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UN DESA Voice February 2025: Putting people at the centre of development

Strengthening solidarity and inclusion for social development

30 years ago, world leaders united around a groundbreaking commitment to put people at the centre of development. At the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, they pledged to eradicate poverty, promote social integration, and achieve full and productive employment for all.

Efforts to make this promise a reality continue. Every year at the Commission for Social Development, the international community gathers to accelerate the commitments made in the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development, while addressing emerging global challenges.

This year’s session will convene from 10 to 14 February in New York under the theme: “Strengthening solidarity, social inclusion and social cohesion to accelerate the delivery of the commitments of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development as well as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.

High-level panels and side events will bring together UN Member States, civil society, and experts to identify actionable strategies for building equitable and united societies.

As we approach the Second World Summit for Social Development taking place on 4-6 November in Doha, this year’s Commission highlights the importance of strengthening solidarity and social inclusion to achieve more cohesive societies, placing people at the centre of development. It is a call for renewed cooperation to ensure that no one is left behind in the global pursuit of social progress, justice and sustainable development.

As 2025 marks the 30th Anniversary of the 1995 Copenhagen Declaration, the Summit in Doha represents a pivotal moment for the global community to renew the commitment to inclusion, equality, and sustainability. It will be a chance to come together for a more resilient world, where everyone is included.

For more information: 63rd Session of the Commission for Social Development.

https://desapublications.un.org/un-desa-voice/feature/february-2025/strengthening-solidarity-and-inclusion-social-development

January 2025

UN DESA Voice is an insider’s look at the United Nations in the area of economic, social and sustainable development policy. It is produced by the Strategic Planning and Communications Services of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs with articles written by UN DESA staff. This is an electronic publication – no printed edition is generated.

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DESA FSDO Briefing – November 2024

The co-facilitators of the outcome document for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) – Mexico, Nepal, Norway and Zambia – released an elements paper on Friday, 22 November 2024.

The elements paper was prepared on the basis of close to 300 inputs from Member States, United Nations (UN) entities, international financial institutions, civil society, the private sector, academia and other stakeholders. As described in the letter from the co-facilitators announcing its release, the elements paper presents a broad set of proposals that reflect the high level of ambition for impactful solutions contained in the submissions.

The elements paper will guide substantive discussions at the second session of the FfD4 Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) from 3-6 December 2024. The views and feedback received during the second PrepCom session will inform the preparation of the zero draft of the FfD4 outcome document.
https://financing.desa.un.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/FfD4%20Elements%20paper_Nov%2022.pdf

Financing for the Future

Financing for the Future

A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue featuring members
of the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs

Monday, 2 December 2024
3:00-4:15 p.m. EST (New York time)

Conference Room 6, UN Headquarters, New York
and online

Register to join in person: bit.ly/inperson2dec

Register to join online: bit.ly/online2dec

At the United Nations’ Summit of the Future, Member States agreed to an action-oriented outcome document known as the Pact for the Future. One of the key issues highlighted in the Pact is the need for reforming outdated global institutions, including the international financial architecture, to turbocharge implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) will play a major role in pushing forward this long-term vision as it serves as secretariat for the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), taking place in Spain in June 2025. The conference’s second preparatory meeting will happen in New York in December 2024.

To support Member States in their efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the goals of the Pact for the Future amid interconnected crises, UN DESA will host the Global Policy Dialogue “Financing for the Future” on 2 December 2024 as part of the “Financing for Development Dialogues: from Evidence to Action” programme of events to engage academia in the preparations for FfD4. The “Financing for the Future” dialogue will feature an interactive exchange among experts on some of the big issues on financing for development, with the aim to enhance awareness and engagement of the academic community in the FfD processes, especially related to the key commitments made in the Pact for the Future and their linkage to FfD4 and another major UN conference in 2025 — the second World Summit for Social Development.

The event will engage members of the UN High-level Advisory Board (HLAB) on Economic and Social Affairs who are renowned experts in the field of financing for development.

The event is made possible by the United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund.

High-Level Political Forum 2024 ( Cloned )

  1. HLPF
  2.  High-Level Political Forum 2024

High-Level Political Forum 2024

The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held from Monday, 8 July, to Wednesday, 17 July 2024, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This includes the three-day ministerial segment of the forum from Monday, 15 July, to Wednesday, 17 July 2024as part of the High-level Segment of the Council. The last day of the High-level Segment of ECOSOC will be on Thursday, 18 July 2024.

The theme will be “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions”. (A/DEC/77/553)

The HLPF in 2024, without prejudice to the integrated, indivisible and interlinked nature of the Sustainable Development Goals, will review in-depth: Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere; Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts; Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels; and Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.

The HLPF in July 2024 will be the first HLPF under the auspices of ECOSOC after the 2023 SDG Summit – the HLPF convened under the auspices of the General Assembly in September 2023. The 2024 HLPF will support the implementation of the Political Declaration and other outcomes of the SDG Summit for advancing the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.

Following states have expressed interest to carry out voluntary national reviews (VNRs) of their implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the 2024 HLPF: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belize, Brazil, Chad, Colombia, Congo (Republic of the), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Georgia, Guinea, Honduras, Kenya, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Libya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, Palau, Peru, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Other events, including Side Events, VNR Labs, Special Events, and Exhibition will be organized on the margins of the 2024 HLPF.

 

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