The Fifty-Third Session of the Commission for Social Development will take place from 4 to 13 February 2015 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Priority Theme of the session is "Rethinking and strengthening social development in the contemporary world".

On 3 February 2015, a day prior to the opening of the session, a Civil Society Forum will be convened at UN Headquarters. The Forum is hosted jointly by UNDESA-DSPD, the NGO Committee for Social Development and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Please note that the outcome of the Forum will be presented at the first plenary meeting of  the Commission, immediately following the introduction of the Priority Theme. For information and registration to attend the Civil Society Forum, please contact the NGO Committee for Social Development.
 

• Provisional annotated agenda and proposed organization
  of work
  
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• Submissions of written statements. The deadline is 15 November 2014.
   
• Requests to make oral presentations. The deadline is 23 January 2015.
   
• Frequently asked questions on NGO participation
   
• Online Registration. The deadline is 23 January 2015.
   
• Online Application Form for Side Events. The deadline is 14 January 2015.
   
• Update your NGO profile using the integrated Civil Society Organizations (iCSO) System. Please note that NGOs MUST update their organizational profile before pre-registration. The login details are the same as for the online pre-registration in the Civil Society Network (CSO Net).