Poverty, widening inequality, conflict and violence against women are threatening hard-won social gains, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today, as speakers warn that development cannot endure when women and girls are denied fundamental rights.
Climate change, poverty, conflict and rapid technological change are placing mounting pressure on social development and human rights, the Third Committee heard today, amid concerns over the role of the United Nations human rights system and the devastating toll of war on civilians.
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) elected James Martin Larsen (Australia) Chair on 2 June.
A new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report that shows that the El Niño phenomenon is firmly established and will intensify into a very strong event in the coming months. WMO noted that this will have big impacts on rainfall and temperature patterns, associated risks of floods, drought and extreme heat.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the sixteenth Social Business Day, in Dhaka today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening ceremony of the twenty-fifth session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in New York today:
The Commission for Social Development concluded its sixty-fourth session today, approving several texts without a vote, despite differences among delegates, including about the definition of gender and the absence of certain terms relating to development.
Today, as the Commission for Social Development discussed priorities for transformative social development — as well as local innovations to realize them — much of the dialogue centred on the need to address informal labour.
The Commission for Social Development continued its sixty-fourth session today with a panel discussion on how resilient care and support systems can help eradicate poverty and safeguard dignity.
The Commission for Social Development continued its annual session today with a ministerial forum examining how national policies can translate commitments made in both Copenhagen and Doha into reality.
