Social policy and development
The Division for Social Policy and Development provides substantive support to Governments in developing policy measures and initiatives to promote inclusive "societies for all", where each individual has rights and responsibilities regardless of economic status (poverty), social status (gender, marital), specific age group (older persons, youth), disability or cultural or religious affiliation. The aim is to ensure that individuals and communities are enabled to participate in society and contribute to national development while enjoying basic human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The Division provides advisory services and undertakes capacity building for Member states, upon their request, to translate social development policy resolutions into strategies and programmes to implement the decisions and attain the commitments made at the Copenhagen World Summit for Social Development (1995). It also supports projects and activities financed by general trust funds in social development, including those related to the implementation of the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond, the World Programme of Action for Persons with Disabilities, and the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing.
The Division also provides support in the area of social assessment, promoting training and research in participatory methodologies designed to enhance development planning and evaluation, and to build capacity to implement and monitor socially sensitive policies. The Division is working to develop cross-sectoral approaches that link development activities in a holistic manner, and works in close cooperation with United Nations regional commissions, funds, programmes and specialized agencies.
Advisors
Ms. Rosemary Lane
Ageing, vulnerable groups, socially inclusive development; capacity building and training for policy and project formulation, development and monitoring; participatory methdologies; needs assessment.
Ms. Isabel Ortiz
Poverty reduction, social policy, employment, public management, development aid policies and instruments. Specifically: National Development Strategies; pro-poor policies/budgets and social assessments across sectors (transport, finance, energy, urban development, agriculture, social sectors); policy/programme/project formulation, appraisal, management, monitoring and evaluation; harmonization/alignment of aid initiatives, financing for development
Mr. Zahir Sadeque
Local level poverty reduction; poverty among vulnerable groups; inclusive planning and pro-vulnerable group national planning; programme and project formulation; social policy and development; social assessments; capacity development for social policy and planning, monitoring and evaluation; children and youth.
Mr. Oleg Serezhin
Youth, youth and violence; small arms and small arms related issues in post-conflict countries; social inclusion; social assessment; capacity building in social assessment. Rehabilitation, reconciliation and community management; income-generating activities.