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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) is part of the United Nations Secretariat and is responsible for the follow-up to major United Nations Summits and Conferences, as well as services to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the Second and Third Committees of the United Nations General Assembly. [1]
According to statistics division of the department of Economic and Social Affairs at the UN, the share of small-scale producers among all food producers in Africa, Asia and Latin America ranges from 40% to 85%. [27] This target connects to Sustainable Development Goal 5 (Gender Equality).
Three came from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), [152] [153] one from the Bertelsmann Foundation and one from the European Union. [ 154 ] [ 155 ] A review of the five reports analyzed which of the 17 Goals were addressed in priority and which ones were left behind. [ 156 ]
Today, ESD is arguably at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (United Nations, 2015). The SDGs recognize that all countries must stimulate action in the following key areas – people, planet , prosperity, peace and partnership – to tackle the global challenges that are ...
An NGO that wishes to obtain consultative status at the United Nations must first submit an application online at the NGO Branch of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN Secretariat. After the application is screened by the NGO Branch, it is reviewed by the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs.
Create an economic, political, social, cultural and legal environment that will enable people to achieve social development; Eradicate absolute poverty by a target date to be set by each country; Support full employment as a basic policy goal; Promote social integration based on the enhancement and protection of all human rights;
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The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), formerly the United Nations Statistical Office, [1] serves under the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) as the central mechanism within the Secretariat of the United Nations to supply the statistical needs and coordinating activities of the global statistical system.