The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations,responsible for coordinating the economic and social fields of the organization,specifically in regards to the fifteen specialized agencies,the eight functional commissions,and the five regional commissions under its jurisdiction.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes on developing local capacity towards long-term self-sufficiency and prosperity.
Agenda 21 is a non-binding action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development. It is a product of the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,in 1992. It is an action agenda for the UN,other multilateral organizations,and individual governments around the world that can be executed at local,national,and global levels. One major objective of the Agenda 21 initiative is that every local government should draw its own local Agenda 21. Its aim initially was to achieve global sustainable development by 2000,with the "21" in Agenda 21 referring to the original target of the 21st century.
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is an international network of organizations that was founded in 1990 to provide communication infrastructure,including Internet-based applications,to groups and individuals who work for peace,human rights,protection of the environment,and sustainability. Pioneering the use of ICTs for civil society,especially in developing countries,APC were often the first providers of Internet in their member countries.
Peter Denis Sutherland was an Irish businessman,barrister and Fine Gael politician who served as UN Special Representative for International Migration from 2006 to 2017. He was known for serving in various international organisations,political and business roles.
The United Nations Global Compact is a non-binding United Nations pact to get businesses and firms worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies,and to report on their implementation. The UN Global Compact is the world's largest corporate sustainability and corporate social responsibility initiative,with more than 20,000 corporate participants and other stakeholders in over 167 countries. The organization consists of a global agency,and local "networks" or agencies for each participating country. Under the Global Compact,companies are brought together with UN agencies,labour groups and civil society.
In the United Nations,the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 created following the Millennium Summit,following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. These were based on the OECD DAC International Development Goals agreed by Development Ministers in the "Shaping the 21st Century Strategy". The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) succeeded the MDGs in 2016.
The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries,the European Union (EU),and the African Union (AU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy,such as international financial stability,climate change mitigation and sustainable development.
A remittance is a non-commercial transfer of money by a foreign worker,a member of a diaspora community,or a citizen with familial ties abroad,for household income in their home country or homeland. Money sent home by migrants competes with international aid as one of the largest financial inflows to developing countries. Workers' remittances are a significant part of international capital flows,especially with regard to labor-exporting countries.
Ian Andrew Goldin is a South African-born British professor at the University of Oxford in England,and was the founding director of the Oxford Martin School.
K M Baharul Islam is presently the Chairperson of Centre of Excellence in Public Policy and Government at Indian Institute of Management Kashipur. He served as the Dean (Academics) during 2019-2021 at the same institute. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland on 18 March 2020. Since October 2021,he is a visiting professor at the London School of Economics.
The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) is a state-led,informal and non-binding process,which helps shape the global debate on migration and development. It provides a flexible,multi-stakeholder space where governments can discuss the multi-dimensional aspects,opportunities and challenges related to migration,development,and the link between these two areas. The GFMD process allows governments - in partnership with civil society,the private sector,the UN system,and other relevant stakeholders –to analyze and discuss sensitive issues,create consensus,pose innovative solutions,and share policy and practices.
The Global Forum on Migration and Development Civil Society Days is an annual meeting of civil society representatives held in conjunction with the Government Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development.
The United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service is a programme of the United Nations mandated to promote and develop constructive relations between the United Nations and civil society organizations. UN-NGLS operates autonomously across the United Nations system and with civil society constituencies and social movements on cross-cutting and emerging issues on the UN agenda. For example,UN-NGLS currently focuses on the UN General Assembly preparatory process for negotiations of a global compact on migration,and high-level events organized by the President of the UN General Assembly. UN-NGLS advises civil society organizations on opportunities to engage with the UN and facilitates their participation in various UN processes and events. UN-NGLS has offices at UN headquarters in New York and is part of the United Nations Department of Global Communications.
The Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) is an initiative of the World Bank that describes itself as "envisaged to be a global hub of knowledge and policy expertise on migration and development issues." The goal is to have it work in close collaboration with the Global Forum on Migration and Development and the Global Migration Group.
GK Partners are business and development advisers and consultants based in the United Kingdom. It was registered as an independent UK company in 2004 by Gibril Faal and Katharine Ford,who are co-directors and principal advisers.
Vera Songwe is an economist and banking executive from Cameroon who worked for the World Bank from 1998 to 2015,and in 2015–2017 served as Western and Central Africa's regional director for the International Finance Corporation. She was the first woman to head the UN's Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the level of Under-Secretary-General. Songwe currently serves as a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Africa Growth Initiative.
TheGambia–India relations refers to the international relations that exist between The Gambia and India. The Gambia maintains a High Commission in New Delhi. The Embassy of India in Dakar,Senegal is concurrently accredited to The Gambia,the only Anglophone country accredited to that mission. India also maintains an Honorary Consulate General in Banjul.
Global Goals Week is a shared commitment between a coalition of over 160 partners across all industries,which mobilizes annually in September to bring together communities,demand urgency,and supercharge solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was founded in 2016 by the United Nations Foundation,Project Everyone,and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It is timed to coincide with the UN General Assembly "High-Level Week" in New York. The week includes events,summits,conferences,forums,workshops,pledges,and other activations in New York,around the world,and online. It usually runs alongside Climate Week NYC,the annual conference of Goalkeepers,Bloomberg Global Business Forum and many other high-level events.
Seung Jin Baek is a South Korean political economist and strategist at the United Nations,specializing in political economy of sustainable development.
