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Informal Briefing on the 64th Commission for Social Development (CSocD64)
Video Message - Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Video Message-H.E. Ms. Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, Ambassador of State of Qatar to the UN
35th UN International Day of Older Persons Celebration - UNIDOP
UN marks 80th anniversary of its founding
World Programme of Action for Youth: 30 Years on #UNGA80
Mental Health takes centre stage at the United Nations
Launch of the IAGA Common Messages at UNIDOP 2025
Private Sector Forum Briefing - Second World Summit for Social Development
An ambitious legally binding plastics pollution treaty is needed more than ever, youth leaders say
Virtual Commemoration 8 August 2025 - Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures
UN Secretary-General's Video Message for International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2025
First International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples at United Nations Headquarters
International Youth Day 2025 - Video message from Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General, UN DESA
COSP18 - Video message from H.E Mr. Philemon Yang, President of the General Assembly
International Day of Cooperatives 2025: Driving Inclusive & Sustainable Solutions for a Better World
Briefing on Second World Summit for Social Development 2025
H.E. Philemon Yang on Second World Summit for Social Development#WSSD2 #PGA79
COSP18 - Closing of the Meeting
COSP18 Interactive Dialogue on the implementation of the Convention
COSP18 Roundtable 3 - Recognising and Addressing the Rights of Indigenous Persons with Disabilities
COSP18 Roundtable 2 - Leaving No One Behind: AI for Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
COSP18 Roundtable 1 - Empowering Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Social Development
COSP18 General Debate (part 5)
COSP18 General Debate (part 4)
COSP18 General Debate (part 3)
COSP18 General Debate (part 2)