2018 ECOSOC Special Meeting “Towards sustainable, resilient and inclusive societies through participation of all”

In the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Heads of State and Government recognized that fostering inclusive societies based on strong and transparent institutions is an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. To explore further collective action in addressing issues of participation and inclusion within the context of the 2030 Agenda, H.E. Marie Chatardová, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic, President of ECOSOC, will hold an ECOSOC Special Meeting at UN Headquarters in May 2018. The Special Meeting is complemented and informed by a preparatory meeting, to be held in the Czech Republic and a series of breakfast meetings that engage different stakeholder groups.

• 2018 Special Meeting: 23 May, 2018 – UN Headquarters, New York 
  • Summary by the President New !
  • Concept Note
  • Programme
  • Speakers’ Biographies
  • News Coverage
  • UN Web TV
    • Morning session
    • Afternoon session
  • Side event, 22 May 2018; More information
• Preparatory meeting: 26-27 March, 2018 – Prague, Czech Republic
  • Concept Note
  • Programme and Brochure
  • Informal Summary 
  • Multimedia 
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    • Sessions
      • Opening
      • High-Level Panel – Achieving the 2030 Agenda through Participation of All
      • Best Practices Showcase 1
      • Best practices Showcase 2
      • Open presentation of participatory projects and discussion
    • Interviews
      • Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
      • Ms. Kateřina Fialková, Director, Department of Multilateral Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic
      • Mr. Moses Mwansa: My School, My Vote (Zambia)
      • Dr. Hedia Belhadj, President of the Groupe Tawhida Ben Cheikh
      • Dr. Mitchell Kosny, Associate Director and Professor of the Ryerson School of Urban and Regional Planning in Toronto
      • Ms. Ankitha Cheerakathil, School Participatory Budgeting (India)
      • Ms. Amelia Loye, Engage2 Founder

• Breakfast Meeting with Academia: 9 March, 2018 - New York
  • Informal Summary
  • Concept Note
• Breakfast Meeting with the Private Sector: 24 January, 2018 - New York
  • Concept Note
  • Informal Summary
• Breakfast Meeting with Local Government: 11 January 2018 - New York
  • Informal Summary
  • Prague Participation Handbook
  • Concept Note
• Breakfast Meeting with Civil Society: 27 November, 2017 - New York
  • Concept Note
  • Informal Summary