The 2021 Operational Activities for Development Segment

The 2021 ECOSOC operational activities for development segment was held from 18 to 20 May 2021. 

Theme: Amplifying the United Nations development system’s impact in support of the Decade of Action

• Vice President’s Summary/Key Messages emanating from the discussions
• Annex to Vice President’s Summary: Written responses to unanswered questions and issues raised at the segment
• Draft Programme
• Technical Guidance

Substantive Documentation

• 2021 Secretary General’s Report on the implementation of the QCPR
  • 2021 Secretary-General’s Report on the implementation of the QCPR (advance unedited documentation)
  • 2021 Secretary-General’s Report on the implementation of the QCPR (Official document-ODS version)
  • Addendum 1: Funding analysis 
  • Annex 1: QCPR Monitoring and Reporting Framework
• 2021 SG’s Report: Technical annexes and notes
  • Funding Compact indicators
  • Statistical annex on 2019 funding data
• 2021 Report of the Chair of the UNSDG on the Development Coordination Office
  • 2021 Report of the Chair of the UNSDG on the Development Coordination Office (advance unedited documentation)
  • Official document (ODS version); UNSDG layout; Interactive online summary

Statements

• General Debate 
  • EU and EU Member States, Mexico, Norway
• Session 1 – Dialogue with the Secretary-General:
  • Opening remarks by H.E. Munir Akram, President of ECOSOC
  • Special keynote address by H. E. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • G77; CANZ; Like-Minded Group of MICs; AOSIS;
  • Bangladesh; China; Cuba; Fiji; India; Indonesia; Japan; Rep. of Korea; Mexico; Morocco; Norway; Portugal; Russian Federation; United Kingdom; United States;
• Session 2 – Report of the Chair of UNSDG on DCO and the new RC system:
  • Opening remarks H.E. Sergiy Kyslytsya, Vice-President of ECOSOC
  • Opening statement by H.E. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Chair of the UNSDG
  • Switzerland (on behalf of CAN, EU and its members, Iceland, Norway, Rep. of Korea, UK, US and Switzerland)
  • Cuba; Finland; Germany; Rep. of Korea; Mexico; Norway; United Kingdom; United States
• Session 3 – Dialogue with programme country governments, RCs and UNCT members (Part 1)
  • Philippines
• Session 4 – Dialogue with Executive Heads of UNDS
  • Japan
• Session 5 – Funding Compact
  • DCO presentation
• Session 6 - Responding to needs and priorities of countries serviced by MCOs
  • CANZ, CARICOM, Belize
• Session 7 -Dialogue with RCs (part 2)
  • Lebanon, Philippines
• Session 8 – Unleashing the UNDS’ regional assets
  • Keynote address by H.E. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, Mexico, Russian Federation, Turkey
• Session 9 – Joining forces with IFIs
  • Philippines
• Session 10 - Closing
  • Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under Secretary-General, DESA
  • H.E. Sergiy Kyslytsya, VP of ECOSOC and Chair of OAS

Recorded Videos of Sessions

• Session 1 (Opening & Dialogue with Secretary-General)
• Session 2 (DCO report)
• Session 3 (Dialogue with RCs, Governments and UNCTs – Part 1)
• Session 4 (Dialogue with Heads of Agencies)
• Session 5 (Funding Compact) and Session 6 (Responding to needs and priorities of countries served by MCOs)
• Session 7 (Dialogue with RCs – Part 2)
• Session 8 (Regional assets)
• Session 9 (Joining forces with IFIs) and Session 10 (Closing)

The 2022 ECOSOC OAS will be held from 17 to 19 May 2022