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The substantive agenda items for the forty-first session of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts, to be held on 6-8 November 2024 are as follows:Review of progress in harmonization and practical implementation of sustainability reporting,…
Objective As the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development and the Second World Summit on Social Development in 2025 approached, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Second Committee of the 79th General Assembly…
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The Economic and Social Council held its 2nd plenary meeting on 4 September at 3 pm in the ECOSOC Chamber.On the Agenda:Election of the BureauEconomic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian…
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The Management Segment of ECOSOC took place on 23-24 July 2024. The programme of the Management Segment meetings was structured around actions that ECOSOC was expected to take on economic, social, environmental, health, and related matters,…
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BackgroundThe Care agenda has built important momentum over the last year, as the General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/77/317 titled “The International Day of Care and Support”, and the Human Rights Council adopted resolution “Centrality of…
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Watch the last day of the High-level Segment on 18 JulyOpening and morning Session on “Multilateral solutions for a better tomorrow: the role of ECOSOC towards a sustainable and resilient path by 2030” – 10 am to 1 pm Afternoon session on “…
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The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) was held from Monday, 8 July, to Wednesday, 17 July 2024, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. The theme was "Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in…
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ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York
The President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), H.E. Ms. Paula Narváez Ojeda, and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), H.E. Mr. Sérgio França Danese, convened a joint meeting of ECOSOC and the PBC on 1 July 2024. The joint…
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Geneva
The ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) and ECOSOC Meeting on the Transition from Relief to Development took place on 24-27 June 2024 in New York. The HAS (25-27 June) took place under the theme “Putting humanity first in the face of conflicts…
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The Management Segment of ECOSOC took place on 5-6 June 2024. The programme of the Management Segment meetings was structured around actions that ECOSOC took on economic, social, environmental, health, and related matters, including recommendations…
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The implementation of the QCPR is reviewed annually through the ECOSOC operational activities for development segment (OAS).This year, the 2024 ECOSOC OAS was held from 14 to 16 May 2024. The Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) operational…
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The ninth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) was held from Thursday, 9 May, to Friday, 10 May 2024. The theme for the STI Forum 2024 was: “Science, technology and…
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</body>The Economic and Social Council held a Special Meeting on “Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” on 7 May…
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The 2024 Financing for Development Forum (22-25 April 2024) took place at a critical time, as preparations were underway for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development.The ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow-up (FfD…
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The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum took place from 16 to 18 April 2024 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The Forum provided a global platform for dialogue among Member States and young leaders…
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The 2024 ECOSOC Special Meeting on International Cooperation in Tax Matters took place on Monday, 18 March, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (New York time). The event was held in-person at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and was live-…
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The Coordination Segment, chaired by H.E. Mr. Akan Rakhmetullin (Kazakhstan), Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council, took place on 31 January – 1 February 2024 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The Segment featured Chairs of ECOSOC…
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The 2024 Partnership Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was held on 30 January 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York under the theme of “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises:…
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Santiago, Chile
Event to watch live on UN WEBTV and LIVE CEPALBACKGROUNDThe ECOSOC convened a special meeting of the Council on “The future of work: towards a productive, inclusive, and sustainable global society," which took place on 23-24 January 2024 at the…
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The 2024 regular session of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations was held from 22 to 31 January 2024. The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, a standing committee of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), was established by…
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Trusteeship Council Chamber
BackgroundThe Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was held from 18 to 21 June 2024, in Kigali, Rwanda, in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 76/217, 77/246, and 77/329. The Conference undertook a…
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A plenary meeting of ECOSOC on outstanding vacancies in ECOSOC subsidiary and related bodies under agenda item 4: ‘Elections, nominations, confirmations and appointments’ was organized on Tuesday, 5 December. ECOSOC Members were elected to seven…
