UN DESA Annual Highlights Report 2023-2024

Publication Date: October 2024

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: 108

Language: English

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UN DESA Annual Highlights Report 2023-2024 18.84 MB

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Introduction: Looking towards a Sustainable, Prosperous, and Inclusive Future152.45 KBWhat does UN DESA do?568.26 KBSupport to intergovernmental processes54.48 KBUN DESA in Numbers290.53 KBChapter 1: Accelerating action on the SDGs2.38 MBChapter 2: Reducing poverty and inequality2.16 MBChapter 3: Ensuring sustainable financing3.03 MBChapter 4: Making data count3.32 MBChapter 5: Strengthening national institutions and accountability1.93 MBChapter 6: Ending the war on nature1.57 MBChapter 7: Framing the future of development1.82 MBAnnexes768.65 KBCross-cutting area: Placing women and girls at the centre759.33 KBCross-cutting area: Boosting partnerships and multistakeholder engagement1.09 MBCross-cutting area: Supporting countries in special situations1.01 MBCross-cutting area: Driving innovation295.84 KB

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 2023–2024 covers activities over the period of the 78th Session of the General Assembly (September 2023 – August 2024) 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.