UNDESA - Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD)

International Youth Day 2021 on “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”

The theme of International Youth Day 2021 is, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”, with the aim of highlighting that the success of such a global effort will not be achieved without the meaningful participation of young people. It has been acknowledged that there is a need for inclusive support mechanisms that ensure […]

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021

On 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided, in its resolution 49/214, that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year. The date marks the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations. The International Day observance will take place online on Monday, 9 August 2021 […]

Building Back After the Pandemic: Work, Health and Well-being

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, launched in 2015, articulates a negotiated international strategy to support environmental and human well-being. The 17 goals and the 169 targets that comprise the agenda are built around three interlinked pillars of sustainability: economic, social and environmental. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda is based on the intensive engagement […]

2021 International Day of Cooperatives: Let’s “Rebuild better together”

This July 3rd, the International Day of Cooperatives (#CoopsDay) will be celebrated as “Rebuild better together”. Cooperatives around the world will showcase how they are meeting the COVID-19 pandemic crisis with solidarity and resilience and offering communities a people-centred and environmentally just recovery. In the fields of health, agriculture, production, retail, finance, housing, employment, education, […]

COVID-19 Pandemic: A Stress Test of Global Ageing, 6 July 2021

Older Persons have been among the first and hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In many respects, the pandemic could be viewed as a test of how prepared/or not Member States are for the rapidly ageing society. Pandemics disrupt and have the potential to drive change. Only a whole-of-society, whole-of-government approach can respond effectively to […]

The challenges of COVID-19 in urban and rural communities in Africa

How should the lived COVID-19 experiences of older and indigenous people in rural and urban communities in Africa influence social, health and equality policy formulation and service delivery? Webinar: The challenges of COVID-19 in urban and rural communities in Africa There have been vast differences in the impact of the pandemic around the world: it […]

The impact of COVID-19 on older persons in low-and-middle-income countries

There have been wide differences in the impact of the pandemic around the world: it has affected countries, continents and social groups differently. This webinar is aimed at policymakers, social development NGOs, social, health, and equality experts, and academics who are interested in these topics. COVID-19 and its impact on older people in low-and-middle-income countries […]

Inclusive sustainable development: youth, sport and the 2030 Agenda, 7 July, 1-2:30 pm (EDT)

Register here UN DESA’s Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD), which houses the substantive mandate on sport for development and peace at the United Nations, is organising a Voluntary National Review (VNR) Lab at the 2021 HLPF entitled “Inclusive Social Development: Youth, Sports and the 2030 Agenda”. The lab will examine progress on how youth involvement in sport […]