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The Second Committee of the General Assembly engaged in a joint meeting with ECOSOC on Tuesday, 10 October (10 a.m.), on the topic of “Leveraging Commodities for Sustainable Economic Development.” Organized by the Department of Economic and…
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The 2023 SDG Summit took place on 18-19 September 2023 in New York. It marked the beginning of a new phase of accelerated progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals with high-level political guidance on transformative and accelerated actions…
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The Management Segment of ECOSOC took place on 25-26 July 2023. The programme of the Management Segment meetings was structured around actions that ECOSOC was expected to take on economic, social, environmental, health, and related matters,…
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When The 2023 High-level Segment (HLS) of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) included the three-day ministerial meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF) from Monday to Wednesday, 17 - 19 July 2023, and a…
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Date: Thursday, 29 June 2023 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Location: ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New YorkThe President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), H.E. Ms. Lachezara Stoeva, and the Chair of the…
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Geneva
The 2023 ECOSOC meeting to discuss the transition from relief to development was held on 20 June in Geneva, under the theme “Transition from relief to development: taking action to promote resilience, sustainable solutions and recovery in climate-…
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The Economic and Social Council convened a special meeting on “Saving Lives: Addressing the urgent food security needs of Haiti” on 16 June 2023 at the UN Headquarters. Food insecurity is of great concern in Haiti, where the situation is…
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The Management Segment of ECOSOC took place on 7-8 June 2023. The programme of the Management Segment meetings was structured around action that ECOSOC was expected to take on economic, social, environmental, health, and related matters, including…
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The 2023 Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) operational activities for development segment (OAS) was held from 23 to 25 May 2023.The ECOSOC operational activities for development segment meets annually to provide overall coordination and…
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The eighth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) was held from 3 to 4 May 2023. The theme for the STI Forum 2023 was: “Science, technology and innovation for accelerating the recovery from the…
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The Economic and Social Council convened a special meeting on “Unleashing the transformative power of SDG16: Improving governance and reducing corruption” on 2 May 2023. The meeting revisited the impact of corruption on the achievement of the…
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The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum took place from 25 to 27 April 2023 in a hybrid format.The Forum provided a platform for young people to engage in a dialogue with Member States and other actors to voice their views, concerns,…
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The ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow-up (FfD Forum), which was held from 17 to 20 April 2023, is an intergovernmental process with universal participation mandated to review the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (Addis Agenda) and other…
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The ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow-up (FfD Forum), to be held on 17-20 April 2023, is an intergovernmental process with universal participation mandated to review the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (Addis Agenda) and other financing for…
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The 2023 ECOSOC Special Meeting on International Cooperation in Tax Matters took place on 31 March. The Special Meeting further advanced policy dialogue on using tax as a policy lever for sustainable development and making the international tax…
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The 2023 Development Cooperation Forum (DCF), held on 14-15 March 2023, emphasized the human dimension of development cooperation, focusing on the lives and livelihoods of people that development cooperation was meant to serve. It spotlighted the…
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The 2023 ECOSOC Coordination Segment will take place on 1-2 February 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters. The Coordination Segment of ECOSOC was created by the United Nations General Assembly in June 2021 as an essential part of a…
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The 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum took place on Tuesday, 31 January 2023, at the United Nations Headquarters. Every year at the Partnership Forum, ECOSOC and other UN entities collaborate to bring together some of the most influential leaders from…
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The Economic and Social Council convened a special meeting on “Social and economic measures to prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity” on 24 January 2023 in the ECOSOC Chamber at the UN Headquarters. The…
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The President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), H.E. Ms. Lachezara Stoeva, and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith, convened the annual joint meeting of ECOSOC and the PBC on 2 December 2022…
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WhatThe joint meeting explored hidden dimensions and dynamics of poverty and their policy implications. Participants discussed lessons from innovative policies to eradicate poverty in its multiple dimensions and how they could be applied amidst the…
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The first meeting of the 2023 Organizational Session of ECOSOC took place on 25 July 2022 at 10 a.m. EDT. A new Bureau of ECOSOC (President and Vice-Presidents) for 2022-2023 was elected. The event was broadcast live on UN Web TV.
