As part of the preparation for the 54th session of the Commission for Social Development, the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) organized an electronic dialogue (E-dialogue) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) from 6 – 24 April 2015. The purpose of the Edialogue was to engage experts and policy-makers in the area of social policy and development from various regions in a consultation on the priority theme of the 54th session of the Commission (February 2016) to help the Commission arrive at action-oriented policy guidance for Member States and the international community.