United Nations Headquarters, 17-19 January 2005 DOCUMENTS Report of the International Workshop on Methodologies regarding Free, Prior and Informed Consent ...

The report warns that the cost of leaving people behind is rising. It argues that social inclusion is a productive investment for resilient, sustained and broadly shared transformation. Despite ...

Rising housing costs, armed conflicts, forced displacement and climate-related disasters are increasing housing insecurity.

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is officially observed each year on 17 October. This year, the United Nations commemoration will take place on Friday, 16 October 2026, bringing ...

As people around the world live longer than ever before, societies are facing one of the most significant demographic transformations of our time. Longer lives present unprecedented opportunities, but ...

Persons with disabilities over the world have persistently faced barriers to their full inclusion and participation in the life of their communities. The UN flagship Disability and Development Report, ...

A new resolution on cooperatives in social development – adopted by the United Nations General Assembly – calls for the proclamation of the second International Year of Cooperatives in 2025. Following ...

The observance of the Day in 2004 will focus on the active involvement of persons with disabilities in the planning of strategies and policies that affect their lives. The motto “Nothing About Us ...

Each year, 9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It is celebrated around the world and marks the date of the inaugural session of the Working Group on ...

World leaders will gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York in September for the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, with a series of high-level meetings focused on ...

NEW>> 2025 Theme "Strengthening a Just Transition for a Sustainable Future" At its sixty-second session, in November 2007, the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed 20 February as World ...

The term of office of the new members of the Permanent Forum begins on 1 January 2026 and expires on 31 December 2028. Pursuant to resolution 2000/22, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) ...