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July 2020
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What?The theme of the 2020 session of ECOSOC is "Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development".Held on an annual basis, the High-level Segment (HLS) represents the…
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The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2020 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council took place from Tuesday, 7 July, to Thursday, 16 July 2020, including the three-day ministerial…
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WHAT?The 2020 Integration Segment of ECOSOC, chaired by His Excellency Mher Margaryan, Vice-President of ECOSOC (Armenia), discussed the combined UN system’s analysis and policy proposals on the 2020 theme of ECOSOC and HLPF on “Accelerated action…
June 2020
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The 20th Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters took place, as an exceptional measure, by virtual means during June and July 2020, including informal virtual meetings from 22 to 26 June. More…
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Please visit ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment 2020Since 1998, the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) has been an essential platform for discussing the activities and issues related to strengthening the coordination of the humanitarian…
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The Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), H.E. Munir Akram (Pakistan) convened the June meeting of the ECOSOC Management Segment on 3 June 2020. In its resolution 72/305, the General Assembly renamed the Coordination and…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented crisis in countries across the globe, halting economic activity and threatening public health and social wellbeing. There is a significant risk of backsliding on progress in achieving the 2030…
May 2020
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The General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) organized a joint virtual informal meeting on the high-level week of UNGA75, the high-level segment of ECOSOC and the high-level political forum on sustainable development. Click for…
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The 2020 ECOSOC operational activities for development segment took place through a series of virtual meetings from 19 to 22 May and on 27 May 2020, under the chairmanship of the Deputy Permanent Representative of Mexico, as ECOSOC Vice-President.…
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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)…