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06 February 2023

Report of the Board of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development

06 February 2023

Draft report – Commission for Social Development Sixty-first session

06 February 2023

Future organization and methods of work of the Commission for Social Development

06 February 2023

Policies and programmes involving youth

06 February 2023

Social dimensions of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development

06 February 2023

Creating full and productive employment and decent work for all

01 February 2023

World Economic Situation and Prospects: February 2023 Briefing, No. 169

The world economy faces multiple mutually reinforcing shocks A series of severe and mutually reinforcing shocks hit the world economy in 2022, as it approached the mid-point for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. While the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to reverberate worldwide, the war in Ukraine unleashed a new crisis, disrupting food and energy markets and exacerbating food insecurity and malnutrition in many developing countries. High inflation is eroding real incomes, triggering a global cost-of-living crisis that has pushed millions into poverty and economic hardship. At the same time, the climate crisis is taking a heavy toll on many countries,… World Economic Situation and Prospects: February 2023 Briefing, No. 169

27 January 2023

UN DESA Policy Brief No. 150: Economic well-being at older ages: prospects for the future

Worldwide, populations are ageing rapidly due to gains in life expectancy and declines in fertility. The trend towards a growing number and share of older persons is projected to continue in the foreseeable future. As the number of older persons grows, their socioeconomic and demographic characteristics will evolve as well, with implications for economies, societies and public budgets. While long-term trends are hard to predict, assessing the characteristics of current and future cohorts of older persons provides important insights into the future of our ageing world. On the one hand, future cohorts of older persons are likely to be healthier and more educated?and therefore more productive?… UN DESA Policy Brief No. 150: Economic well-being at older ages: prospects for the future

26 January 2023

UN DESA Policy Brief No. 149: Promoting Youth Participation in Decision-Making and Public Service Delivery through Harnessing Digital Technologies

Introduction Public institutions are confronted with far-reaching and complex challenges in building an inclusive and resilient post-COVID-19 society, ranging from public health and employment to education and social protection. These are coupled with other pressing challenges toward achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including poverty eradication, climate change as well as energy and food crises. As governments alone cannot effectively respond to these multi-faceted challenges and ?participation is a key dimension of governance and one of the pillars of sustainable development?, collaborating with other stakeholders including the private sector, experts, civil society… UN DESA Policy Brief No. 149: Promoting Youth Participation in Decision-Making and Public Service Delivery through Harnessing Digital Technologies

25 January 2023

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023

Multiple shocks to the world economy The world continues to confront multiple, inter-connected crises. Amid a slow recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is facing a food and energy crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, with record high inflation unleashing a cost-of-living crisis. Developing countries are struggling over the costs of imports and debt servicing, and a climate crisis continues to wreak havoc on the most vulnerable countries and populations. "This is not the time for short-term thinking or knee-jerk fiscal austerity that exacerbates inequality, increases suffering and could put the SDGs farther out of reach." - Ant?nio Guterres
Secretary-General… World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023