United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

Unverified non-profit organisation

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and its predecessors have helped countries around the world meet their economic, social and environmental challenges for more than 50 years.UNDESA’s mission – to promote development for all – reflects a fundamental concern for equity and equality in countries large and small, developed and developing. Within the framework of the United Nations Development Agenda, DESA works on issues ranging from poverty reduction, population, gender equality and indigenous rights to macroeconomic policy, development finance, public sector innovation, forest policy, climate change and sustainable development. The department also supports the effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, a set of time-bound targets, which put the eradication of poverty at the centre of the global partnership for development.

Website

http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/index.html

About this organisation

Partnership types

Advocacy of global issues; Standards and guidelines development

Regions / countries / territories

Americas: United States

Global issues

Agriculture, aquaculture and forestry; Environment and climate change; Financial...show all (4)