Development: Selected UN Documents

From the FAQ: What is the UN doing to combat racism and racial discrimination? - Ask DAG!

Over time, the UN has also held conferences dedicated to the topic:

• 1978: World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Geneva, 14-25 August 1978, report: A/CONF.92/40 (79.XIV.2)
• 1983: World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Geneva, 1-12 Aug. 1983, report: A/CONF.119/26 (83.XIV.4)
• 2001: 3rd World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, 31 Aug.-8 Sept. 2001, report: A/CONF.189/12

Review Conferences:

• 2009: Durban Review Conference, held in Geneva, 20-24 April 2009, report: A/CONF.211/8

Conferences on the anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration:

• 2011: 10th Anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, held in New York, 22 September 2011. High-level meeting. Political declaration: A/RES/66/3. UN Digital Library: search more official documents
• 2021: Durban Declaration and Programme of Action: 20th Anniversary of the Adoption, held in New York, 22 September 2021. High-level meeting. Political declaration: A/RES/76/1. UN Digital Library: search more official documents

International Conference on Financing for Development

• Convened by
• Held in Monterrey, Mexico, 18-22 March 2002
•  First UN-sponsored summit-level meeting to address key financial and related issues pertaining to global development it signaled a turning point in the approach to development cooperation by the international community.
• Adopted the Monterrey Consensus, endorsed by A/RES/56/210 B
• A/CONF.198/11 Report of the Conference
• A/CONF.198/-- 
  • See also A/AC.257/-- symbol for Preparatory Committee

Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus

• Held in Doha, Qatar, 29 November – 2 December 2008
• Adopted the Doha Declaration, endorsed by and annexed to A/RES/63/239
• A/CONF.212/--
• see publication: The Doha Review Conference on Financing For Development

 Third International Conference on Financing for Development

• Convened by General Assembly resolutions 68/204 and 68/279
• Held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 – 16 July 2015
• Summit website
• Outcome document General Assembly resolution 69/313
• A/CONF.227/--

4th International Conference on Financing for Development

• Convened by General Assembly resolutions 78/231 and 78/271
• Sevilla, Spain, 30 June–3 July 2025
• 4th International Conference on Financing for Development website
• A/CONF.227/--
• Outcome document, Sevilla Commitment adopted by A/RES/79/323, 25 August 2025

6th special session (1974) - Raw materials and development

• Date: 9 April - 2 May 1974
• Requested or convened by: Algeria
• Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly: [A/9559]

7th special session (1975) - Development and international economic cooperation

• Date: 1 - 16 Septembre 1975
• Requested or convened by: General Assembly
• Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly: [A/10301]

11th special session (1980) - New international economic order

• Date: 25 August - 15 September 1980
• Requested or convened by: General Assembly
• Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly: [A/S-11/3]

18th special session (1990) - International economic cooperation

• Date: 23 - 27 April 1990
• Requested or convened by: General Assembly
• Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly: [A/S-18/15]

19th Special Session - Earth Summit+5, New York

• Date: 23 - 27 June 1997
• Requested or convened by: General Assembly
• Report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole: [A/S-19/29]
• Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly: [A/S-19/33]

• Official records :
• 23 June 1997: [A/S-19/PV.1] | [A/S-19/PV.2]
• 24 June 1997: [A/S-19/PV.3] | [A/S-19/PV.4]
• 25 June 1997: [A/S-19/PV.5] | [A/S-19/PV.6]
• 26 June 1997: [A/S-20/PV.7] | [A/S-19/PV.8]
• 27 June 1997: [A/S-19/PV.9] | [A/S-19/PV.10]
• 28 June 1997: [A/S-19/PV.11]

21st Special Session - International Conference on Population and Development [ICPD+5], New York

• Date: 30 June - 2 July 1999
• Requested or convened by: General Assembly
• Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly: [A/S-21/7]
• Report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole: [A/S-21/5]

• Official records :
• 30 June 1999: [A/S-21/PV.1] | [A/S-21/PV.2] | [A/S-21/PV.3]
• 1 July 1999: [A/S-21/PV.4] | [A/S-21/PV.5] | [A/S-21/PV.6]
• 2 July 1999: [A/S-21/PV.7] | [A/S-21/PV.8] | [A/S-21/PV.9]

