DESA News for April 2013
Feature Articles
Forests – sustaining livelihoods of people worldwide
On 8-19 April, the UN Forum on Forest 10 (UNFF) will gather the world community to focus on some of the pressing issues at stake to secure healthy forests worldwide. Jan McAlpine, Director of the UN Forum on Forest Secretariat, shared some of her hopes for this major event and beyond, in an exclusive DESA News interview. Forests cover one third of the Earth’s land mass, performing vital functions across the globe. Around 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihood and they are the most biologically-diverse ecosystems on land. As her team in the UN Forum on Forest …
Read moreFocusing on new trends in migration
The past 10 years have seen a steady increase in the number of international migrants across the globe, now totaling 214 million people. Ahead of the upcoming Commission on Population and Development, which is set to focus on new trends in migration, John Wilmoth, Director of DESA’s Population Division, highlighted the issues at hand as well as other demographic trends affecting development beyond 2015. Gathering representatives and experts from a large number of UN Member States, the Commission on Population and Development will meet in New York from 22 to 26 of April. “It is a very important year at …
Read moreResponsive and accountable public governance
The Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) will meet from 15 to 19 April for the twelfth annual session. The twenty-four CEPA experts on public administration will focus on the role of responsive and accountable public governance in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the post-2015 development agenda. CEPA was established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to support the Council’s work promoting and developing public administration and governance among Member States in connection with the Internationally Agreed Development Goals (IADGs). This year, the Committee will focus on the areas of making public governance work for the …
Read moreGlobal Dialog on Development
Trends and Analysis
- A renewed global partnership for development
- Promoting public administration worldwide
- Role of philanthropic organizations beyond 2015
- Preparing for UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
- Google+ Hangout puts spotlight on youth migration
- Discussing audit and advisory activities
- Leading government services
Capacity Development
Publications and Websites
Calendar
- 10th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF10), 8-19 April, Istanbul
- 12th session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration, 15-19 April, New York, 15-19 April, New York
- 46th Session of the Commission on Population and Development, 22-26 April, New York, 22-26 April, New York