DESA News
Volume 18, No.11 - November 2014
Feature articles
Promoting consensus for post-2015 development agenda
The UN General Assembly’s Second Committee has to address a wide range of important topics related to economic growth and development this fall. Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, the Chair of the Committee, sat down with DESA News for an exclusive interview to share some of the major tasks before the Committee, including financing for sustainable development, sustainable development goals in the post-2015 development agenda and the global Ebola response. Read more
With the goal to finance a sustainable future
“Financing is critical to achieving sustainable development. Financing needs are large. Raising the necessary resources will be challenging, but it is feasible,” said Mr. Wu Hongbo, UN DESA’s Under-Secretary-General and the Secretary-General of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, as preparations for this major event to be held in Addis Ababa in July in 2015, kicked off in New York on 17 October. Read more
Using data to measure gender equality
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which set out principles and goals for achieving gender equality and empowering women, how far has the world come in realizing this vision and in improving the status of women around the world? To assess progress made in improving the lives of women and men, the production and use of relevant, accurate and timely gender statistics is critical. Read more
Global dialogue on development
- ECOSOC holds coordination and management meeting
- Call extended for 2015 UN Public Service Awards nominations
- Third Committee considers rights of indigenous peoples
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Trends and analysis
- Indicators to track violence against women
- Monitoring equality and women’s empowerment
- Call for inputs to Global Sustainable Development Report
More on Trends and analysis
Capacity development
- Producing international trade statistics
- Promoting the implementation of the CRPD in Africa
- Building capacity to use trade-related international support measures
More on Capacity development
Calendar
- Second Committee of the General Assembly, 7 October – December, New York
- Third Committee of the General Assembly, 7 October – December, New York
- Global Forum on Gender Statistics, 3-5 November, Aguascalientes, Mexico
- ECOSOC Coordination and Management Meeting, 17-18 November, New York
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