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World Social Report

The World Social Report is the flagship publication on major social development issues of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations. The report identifies current and emerging social trends and provides analysis on major development issues occurring at both the national and international levels. Offering guidance to policymakers with agenda-setting and decision making, the report aims to strengthen the social dimension of sustainable development.

Series Status: 
Active
Subject: 
Economic and Social Development
Merged From: 
Report on the World Social Situation
World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
WORLD SOCIAL REPORT 2023

World Social Report 2023

Leaving No One Behind in an Ageing World

Series:
World Social Report
20 Jan 2023
The report takes a lifecycle approach to the ageing process. The report looks at the situation of older persons while addressing links between population ageing and selected Sustainable Development Goals, with the underlying focus on the commitment of the 2030 Agenda on leaving no one behind, pro...
WORLD SOCIAL REPORT 2021

World Social Report 2021

Reconsidering Rural Development

Series:
World Social Report
20 May 2021
The World Social Report 2021 points to new directions in which rural development strategies need to be reconsidered. It offers certain strategic principles, programmes of action, and a set of concrete policies that can be combined to devise effective strategies that can help to realize the potent...
WORLD SOCIAL REPORT 2020

World Social Report 2020

Inequality in a Rapidly Changing World

Series:
World Social Report
18 Feb 2020