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At the 2022 session, the first Management Meeting took place on 21 and 22 July.The Management Segment serves the following functions:The review of the reports of the Council’s subsidiary and expert bodies; these include the reports of all Functional…
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Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
The President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council convened a Special High-Level Dialogue on the Sustainable Development of Africa on Wednesday, 20 July 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Trusteeship…
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WhenThe 2022 High-level Segment (HLS) of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) included the three-day ministerial meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF) from Wednesday, 13 to Friday, 15 July 2022, and a one-…
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The meeting of the HLPF in 2022 was held from Tuesday, 5 July, to Thursday, 7 July, and from Monday, 11 July, to Friday, 15 July 2022, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This included the three-day ministerial segment of the…
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New York
Please visit ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment 2022For more details and regular updates on the events taking place during the HAS and the Transition Meeting, including the programme and instructions for participation, please visit the OCHA…
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The 2022 ECOSOC meeting on the transition from relief to development will be held on 20 June in New York under the theme “Recurrent crises and sustainable solutions: building resilience and addressing rising food insecurity and displacement” (E/2022…
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At the 2022 session, the first Management Meeting is scheduled to take place on 8 and 9 June.The Management Segment serves the following functions:The review of the reports of the Council’s subsidiary and expert bodies; these include the…
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The 2022 Operational Activities for Development Segment (OAS) (17-19 May) will focus on the “UN development system’s support to building back better from COVID-19 and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”. The OAS serves as a key platform…
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Vienna
The 31st session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice will take place from 16 to 20 May 2022. The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) was established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) …
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7th Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) (5-6 May) will be held under the theme “Science, technology and innovation for building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…
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As decided by Member States in the intergovernmentally agreed conclusions and recommendations of the 2021 FfD Forum, the seventh FfD Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC from 25 to 28 April 2022.
The official programme of the 2022…
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Theme: “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence including free, prior and informed consent”.
Date: 25 April-6 May 2022.
Location: United Nations Headquarters, New York.
The 2022 session of the…
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Under the theme, ‘Population and sustainable development, in particular sustained and inclusive economic growth,’ the Commission on Population and Development will discuss how to build inclusive and sustainable societies in the wake of the…
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WHAT?The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Special Meeting on 21 April 2022 provided a platform for Member States to review select aspects of the New Urban Agenda based on the findings of the 2022 Quadrennial Report of the Secretary-General on…
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WHAT?The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum took place on 19 and 20 April 2022 in a virtual format. The Forum provided a platform for young people to engage in a dialogue with Member States and other actors on concrete actions to…
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The ECOSOC Special Meeting on International Cooperation in Tax Matters will take place on 8th April 2022. Read more here.
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The Committee of Experts on Public Administration will hold its twenty-first session from 4 to 8 April 2022 under the overall theme of “Transforming institutions and governance to build forward better towards 2030.”
As of 17 January 2022, the 21st …
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The President of the Economic and Social Council, H.E. Mr. Collen Vixen Kelapile, convened a Special Meeting of the Council on “Natural Resources, Peaceful Societies and Sustainable Development: Lessons from the Kimberley Process”. The meeting took…
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The sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 14 to 25 March 2022. Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSW66 will take place in a hybrid format. All side events and parallel events will be…
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The forthcoming 53rd Session of the Statistical Commission will be held online in a virtual format on 28 February - 2 March and 4 March 2022 from 10:00 - 12:00 and 15:00 - 17:00 Eastern. The Statistical Commission consists of 24 member countries of…
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The 60th session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD60) will take place largely online from 7 to 16 February 2022 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Commission is the advisory body responsible for the social development…
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The 2022 Coordination Segment, chaired by the ECOSOC Vice-President (Thailand), will take place on 3-4 February 2022. The Coordination Segment will address the 2022 annual theme of ECOSOC and the HLPF “Building back better from the coronavirus…
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The annual joint meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) took place on the 15 December 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. under the co-chairmanship of the President of the Council, H.E. Mr. Collen…
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The President of the Economic and Social Council, H.E. Mr. Collen Vixen Kelapile, convened a briefing on the outcomes of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) on 14 December 2021 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.The briefing provided an…
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WHATThe joint meeting of the Economic and Social Council and the Second Committee of the General Assembly will discuss the opportunities, challenges, key policies and investments needed to build productive capacities in Least Developed Countries (…
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The first meeting of the 2022 Organizational Session of ECOSOC will take place on 23 July 2021 at 10 a.m. EDT. A new Bureau of ECOSOC (President and Vice-Presidents) for 2021-2022 will be elected. The event will be broadcasted live on UN Web TV.