24th Special Session - World Summit for Social Development and Beyond: Achieving Social Development for All in a Globalized World, Geneva, Switzerland

• ​Date: 26 - 30 June 2000
• Requested or convened by: General Assembly
• Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly: [A/S-24/10]
• Report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole: [A/S-24/8/Rev.1]

• Official records :
• 26 June 2000: [A/S-24/PV.1] | [A/S-24/PV.2]
• 27 June 2000: [A/S-24/PV.3] | [A/S-24/PV.4]
• 28 June 2000: [A/S-24/PV.5] | [A/S-24/PV.6]
• 29 June 2000: [A/S-24/PV.7] | [A/S-24/PV.8]
• 30 June 2000: [A/S-24/PV.9] | [A/S-24/PV.10]

• Conference on Human Settlements
  • Vancouver, Canada, 31 May-11 June 1976
  • A/CONF.70/15 (76.IV.7) + Corr.1

• UN Conference on Human Settlements
  • Known as Habitat II
  • Istanbul, Turkey, 3-14 June 1996
  • A/CONF.165/14 (97.IV.6)

• 25th special session of the General Assembly
  • New York, 6-8 June 2001
  • Topic: Human settlements
  • A/S-25/7/Rev.1

• UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development
  • Known as Habitat III
  • Quito, 17-20 Oct. 2016
  • Report: A/CONF.226/12

• UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (1st)
  • Paris, September 1981
  • A/CONF.104/22/Rev.1 (82.I.8)

• Second UN Conference on Least Developed Countries
  • Paris, September 1990
  • A/CONF.147/18

• Third Conference on the Least Developed Countries
  • Brussels, 14-20 May 2001
  • Report: A/CONF.191/13

• Fourth Conference on the Least Developed Countries
  • Istanbul, 9-13 May 2011
  • Report: A/CONF.219/7

• Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5)
  • 5-9 March 2023, Doha, Qatar
  • Report: A/CONF.219/2023/3

1954 World Population Conference (1st)

• Rome, 31 Aug.-10 Sept. 1954
• Report: E/CONF.13/412 (55.XIII.8)

1964 World Population Conference (2nd)

• Belgrade, 30 Aug.-10 Sept. 1965
• Report
  • Vol. I: E/CONF.41/2 (66.XIII.5) Summary Report
  • Vol. II: E/CONF.41/3 (66.XIII.6) Fertility, Family Planning, Mortality
  • Vol. III: E/CONF.41/4 (66.XIII.7) Projections, Measurement of Population Trends
  • Vol. IV: E/CONF.41/5 (66.XIII.8) Migration, Urbanization, Economic Development

1974 World Population Conference (3rd)

• Bucharest (3rd, 1974)
• E/CONF.60/--

1984 International Conference on Population

• Mexico City, 6 - 14 August 1984
• Report: E/CONF.76/19 + Corr.1-3 (84.XIII.8)

1994 International Conference on Population and Development 

• Cairo, 5 - 13 September 1994
• Report of the Conference - A/CONF.171/13/Rev.1

• 23 March - 16 June 1964, First session of UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD I)
  • E/CONF.46/141 (Vol. I): Final Act and Report  
  • E/CONF.46/141 (Vol. II): Policy Statements
  • G-77 Joint Declaration of 15 June 1964 included in the Final Act and Report, page 66-68

• UNCTAD II
  • New Delhi, 1 Feb.-29 Mar. 1968

  • TD/97 Vol. I: Report and Annexes: TD/97 + Corr.1 + 3 (68.II.D.14) EN|FR|SP

  • TD/97 Vol. II: Commodity Problems and Policies (68.II.D.15)

• UNCTAD III
  • Santiago, 13 Apr.-21 May 1972
  • TD/180: Report and Annexes (73.II.D.4)
  • Vol. Ia, pt. 1: Summaries of Statements by Heads of Delegations (73.II.D.Mim.1, pt. 1)
  • Vol. Ia, pt. 2: Summary Records of Plenary Meetings (73.II.D.Mim.1, pt. 2)
  • Vol. II: Merchandise Trade (73.II.D.5)
  • Vol. III: Financing and Invisibles (73.II.D.6)

• UNCTAD IV
  • Nairobi, 5-31 May 1976
  • TD/218  (Vol. I): Report and Annexes + Corr.1 (76.II.D.10)
  • TD/218 (Vol. II): Summaries of Statements by Heads of Delegation and Summary Records of Plenary Meetings
  • TD/218 (Vol. III): Basic Documents

