IASSW will be very busy at the upcoming United Nations Commission for Social Development to be held February 5-14 at UN Headquarters in New York. IASSW is delighted to announce a side panel event for the upcoming 62nd session of the Commission for Social Development, emphasising the critical intersection of social justice and ecological sustainability.
IASSW is co-sponsoring two virtual side events. These are accessible to members via the registration link on the session flyers. We also wrote a statement on the Commission theme and endorsed the Civil Society Declaration that will be presented at the opening session.You can visit the Commission website for more information on the meetings, the full schedule of events and all NGO statements. Here is the website: https://social.desa.un.org/csocd/62nd
Virtual Side –event: Social policies to accelerate implementation of the 2030 Agenda: promoting civic engagement and community participation Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Time: 9:00-10:15 am EST This side- event will discuss how social policies could be made more effective and help to create a fairer, more equitable, inclusive, and humane society where the needs and aspirations of individuals are at the forefront of the drive to implement the 2030 agenda. The roles of civic engagement and community participation are emphasized along with the importance of policy coherence.
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https://www.iassw-aiets.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/62-session-icsw-iassw-flyer.docx
IASSW Statement for 62nd Session Of The Commission For Social Development – CSocD62 : https://www.iassw-aiets.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/iassw-statement-for-csocd.pdf
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IASSW invites social workers, policymakers, academics, and advocates for social and environmental justice to join this pivotal discussion and contribute to the global movement toward a more equitable and sustainable future.
