E-Dialogue: Creating an Inclusive Society: Practical Strategies to Promote Social Integration
Invitation to an E-Dialogue
Creating an Inclusive Society: Practical Strategies to Promote Social Integration
23 May – 20 June 2007
This is to invite you or your organization to participate in our online E-dialogue on “Creating an Inclusive Society: Practical Strategies to Promote Social Integration”. This is a multi-stakeholder dialogue organized by the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), in collaboration with UNESCO and UN-HABITAT. The result of the online discussion will serve as important guiding inputs to the Expert Group meeting, scheduled for September 2007, to be organized by DSPD/UNDESA, in collaboration with UNESCO and UN-HABITAT.
Objectives of this E-Dialogue
1. Explore essential elements necessary to create an inclusive society;
2. Compile current initiatives and existing approaches in measuring the “health” of societies (i.e., social inclusion/exclusion, citizen’s participation, safety or security) and identify their strengths and weaknesses;
3. Identify the methodologies and information gathering processes which could be used for measuring social integration/inclusion/cohesion; and
4. Create a knowledge-base of good practices in this area.
It also aims to create a network of researchers, practitioners, and local communities and NGOs to work together to build a safe, stable and just society for all.
Duration: 23 May – 20 June (4 weeks)
Agenda:
Week 1: Critical elements necessary for creating an inclusive society (a society for all)
Week 2: Obstacles to social inclusion
Week 3: Can we measure social integration/inclusion/cohesion?
Week 4: Existing indicators
For more information and details click on participation
Before proceeding further you are invited to first read the ground rules
For technical support, please contact: inclusive_society [at] un.org
Go to Registration at http://esa.un.org/dspdEsa/Inclusive_Contacts/Inclusive_Contacts_add.asp.