Organization
Unite Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Mission
To promote development for all, underscores the need for all stakeholders – governments, UN and other international organizations, civil society and the private sector – to do their part to improve economic and social well-being.
Organizational Expertise
Capacity Building, Climate/Environment, Gender / Womens Empowerment, Health, Humanitarian/Emergency Response, Livelihoods, Monitoring and Evaluation
Technologies & Fuels
Electricity, Solar
Clean Cooking Activities
UN DESA is working to support energy access in humanitarian response with global stakeholders.
Partnership
UN DESA holds up the development pillar of the UN Secretariat. Its nine Divisions work together towards a common goal to promote development, together with our Capacity Development Office. UN DESA also collaborates closely with its partners at regional and country levels in helping countries to formulate and implement national development strategies.
UN DESA’s work promotes and supports international cooperation in the pursuit of sustainable development for all. It addresses a range of cross-cutting issues that affect peoples’ lives and livelihoods, especially the most vulnerable. We are fundamentally concerned, not only with global prosperity today, but also tomorrow, having as a foundation the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) supported by the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.
Regions Operating In
East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, Northern America, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Based In
United States
Address
UN Headquarters
New York,
Primary Point of Contact
Name: Ms. Ang Chen
Title:
Email: chena@un.org
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