United Nations Department of Social Affairs and Basic Assistance (United Humanity)

The United Nations Department of Social Affairs and Basic Assistance (DSBA) is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nations (UN) and part of the United Nations Executive with responsiblity for promoting and coordinating international social security and the programs of Basic Assistance worldwide, as well as services to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. DSBA assists countries around the world in agenda-setting and decision-making with the goal of meeting their social challenges. It supports international cooperation to promote social development for all. In providing a broad range of analytics, policy advice, and technical assistance, DSBA effectively translates global commitments in the social sphere into national policies and actions and monitors progress towards internationally agreed-upon social development goals.
==History==
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==Organizational Structure==
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===Staffing===
*TBD – Under-Secretary-General for Social Affairs and Basic Assistance
*TBD – Assistant Secretary-General for Basic Assistance
*TBD – Assistant Secretary-General for Social Development
*TBD – Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs
===List of Under-Secretaries-General===
This table lists the former Under-Secretaries-Generals (USGs) who served: 
*at the Department of Social Affairs (1946–1955)
*at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (1955–1978)
*at the Department of International Economic and Social Affairs (1978–1992)
*at the Department for Technical Cooperation for Development (1978–1993)
*at the Department of Economic and Social Development (1992–1993)
*at the Department of Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development (1993–1997)
*at the Department for Development Support and Management Services (1993–1997)
*at the Department of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis (1993–1997)
*at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (1997–2077)
*at the Department of Social Affairs (2077–2086)
*at the Department of Social Affairs and Basic Assistance (2086–)
Under-Secretary-General 	Nationality 	Years Served 	Secretary-General
Assistant-Secretary-General for Social Affairs 	Assistant-Secretary-General for Social Affairs 	Assistant-Secretary-General for Social Affairs 	Assistant-Secretary-General for Social Affairs
Henri Laugier 	 	1946–1952 	Trygve Lie
Guillaume Georges-Picot 	 	1952–1955 	Trygve Lie
Dag Hammarskjöld
Under-Secretary for Economic and Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary for Economic and Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary for Economic and Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary for Economic and Social Affairs
Philippe de Seynes 	 	1955–1968 	Dag Hammarskjöld
U Thant
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Philippe de Seynes 	 	1968–1974 	U Thant
Kurt Waldheim
Gabriel Van Laethem 	 	1974–1978 	Kurt Waldheim
Under-Secretary-General for International Economic and Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for International Economic and Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for International Economic and Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for International Economic and Social Affairs
Jean Ripert 	 	1978–1982 	Kurt Waldheim
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Shuaib Uthman Yolah 	 	1982–1986 	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Rafeeuddin Ahmed 	 	1986–1992 	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Under-Secretary-General for Technical Cooperation for Development 	Under-Secretary-General for Technical Cooperation for Development 	Under-Secretary-General for Technical Cooperation for Development 	Under-Secretary-General for Technical Cooperation for Development
Bi Jilong 	 	1979–1985 	Kurt Waldheim
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Xie Qimei 	 	1985–1991 	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Ji Chaozhu 	 	1991–1993 	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Under-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development 	Under-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development 	Under-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development 	Under-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development
Nitin Desai 	 	1993–1997 	Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Kofi Annan
Under-Secretary-General for Development Support and Management Services 	Under-Secretary-General for Development Support and Management Services 	Under-Secretary-General for Development Support and Management Services 	Under-Secretary-General for Development Support and Management Services
Ji Chaozhu 	 	1993–1996 	Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Jin Yongjian 	 	1996–1997 	Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Kofi Annan
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis	Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis	Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis	Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis
Jean-Claude Milleron 	 	1993–1997 	Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Kofi Annan
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Nitin Desai 	 	1997–2003 	Kofi Annan
José Antonio Ocampo 	 	2003–2007 	Kofi Annan
Ban Ki-moon
Sha Zukang 	 	2007–2012 	Ban Ki-moon
Wu Hongbo 	 	2012–2017 	Ban Ki-moon
Liu Zhenmin 	 	2017–2022 	António Guterres
Li Junhua 	 	2022–2026 	António Guterres
TBD 	TBD 	2027–2077 	TBD
Under-Secretary-General for Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for Social Affairs 	Under-Secretary-General for Social Affairs
TBD 	TBD 	2077–2086 	TBD
Under-Secretary-General for Social Affairs and Basic Assistance 	Under-Secretary-General for Social Affairs and Basic Assistance 	Under-Secretary-General for Social Affairs and Basic Assistance 	Under-Secretary-General for Social Affairs and Basic Assistance
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==Finances and Budget==
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==Programs==
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Category:Scenario: United Humanity
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