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May 2020
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The Development Cooperation Forum works to advance the strategic role of development cooperation in achieving the 2030 Agenda and Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The DCF is the UN platform for action-oriented reviews of the latest trends, progress and…
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The 19th session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration will take place from 13 to 28 May 2020 in a virtual format. The Committee will discuss how to promote effective governance and institutional reform to accelerate delivery of the…
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In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Economic and Social Council has decided to defer the STI Forum to 2021.
The 5th annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)…
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ECOSOC Informal Briefing (Monday, 11 May at 10 a.m. EDT) – Watch VideoAt this time of great uncertainty and global disruption, it is clear we need a coordinated international effort in the spirit of multilateralism." ECOSOC President, H.E.…
April 2020
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NEW YORK
The fifth Financing for Development (FfD) Forum was convened by the President of ECOSOC on webcast at 10 am on 23 April 2020 (Draft Programme). The event brought together the President of the General Assembly, UN Secretary-General and high-…
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The ECOSOC Youth Forum, which was scheduled to take place on 1 and 2 April 2020 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, was postponed in early March 2020 due to COVID-19.
As uncertainties continue from the impact of COVID-19 in the…
March 2020
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Bangkok, Thailand
The theme of the 7th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) was “Accelerating action for and delivery of the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific”. It was organized on May 20th, 2020.
The APFSD is an annual and inclusive…
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Bali, Indonesia 4-6 March 2020, tbc
UNDESA and the Government of Indonesia, as co-organizers of DCF Indonesia High-level Symposium, have jointly decided to postpone the DCF Indonesia High-level Symposium in light of the current global developments of the COVID-19 outbreak. The co-…
January 2020
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WhatThe President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), H.E. Mona Juul (Norway), convened a meeting of ECOSOC with the Chairs of the Functional Commissions and Expert Bodies on Friday, 31 January, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the ECOSOC Chamber…