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UNHQ – New York
At the 2021 session, the second Management Meeting is scheduled to take place on 21 and 22 July.The Management Segment serves the following functions:The review of the reports of the Council’s subsidiary and expert bodies; these include the…
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UNHQ – New York
WhatThe Economic and Social Council is celebrating its 75th anniversary. As the world is progressing with rebuilding and recovery efforts, 75 years after its creation, ECOSOC’s role and mandate are more relevant than ever in advancing the necessary…
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The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is celebrating its 75th year of existence at a time the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the globe, limiting movement, and severely impacting social and economic activity.Born from the ashes of World…
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UNHQ – New York
The meeting of the HLPF in 2021 will be held from Tuesday, 6 July, to Thursday, 15 July 2021, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This includes the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 13 July,…
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UNHQ – New York
WHAT?The 2021 Integration Segment of ECOSOC, chaired by His Excellency Ambassador Juan Sandoval Mendiolea, Vice-President of ECOSOC (Mexico), will discuss the combined UN system’s analysis and policy proposals on the 2021 theme of ECOSOC and HLPF on…
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Geneva
Please visit ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment 2021Since 1998, the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) has been an essential platform for discussing the activities and issues related to strengthening the coordination and effectiveness of the…
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UNHQ – New York
At the 2021 session, the first Management Meeting is scheduled to take place on 8 and 9 June.The Management Segment serves the following functions:The review of the reports of the Council’s subsidiary and expert bodies; these include the…
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UNHQ – New York
The 2021 ECOSOC operational activities for development segment is scheduled to be held from 18 to 20 May 2021. More information ...
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Vienna
The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, thirtieth session, will take place on 17-21 May 2021. The Commission guides the UN in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice. It takes action through resolutions and decisions.…
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UPDATE- 2021 regular session of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
Please note that due to constraints related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 regular session of the Committee on NGOs which was scheduled to be held from 18-29 January…
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Geneva
The Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) will organize its twenty-fourth session on 17-21 May 2021. It is the subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the United Nations focal point for science,…
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UNHQ – New York
The sixth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 4 to 5 May 2021. The Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC His Excellency Mr. Munir Akram who has appointed two co-…
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The 2nd Session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (3-7 May 2021) will bring together experts from the interrelated fields of geography, cartography, geospatial information, linguistics and history, to address practical and…
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UNHQ – New York
The ECOSOC Partnership Forum is organized annually to discuss the role of partnerships in driving sustainable development. As outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, partnerships are essential for achieving all the Sustainable…
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Please visit FSDO website for detail information.
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The 16th session of the UN Forum on Forest will be held from 26-30 April 2021 at UN Headquarters in New York. More…
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The 22nd Session will be held virtually, with the meeting component from 19 – 23 April and 26 – 28 April 2021, 8:00 -11:00 am New York Time.
The session will be the final session of the current Membership of the Committee, concluding its ambitious…
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The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is organizing a virtual special high-level event on Small Islands Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) on 23 April 2021 from 10 am to 1 pm and…
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UNHQ – New York
Information will be made available at a later date.
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UNHQ
Under the theme, ‘Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development,’ the 54th session of the Commission on Population and Development, from 19 to 23 April, will discuss how the global food system can produce adequate, safe,…
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Theme: “Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16”.
Date: 19-30 April 2021.
Location: United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Programme for the Opening Ceremony, Monday 19…
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The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) convened a special high-level meeting on “A Vaccine for All” on 16 April 2021. As the world struggles with a pandemic of historical proportion, immense progress has been made with the launch of the…