Pre-Segment Briefing
Briefing on OAS by the Vice-President of ECOSOC
24 April 2025, ECOSOC Chamber, Informal briefing on the OAS by the Vice-President of ECOSOC
Programme of the 2025 Economic and Social Council Operational Activities Segment
- Final programme of the 2025 Economic and Social Council Operational Activities Segment
- Vice-President invitation to Member States
- Day 1
- 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Opening of the segment
- 10:30 AM – 1: 00 PM
Supporting the front-lines of operational activities for development: Messages from the field
- 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
High-level Dialogue with the Secretary-General on his report on the Implementation of General Assembly resolution 79/226 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system
- 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
- Day 2
- 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Dialogue with the Deputy Secretary-General on the UNSDG Chair’s report on the Development Coordination Office and the Resident Coordinator system
- 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Dialogue with UNDS Executive Heads: Supporting countries to achieve sustainable development in the current context
- 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
SDG financing at the country level: dialogue with UN country teams and other actors
- 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Day 3
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Effective accountability: UN system evaluation Report of the System-wide Evaluation Office (SWEO) Dialogue on recent evaluation results and management response
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Effective accountability: Action for the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment
- 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Supporting countries in implementing the SDGs in complex settings: interlinkages between develop
- 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Development needs and solutions for internally displaced persons
- 5:45 PM– 6:00 PM
Closing
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Side events
- Call for side events
Side events will be held on the margins of the Economic and Social Council Operational Activities for development Segment (OAS), 20 to 22 May 2025.>
- UN Effectiveness: how to drive system wide change in order to boost impact
UN Effectiveness: how to drive system wide change in order to boost impact
Time : Thursday 22 May, 1.30-2.30pm
Location : UK Mission to the UN, New York City
RSVP : https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=09Ci08h8Uk-7-YW9Q9lCeenI-WU9H89DmO9WrJVioMVURjA5U0s1OUlXOE9FQ1dYSkY4U01WQTQ4Sy4uThe United Kingdom and MOPAN will convene a side event to explore how MOPAN’s independent performance evidence can support Member States discussions on improving the effectiveness of the UN development system and subsequently support implementation of the QCPR. In a challenging geo-political context, an effective and efficient multilateral system that can deliver results is needed now more than ever. The 2024 Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review stressed the importance of enhanced effectiveness of operational activities for development within and among all levels of the UN development system. Drawing on lessons learned from the 2020-2024 QCPR period and the opportunities of the UN80 Initiative, the panel will discuss how MOPAN’s performance information can be used to inform decisions and discussions with Member States to identify strengths and areas for improvement within the UN development system to facilitate system-wide change and support the UNDS to accelerate progress toward the SDGs over the next QCPR period. Complementing the Secretary-General’s report, the event will draw on findings from MOPAN’s assessments of 12 UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes during the 2020-2024 QCPR period1 and discuss how Member States and the UN Taskforce might use these findings to inform UN80 outcomes.
The side-event will be structured as a panel discussion, where speakers will reflect on how Member States and the UNDS can draw on MOPAN’s findings and lessons from the previous QCPR period, respond to the evolving context, and utilise opportunities of the UN80 Initiative to drive system-wide improvements. This will be followed by an interactive and participatory Q&A. The session will feature key representatives from the UK, Nepal, the Netherlands, MOPAN, and the UNSDG System-Wide Evaluation Office, followed by an interactive Q&A.
- From Evidence to Action: The Strategic Role of Evaluation in Achieving the SDGs
From Evidence to Action: The Strategic Role of Evaluation in Achieving the SDGs
Time : Wednesday, 21 May 1:30-2:30pm
Location : Conference Room B, UN Secretariat BuildingThis panel discussion will examine how national governments and UN agencies can strengthen evaluation systems to accelerate SDG progress, in line with resolutions 79/226 (QCPR), 69/237 (evaluation capacity-building) and 70/1 (2030 Agenda). Featuring representatives from UNEG,UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women, the moderated session will explore the evolution of UN entity approaches to building evaluative capacity to support evaluation and data use. They will share experiences in their work towards building skills, evaluation infrastructure and enabling environments for evidence use that support both SDG reporting mechanisms and greater decision-making transparency and learning. The discussion will be focused on how we can meet the evidence challenges we face, and how we can use evidence to uncover relevant and effective solutions to development challenges. Member States will have the opportunity to share their experiences and interests and ask questions of the Heads of Evaluation from these four UN evaluation offices. The discussion will be moderated by the Executive Director of the UN SDG System-Wide Evaluation Office.
- Future-proofing Development Systems: Youth and Civil Society Advancing Implementation & Accountability of Multilateral Policy
Time : Thursday, 22 May, 08:00- 9:30 am
Location : Virtual
RSVP : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1p-LLygqDAuI5jGTTa4hRCI9tH8Mo8zHJGeynb2GBt5g/edit
Substantive Documentation
- 2025 Secretary General’s Report on the implementation of the QCPR
- Report (Official document -ODS version; advance unedited version)
- Addendum: Funding report (Official document-ODS version, advance unedited version)
- Key messages from the 2025 report on funding of the UN development system
- Framework for global-level monitoring and reporting on the Funding Compact (updated 28 April 2025)
- Annex: QCPR Monitoring Framework (updated 30 April 2025)
- Statistical annex on 2023 funding data
- 2025 Report of the Chair of the UNSDG on the Development Coordination Office
- 2025 Annual report of the Executive Director of the UNSDG System-Wide Evaluation Office
Statements
- Opening
- High-level Dialogue with the Secretary-General on his report on the Implementation of General Assembly resolution 79/226 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system
- Dialogue with the Deputy Secretary-General on the UNSDG Chair’s report on the Development Coordination Office and the Resident Coordinator system
- Dialogue with UNDS Executive Heads: Supporting countries to achieve sustainable development in the current context
- SDG financing at the country level: dialogue with UN country teams and other actors
- Effective accountability: UN system evaluation
- Effective accountability: Action for the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment
- Supporting countries in implementing the SDGs in complex settings: interlinkages between development and peacebuilding
- Development needs and solutions for internally displaced persons
- Closing
2025 ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Segment Vice President's Summary
Vice President's Summary
Summary will be added after the Segment