Action in New Partnership towards a Disability-inclusive Global … of Antigua & Barbuda, Brazil, Italy, Poland, Republic of Korea, and Tanzania to the United Nations, co-sponsored by DESA and OHCHR, from 1:15 to 2:30 pm, Conference Room 8, UN Headquarters, New York. 28 - 30 October: DESA/DSPD Forum on Disability and Development : Disability Inclusion and Accessible Urban Development, Nairobi, Kenya 28 …
- … progress towards the SDGs by 2030 and beyond. On 17 March, 2025, the Division for Inclusive Social Development of DESA, in collaboration with UNU-WIDER, organized a commemorative event to discuss the legacy of the Copenhagen … the event included: António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; LI Junhua, Under-Secretary-General of UN DESA; His Excellency Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations; Her … an honorary member of the Club De Madrid. Marta Roig, Chief of the Emerging Issues and Trends in Development Section of DESA, and Patricia Justino, Deputy Director of the United Nations World Institute for Development Economics Research, …
- … progress towards the SDGs by 2030 and beyond. On 17 March, 2025, the Division for Inclusive Social Development of DESA, in collaboration with UNU-WIDER, organized a commemorative event to discuss the legacy of the Copenhagen … the event included: António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; LI Junhua, Under-Secretary-General of UN DESA; His Excellency Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations; Her … an honorary member of the Club De Madrid. Marta Roig, Chief of the Emerging Issues and Trends in Development Section of DESA, and Patricia Justino, Deputy Director of the United Nations World Institute for Development Economics Research, …
- … Headquarters in New York. The event was organized by the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues DSPD/DESA, the United Nations Department of Public Information, and the NGO Committee on the Decade of the World’s Indigenous … on Indigenous Issues Organized by the Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues DSPD/DESA, the United Nations Department of Public Information and the NGO Committee on the International Decade of the …
- … The webinar, as part of the 2020 International Day of Families, showcased recent research on families and SDGs from UN DESA, UN Women and UNICEF and share experiences on the impact of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable families. 2020 … online webinar on 15 May 2020, from 10:30 am to 11:45 am EDT, showcased recent research on families and SDGs from UN DESA, UN Women and UNICEF and share experiences on the impact of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable families. You can watch a recording of this on DESA’s Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/joinundesa/videos/274405623693361/ Video How are IFFD mothers reacting to …
- … is “Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment.” Programme New Pathways to End Poverty Amid Converging Crises: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue The new "World Social Report 2024" from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) illustrates how shocks hit the most vulnerable people and societies the hardest, with both short- and long-term …
- … Goals and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities. Related meetings and events: DESA Forum on Disability and Development: Dialogues on the Post 2015 Development Framework and Disability , 19-20 July 2013, United Nations Headquarters, New York ( More information about the first DESA Forum on Disability and Development); Report of the Technical Briefing: Preparing for the General Assembly … meeting (23 September 2013) PSA with Stevie Wonder: The UN Department of Public Information in collaboration with DESA has produced a short video featuring Stevie Wonder, a UN Messenger of Peace and world renowned celebrity and …
- … PDF document available at: https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/publication/PB147.pdf Old age disadvantage begins at birth Much of the inequality … Author: Maren Jiménez, Global Dialogue for Social Development Branch, Division for Inclusive Social Development, UN DESA. Note: This Policy Brief draws on work undertaken for the forthcoming World Social Report 2023: Leaving no one …
- … 17-19 November DSPD-DESA in collaboration with the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare of the Government of Ghana is organizing an … the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) in Bonn, Germany. The overall objectives of the Expert Group Meeting are to explore how fundamental human rights of … by the Division for Social Policy and Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) in coordination with the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) in New York. The EGM will discuss broadly the …
- … PDF document available at: https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/publication/PB_145.pdf In recent decades, all regions of the world have seen … inequality in life expectancy. Authors: Ismael Issifou and Julie Pewitt, Division for Inclusive Social Development, UN DESA. This brief discusses issues from the forthcoming World Social Report 2023: Leaving no-one behind in an ageing …