UN DESA Annual Highlights Report 2022-2023

Publication Date: October 2023

Category: Capacity Development, Economic Analysis and Policy, Financing for Development, Forest, Gender, Intergovernmental Coordination, Population, Public Administration, Social Development, Statistics, Sustainable Development

Author(s): OUSG SPCS

Number of Pages: 116

Language: English

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UN DESA Annual Highlights Report 2022-2023 10.63 MB

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Introduction: Responding to the call for a Rescue Plan for People and Planet263.24 KBWhat does UN DESA do?9.67 MBSupport to intergovernmental processes121.14 KBUN DESA in Numbers979.95 KBChapter 1: Accelerating action on the SDGs at the national and international level2.12 MBChapter 2: Reducing poverty and inequality1.56 MBChapter 3: Ensuring sustainable financing1.51 MBChapter 4: Making data count3.32 MBChapter 5: Strengthening national institutions and accountability2.15 MBChapter 6: Ending the war on nature755.77 KBChapter 7: Framing the future of development2.63 MBAnnexes3.63 MBCross-cutting area: Placing women and girls at the center55.64 KBCross-cutting area: Boosting partnerships and multistakeholder engagement3.61 MBCross-cutting area: Supporting countries in special situations744.6 KBCross-cutting area: Driving innovation1.21 MB

The UN DESA Annual Highlights report is a tool to communicate the contributions of the Department to the realization of internationally agreed development goals and shared social, economic, and environmental aspirations. It showcases the Department’s role in gauging trends, building capacities, and shaping solutions. UN DESA Highlights 2022-2023 covers activities over the period of the 77th Session of the General Assembly (September 2022 – August 2023) and reflects the Department’s response to the set priorities and expressed needs of Member States. Seven (7) thematic chapters showcase how UN DESA put its expertise to the task of supporting Member State efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda amidst multiple, intertwined, compounding crises, building their capacities to respond effectively and shape a transformative recovery that builds their resilience for the future. The report also showcases four (4) cross-cutting approaches used by the Department to attain the expected results.