Ruchira Kamboj presiding over the 62nd United Nations Social Development Commission meeting
New York: India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj on Monday chaired an intensive member-state briefing to prepare for the 62nd United Nations Commission for Social Development in February 2024.
Speaking to X, India at the UN shared details about the briefing in a post saying, “India led an insightful Member State briefing in preparation for the 62nd UN Commission for Social Development in February 2024. “Together, we aim to foster global collaboration.” A more inclusive and sustainable future.”
The 62nd session of the Commission on Social Development (CSocD62) will take place from 5 to 14 February, 2024 in Conference Room 4 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. According to the United Nations website, the Commission will also celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family.
Kamboj has been elected President and Vice-Presidents of the 62nd Commission for Social Development, including Counselor Carla Maria Carlson at the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic, Deputy Permanent Representative John Ivanovski at the Permanent Mission of North Macedonia, Counselor Thomas Lamar. In the Permanent Mission of Luxembourg.
The central theme of the 62nd session is “Promoting social development and social justice through social policies to accelerate progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieve the overarching goal of poverty eradication”.
This theme underlines the important relationship between social development and social justice, as they form the basis for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
The main responsibility of the Social Development Commission is to periodically review issues related to the follow-up and implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the Program of Action of the World Summit for Social Development and the outcome of the twenty-fourth special session. the general Assembly.
