The 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, adopted on 25 September 2015, is unprecedented in its efforts to be the most inclusive development framework the international community has ever produced.   Persons with disabilities, who represent 15 per cent of the world’s population, have been explicitly included in five out of the seventeen ...

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been commemorated since 1992 to promote awareness and mobilize support for critical issues relating to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society and development. The Day works to promote action to raise awareness about disability issues and draw attention to ...

“To build a sustainable future, our struggle must be recognized,” said Henri Yamasheta Wilson, from ATD Fourth World Movement, as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was commemorated on 16 October. At the event, Mr. Wilson conveyed, along with Zena Grimes, the message of 25 members of his ...

As part of the celebration for World Statistics Day 2015, Lenni Montiel, UN DESA’s Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, hosted a Twitter chat to put the spotlight on the pivotal role of statistics in measuring development progress across the globe.   Using the hashtag #SDGsData, people from all corners of the world ...

On 22 and 23 October 2015, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Division for Social Policy and Development, Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues organized a two-day expert group meeting on indigenous peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The meeting was aimed at developing ...