Department of Economic and Social Affairs

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United Nations secretariat department international organization body

The Department of Economic and Social Affairs is a core UN body that supports international cooperation on sustainable development, economic policy, and social issues, providing analysis, policy advice, and support for global development agendas.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form As subject As object
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 52 10
UN DESA 0 4
United Nations Statistics Division 0 3
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 0 2
Development Policy and Analysis Division 0 1
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (1997 structure) 0 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations secretariat department →
international organization body →
country United States of America →
hasMainResponsibility development policy analysis →
economic affairs →
financing for development →
global economic monitoring →
population issues →
public administration and governance →
social affairs →
statistics and data for development →
support to intergovernmental processes on development →
sustainable development →
hasPart Department of Economic and Social Affairs self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Development Policy and Analysis Division

Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government →
Division for Sustainable Development Goals →
Financing for Development Office →
Forest Division →
Population Division →
Department of Economic and Social Affairs self-linksurface differs →
surface form: United Nations Statistics Division
headquartersLocation New York City →
United States of America →
surface form: United States
inception 1948 →
jurisdiction Member States of the United Nations →
surface form: United Nations Member States
languageOfWork Arabic →
Chinese →
English →
French →
Russian →
Spanish →
locatedInOrganization United Nations Headquarters →
parentOrganization United Nations →
partOf United Nations Secretariat →
reorganizedAs Department of Economic and Social Affairs self-linksurface differs →
surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (1997 structure)
role collects and disseminates development statistics →
facilitates consensus-building among Member States on development issues →
prepares flagship reports on economic and social trends →
provides capacity-building and technical cooperation to developing countries →
provides policy analysis and advice to Member States →
serves as secretariat for intergovernmental bodies on economic and social issues →
supports financing for development processes →
supports follow-up and review of major UN conferences and summits →
supports global development agendas →
supports global statistical coordination →
supports implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development →
supports implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals →
supports international cooperation on sustainable development →
supports population and development processes →
supports public administration reforms and e-government initiatives →
shortName DESA →
Department of Economic and Social Affairs self-linksurface differs →
surface form: UN DESA
website https://www.un.org/desa →

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UN M49 → developedBy → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: United Nations Statistics Division
Department of Economic and Social Affairs → hasPart → Department of Economic and Social Affairs self-linksurface differs →
subject surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
this entity surface form: United Nations Statistics Division
Department of Economic and Social Affairs → hasPart → Department of Economic and Social Affairs self-linksurface differs →
subject surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
this entity surface form: Development Policy and Analysis Division
United Nations Secretariat → hasPart → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
Secretariat → hasPart → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
subject surface form: United Nations Secretariat
UN M49 → maintainedBy → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: United Nations Statistics Division
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations → mayHead → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
Life Below Water → monitoredBy → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Life on Land → monitoredBy → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government → parentOrganization → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Division for Sustainable Development Goals → parentOrganization → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Financing for Development Office → parentOrganization → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Forest Division → parentOrganization → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Forest Division → parentOrganization → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: UN DESA
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government → partOf → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Division for Sustainable Development Goals → partOf → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Financing for Development Office → partOf → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Forest Division → partOf → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Forest Division → partOf → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: UN DESA
Population Division → partOf → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
subject surface form: United Nations Population Division
this entity surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Sustainable Development Goals → promotedBy → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
this entity surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Department of Economic and Social Affairs → reorganizedAs → Department of Economic and Social Affairs self-linksurface differs →
subject surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
this entity surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (1997 structure)
Department of Economic and Social Affairs → shortName → Department of Economic and Social Affairs self-linksurface differs →
subject surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
this entity surface form: UN DESA
DESA → shortName → Department of Economic and Social Affairs →
subject surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
this entity surface form: UN DESA