The fifty-seventh session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD57) will take place from 11 to 21 February 2019, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Commission is the advisory body responsible for the social development pillar of global development. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to attend the session.
Priority theme:
Addressing inequalities and challenges to social inclusion through fiscal, wage and social protection policies
Review of relevant United Nations plans and programmes of action:
Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
World Programme of Action for Youth
Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002
Family issues, policies and programmes
Written Statements: The deadline is now CLOSED.
Oral Statements: The deadline is now CLOSED.
Side Events: The deadline is now CLOSED.
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