{"id":81900,"date":"2026-01-10T13:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T08:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=81900"},"modified":"2026-01-10T14:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:15:43","slug":"united-nations-department-of-economic-and-social-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/united-nations-department-of-economic-and-social-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is expected to grow by 7.4 per cent in the current financial year, driven by consumption and public investment, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) said in a report recently. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Rooted in the United Nations Charter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>guided by<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the transformative <\/span><b>2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the UN DESA <\/span><b>upholds <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>development pillar of the United Nations.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>based at <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/the-united-nations-un\/\" target=\"_blank\">UN<\/a> Headquarters in New York,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> United States.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its Divisions and Offices work together towards a common goal to <\/span><b>promote the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its work addresses a range of cross-cutting issues that affect peoples\u2019 lives and livelihoods.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From poverty reduction to governance to finance to the environment, UN DESA\u2019s work is about human progress for all, especially the most vulnerable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UN DESA\u2019s <\/span><b>work programme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be categorized into <\/span><b>three areas: norm-setting, analysis, and capacity-building.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>What is UN DESA doing?<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Facilitates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><b> negotiations of Members States in many intergovernmental bodies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to address ongoing or emerging global challenges;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides substantive <\/span><b>support to intergovernmental processes on development issues in the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council;<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Advises interested Governments <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the ways and means of<\/span><b> translating policy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">frameworks<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">developed in the UN conferences and summits <\/span><b>into programmes at the country level;<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Collaborate closely with its partners <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at regional and country levels in helping countries to <\/span><b>formulate and implement development strategies;<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Compiles, generates, and analyses <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a wide range of <\/span><b>economic, social, and environmental data <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and information on which member states of the United Nations draw.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Reports Published by UN DESA:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>World Economic Situation and Prospects Report<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>World Social Report<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sustainable Development Goals Report <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/global-economy-shows-resilience-but-faces-trade-fiscal-and-climate-risks-un\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NOA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) upholds the development pillar of the United 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