Almost 500 participants took part in the Facebook chat discussing the report “A renewed global partnership for development” on 4 April. Questions addressed topics ranging from the sustainable development goals (SDGs); how to ensure government and private sector accountability, to safeguarding human rights and gender equality. Launched ...

As part of the ongoing follow-up of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, DESA’s Division for Sustainable Development will host a Google+ Hangout on Tuesday, 26 March at 1 PM EST (5 PM GMT), featuring key experts and stakeholders on Rio+20 and sustainable development from ...

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) play a crucial role in reaching the MDGs and in designing Sustainable Development Goals, as well as a post-2015 development agenda. They advise on relevant issues and pursue country-level action. Last year for example, more than 10,000 NGOs made recommendations for the outcome document ...

At its 2012 resumed session, held from 21 to 30 May and on 8 June 2012, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations had before it 281 applications for consultative status, including applications deferred from earlier sessions. Of the non-governmental organizations submitting those applications, the Committee recommended 129 for consultative status, deferred ...

Nations meeting in Rio this month must come together on ambitious sustainable development goals backed by specific implementation agreements to ensure the survival of oceans, the decent subsistence of farmers whose fields were drying up and other urgent priorities, representatives of non-governmental organizations said this morning.  “We need to see a ...

The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) organized a Panel Discussion on "How NGOs can use social media to create impact and eradicate poverty", which took place on Friday 20 January 2012 from 1:15pm to 2:45pm in conference room 6 at the United Nations North Lawn Building (NLB). Two ...

Information Note on ECOSOC accredited NGOs participation at the Fiftieth Session of the Commission for Social Development, which will take place from 1 to 10 February 2012 in Conference Room 4 at the United Nations North Lawn Building (NLB) in New York. The Priority Theme of the session is “Poverty Eradication”. ...

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to non-governmental organizations, in New York, 26 October: It is a great pleasure to meet you today.  Thank you very much for taking time and I appreciate your strong commitment and leadership and willingness to work together with the United Nations in addressing many ...

The annual joint conference of the United Nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) concluded in Bonn, Germany, on 5 September 2011, with calls for civil society to encourage people to realize that their local concerns were connected to the larger global issues.   Delegates to the three-day 64th annual conference of the ...

Interactive Panel Discussion on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children with Disabilities, 17 June, 1.15 to 2.30 p.m., Conference Room 7, UN Headquarters, New York http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1573 Sports for Inclusive Development: Sports, Disability and Development: Key to empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities, 27 June, 1.15 to 2.30 ...