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Making the SDGs Work for and with Persons with Disabilities: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue
In support of the "UN Disability and Development Report 2024", UN DESA held a Global Policy Dialogue on 17 December 2024 with stakeholders involved in developing the report as well as voices that elevate the issues of persons with disabilities in the context of sustainable development. The report presented the most recent global analysis based on an unprecedented amount of data, legislation and policies from all countries to understand the socio-economic circumstances of persons with disabilities worldwide, progress made so far and the challenges and barriers they still face.
Financing for the Future: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue with HLAB Members
This Global Policy Dialogue was held on 2 December 2024 as part of the "Financing for Development Dialogues: from Evidence to Action" programme of events, seeks to engage academia in the preparations for the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4).
Preparing the Most Vulnerable for Future Shocks: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue for the Classroom on the World Social Report 2024
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 impacts on social development.
Leveraging Digital Technologies for SDG Action: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue
To support the UN in its efforts to achieve the SDGs amid interconnected crises, UN DESA will host a Global Policy Dialogue on 7 November, on "Leveraging Digital Technologies for SDG Action." The dialogue will be divided into two panels that will draw on the key findings and recommendations of the UN E-Government Survey 2024 and to ensure transformations at the necessary scale and speed.
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 impacts on social development.
Meeting Our Commitments to the World’s Women and Girls: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue on Gender Equality
After the United Nations’ Summit of the Future, where world leaders highlighted the need to deliver a better present and safeguard the future, it was clear that women and girls will need to be at the heart of the new Pact for the Future. However the report, “The Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2023,” shows there is much work to be done.
Engaging Youth and Academia with Data for the Future: “The Sustainable Development Goals 2024” (Session 2)
Join the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the UN Academic Impact for a special Global Policy Dialogue for the Classroom focused on breaking down the recent "2024 Sustainable Development Goals Report."
Engaging Youth and Academia with Data for the Future: “World Population Prospects 2024” (Session 1)
UN DESA partnered with UN Academic Impact in August 2024 for a two-part series that will bring two new, data-driven reports to an academic and youth audience. In this event, authors of the "World Population Prospects 2024" presented, in-depth, the major findings of this critical report, highlighting its relevancy for people working or studying in colleges and universities.
Delivering the Future We Want: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue with the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLPF 2024 Side Event)
UN DESA held a special edition of the UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue series featuring the members of the United Nations High-level Advisory Board (HLAB) on Economic and Social Affairs at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in July 2024 to share their latest suggestions in addressing global challenges and accelerating SDG implementation.
The Demographic Prospects of SIDS: a UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue
On 30 May 2024, UN DESA held a stock-taking and discussion of the current demographic outlook for small island developing States, using the latest data from the “Population Prospects of Countries in Special Situations” report. With issues such as ageing populations, youth migration, and changing family structures, SIDS face complex demographic challenges that necessitate tailored policy responses.
The Economic Prospects of SIDS: a UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue
UN DESA held on 27 May 2024 on the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4), happening in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, a discussion of the current economic outlook for small island developing States (SIDS).
Accelerating Innovation and Data Management for Forests: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue
In March 2024, UN DESA held a Global Policy Dialogue looking at Sustainable Development Goal 15, Life on Land, which is in the spotlight as International Day of Forests is commemorated on 21 March. This year, the United Nations is celebrating the theme, "Forests and Innovation: New Solutions for a Better World," and this session will highlight some of these solutions, as well as better ways to improve monitoring and data-gathering related to forests.
Advancing partnerships in support of the new Programme of Action for Small Island Developing States
UN DESA held on 23 February 2024 a conversation on how multi-stakeholder partnerships can drive implementation of sustainable development in small island developing states (SIDS). This event also served as the final segment of the SIDS Partnership Symposium, an associate event to the 2024 Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD), held at the United Nations Conference Center in Bangkok, Thailand.
Future-forward Development Planning in Asia and the Pacific
UN DESA and UN ESCAP held a hybrid stock-take on 20 February 2024 and discussed the current economic outlook for Asia and the Pacific, using data from the “World Economic Situation and Prospects 2024” (WESP) report launched in January.