• UNCTAD V
  • Manila, 7 May-3 June 1979
  • TD/269 Vol. I: Report and Annexes (79.II.D.14)
  • TD/269 Vol. II: Statements by Heads of Delegation (79.II.D.15)
  • TD/269 Vol. III: Basic Documents (79.II.D.16)

• UNCTAD VI
  • Belgrade, 6 June-2 July 1983
  • TD/326 Vol. I: Report and Annexes (83.II.D.6)
  • TD/326 Vol. II: Statements and Summary Records (83.II.D.7)
  • TD/326 Vol. III: Basic Documents (83.II.D.8)

• UNCTAD VII
  • Geneva, 9 July-3 Aug. 1987
  • TD/352 Vol. I: Report and Annexes (88.II.D.1)
  • TD/352 Vol. II: Statements and Summary records (88.II.D.2)
  • TD/352 Vol. III: Basic documents (88.II.D.3)

• UNCTAD VIII
  • Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 8-25 Feb. 1992
  • TD/364/Rev.1 (93.II.D.5): Report and annexes

• UNCTAD IX
  • Midrand, South Africa, 27 Apr.-11 May 1996
  • TD/378/Rev.1: Report and annexes (97.II.D.4)

• UNCTAD X
  • Bangkok, 12-19 Feb. 2000
  • TD/390: Report and annexes

• UNCTAD XI
  • Sao Paulo, Brazil, 13-18 June 2004
  • Report and annexes: TD/412

• UNCTAD XII
  • Accra, 20-25 Apr. 2008
  • Report: TD/442
  • Accra Accord and Declaration: UNCTAD/IAOS/2008/2

• UNCTAD XIII
  • Doha, Qatar, 21-26 Apr. 2012
  • Report: TD/500 + Add.1 + Add.2: The Doha Mandate

• UNCTAD 14
  • Nairobi, Kenya, 17 - 22 July 2016
  • Report: TD/519

• UNCTAD 15
  • Bridgetown, Barbados and Geneva, Switzerland, Online, 03 - 07 October 2021
  • Report : TD/541

UNCTAD 16

• Geneva, 20 - 23 October 2025
• Report: not yet issued (as of Nov 2025)

• 1st, 1975: World Conference of the International Women's Year. Mexico City, 19 June-2 July 1975.  
  • Report: E/CONF.66/34.
• 2nd, 1980: World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Copenhagen, 14-30 July 1980.
  • Report: A/CONF.94/35.
• 3rd, 1985: World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 June 1985
  • Report : A/CONF.116/28/Rev.1.
• 4th, 1995: World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace, Beijing, 4-15 Sept. 1995. 
  • Report:  A/CONF.177/20/Rev.1.
• No meeting records issued for any of these conferences, check for video of meetings on UN Audiovisual Library website
• Since the Beijing conference in 1995, the General Assembly and the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) have held several sessions to review the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
  • 2000: The Five-year Review:  A/55/341.
  • 2005: The Ten-year Review: E/CN.6/2005/11.
  • 2010: The 15-year Review:  E/2010/27.
  • 2015: Beijing+20:  E/2015/2.
  • 2020: The 25-year Review: E/2020/27.

• 23rd special session of the General Assembly
  • New York, 5-9 June 2000
  • Topic: Women
  • A/RES/S-23/3

This text is taken from Ask DAG FAQ: Where can I find documents and information related to the World Summit for Social Development? 

The second World Summit for Social Development met 4-6 November 2025, in Doha, Qatar, in accordance with A/RES/78/318 : Modalities of the "World Social Summit" under the title "the 2nd World Summit for Social Development" : resolution adopted by the General Assembly

For recent and future meetings, check the iGov listing for the General Assembly and the UN Journal website

For documents and information about the summits, please consult the following resources: 

World Summit for Social Development (2nd : 2025 : Doha) : UNDL authority record

• 4-6 November 2025 : Second World Summit for Social Development : UN website
• Outcome: Doha Political Declaration 

World Summit for Social Development (1995 : Copenhagen) : UNDL authority record 

•  6 - 12 March 1995 : WSSD 1995 Statements | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD) : UN website
• UN Document series symbol guide: A/CONF.166/-- , 

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