DESA News
Volume 17, No.04 - 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. Read more
Focusing 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. Read more
Responsive 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. Read more
Global dialogue on development
- Innovate your future
- The role of forests for economic development
- Exploring the dynamics of international migration
More on Global dialogue on development
Trends and analysis
- A renewed global partnership for development
- Promoting public administration worldwide
- Role of philanthropic organizations beyond 2015
More on Trends and analysis
Publications and websites
Technical reports
A renewed global partnership for development
The second report of the UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 Development is now available on the UN System Task Team Website. Titled “A renewed global partnership for development”, the report assesses MDG8 and provides an overview of lessons learnt, including the Monterrey Consensus. It reviews new challenges and trends in the international development landscape and suggests possible contours, alternative formats and a robust accountability mechanism for a renewed global partnership.
More on 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
- 46th Session of the Commission on Population and Development, 22-26 April, New York
All DESA calendar listings