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2024 Civil Society Declaration
January 25, 2024
This is the time to rethink our whole approach to society, to accept and implement social change and transformation. Peoples’ needs are changing in response to a quickly evolving context. People want more responsive action to address the key challenges. We need leadership to establish a renewed social contract integrating social, economic, environmental and political justice at both national and international levels.
The 62nd session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD62) will take place from February 5-14, 2024 in a hybrid (in-person and digital) format in Conference Room 4 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
This year’s priority theme is: “Fostering social development and social justice through social policies to accelerate progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to achieve the overarching goal of poverty eradication.”
UNANIMA International Executive Director, Jean Quinn, DW, chairs the Executive Committee of CSocD. Sr. Jean is pleased to share with us the 2024 Civil Society Declaration, which calls for placing people and justice at the center of social issues.
The declaration demands transformative change by:
- Establishing nationally owned, human rights-based, social protection systems and floors for all.
- Ensuring equal access to healthcare, education, digital technology, affordable housing and food for all.
- Extending debt relief for the least developed countries based on solidarity.
- Ensuring equal access to a healthy and safe environment for all.
- Ensuring that all persons are equal before the law without discrimination.
You can read the 2024 Civil Society Declaration here.
The Congregation of Sisters of St Agnes (CSA) has signed our support of the Declaration. It is now open to public signatures. You are invited to show your support by signing through this link.
The Declaration will be open for signatures/endorsements until February 2, 2024. Please share this Declaration with your networks!
All signatures received will be shared with Bureau members of this Commission, UN Member States and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the opening of the 62nd session of the Commission on February 5, 2024.
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