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Nominations to the UNPFII 2017-19
The deadline for submission of nominations of members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has passed.
Nominations have been made by a range of Indigenous Peoples’ organizations as well as by…
The ECOSOC Youth forum, 1-2 February 2016, will discuss ways in which young people can play an active role in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It will also address how the youth can best communicate on the Agenda,…
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Fifteenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
UN Headquarters – New York
9 to 20 May 2016
Theme: “Indigenous Peoples: conflict, peace and resolution”.
Provisional Agenda
1. Election of officers
2.…
The 54th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD54) will take place from 3 to 12 February 2016 at United Nations Headquarters in New York under the priority theme “Rethinking and strengthening social development in the contemporary…
The Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) is the focal point on developing a global indicator framework for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the corresponding targets. The IAEG-SDGs…
The lack of data and information on disability and the situation of persons with disabilities at the national level contributes to the invisibility of persons with disabilities in official statistics, presenting an obstacle to achieving development…
The UN Enable Newsletter is prepared by the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD), in the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs…