2016 Operational activities for development segment

The 2016 ECOSOC operational activities for development segment took place from 22-24 February 2016 at UN Headquarters in New York. The segment aimed to look at the longer-term positioning of the UN development in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development while also reviewing the progress in the implementation of General Assembly resolution 67/226 on the QCPR and preparations for the 2017-2020 QCPR.

For more information on the 2016 segment, please see below.

Substantive documentation (QCPR)
Preliminary draft agenda
Summary / Key messages emanating from deliberations (forthcoming)
Statements and Presentations

Day 1 - Monday, 22 February

Opening
- H.E. Mr. Alejandro Palma Cerna, Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council (EN, ES)
- H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the General Assembly
- Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Keynote speaker: “UN development system: Vision for Post-2015 Era”
- H.E. Mr. Claver Gatete, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Rwanda
Panel discussion: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: What are the implications for policy, programming and operational cooperation and coordination in the UN development system?
- Panellists:
  H.E. Ms. Zhanar Aitzhanova, Minister for Economic Integration, Kazakhstan
  H.E. Mr. Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations
  Mr. Joan Clos, Executive Director, UN-Habitat
  Mr. Alain Noudehou, UN Resident Coordinator, China
Other statements:
- Maldives, on behalf of AOSIS
- Pakistan
- Thailand, on behalf of the G77 and China
- Trinidad and Tobago, on behalf of CARICOM
Introduction of Secretary-General’s report
- Mr. Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Dialogue with Heads of UN Funds and Programmes
- Panellists:
  Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator, UNDP
- Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEF
- Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women
- Ms. Laura Londen, Deputy Executive Director, UNFPA
- Mr. Amir Abdulla, Deputy Executive Director, WFP
Discussants:
- H.E. Ms. Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations
- H.E. Mr. Geir O. Pedersen, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations
Other statements:
- Maldives, on behalf of AOSIS
- Thailand, on behalf of the G77 and China
- Trinidad and Tobago, on behalf of CARICOM

Day 2 - Tuesday, 23 February

Special briefing: Update on the ECOSOC Dialogue on longer-term positioning of UN development system in context of 2030 Agenda

H.E. Mr. Alejandro Palma Cerna, Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council

Panel discussion: How to strengthen coordination and integration of development, humanitarian and peace pillars in the work of the UN system?

Keynote speaker:
Baroness Verma, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development, United Kingdom
Special speaker:
Ms. Ameerah Haq, Bangladesh, former United Nation Under-Secretary-General for Field Support
Panellists:
- H.E. Ms. Stephanie Hochstetter Skinner-Klée, Ambassador of Guatemala and President of the WFP Executive Board (EN, ES)
- Ms. Helen Clark, Chair, UNDG
- Mr. Stephen O’Brien, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, OCHA
- Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic (via VTC)
- Mr. Mourad Wahba, Deputy Special Representative for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) (via VTC)
Other statements:
Maldives (on behalf of AOSIS)

Panel discussion: Organizational arrangements: How to strengthen inter-agency collaboration in organizational presence at country, sub-regional and regional levels?

Keynote speaker:
H.E. Ms. Rossana Guevara, Vice President of Honduras (EN, ES)
Panellists:
H.E. Ms. Sahar Nasr, Minister of International Cooperation, Arab Republic of Egypt
Ms. Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary, ECLAC
Mr. Mike Kelleher, Senior Advisor, UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank
Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Director, Office of the Chef de Cabinet, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, former UN Resident Coordinator, Kenya
Other statements:
Maldives (on behalf of AOSIS)
Australia, on behalf of Canada
Trinidad and Tobago (on behalf of CARICOM)

General Debate:

Bangladesh (on behalf of the Group of LDCs)
Canada (on behalf of Canada and Australia)
Maldives (on behalf of AOSIS)
Netherlands (On behalf of the EU)
Sweden
Trinidad and Tobago (on behalf of CARICOM)

Day 3 - Wednesday, 24 February

Panel discussion: Partnership approaches: How to ensure accountability, coherence and evaluation of impact?

Panellists:

Mr. Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), African Union
Mr. Sayed Aqa, Vice President Cooperation and Capacity Development, Islamic Development Bank
Ms. Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact

Discussant:

Mr. Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs

General Debate:

Summary of key messages from the Operational Activities for Development Segment and concluding remarks

H.E. Mr. Alejandro Palma Cerna, Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council