ECOSOC Operational Activities Segment

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Date: - Location: New York

General background

The General Assembly, in resolution 68/1, decided that the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) through its Operational Activities for Development Segment will:

provide overall coordination and guidance for operational development funds and programmes on a system-wide basis. Such guidance should include objectives, priorities and strategies in the implementation of the policies formulated by the General Assembly, including the quadrennial comprehensive policy review;
concentrate this guidance on cross-cutting and coordination issues related to operational activities;
make efforts to focus on improving the overall impact of operational activities of the United Nations system in support of national development priorities.

To ensure that these functions are performed effectively, the General Assembly requested the governing boards in their reports to the Council to highlight the issues requiring examination and identify actions to be taken, guided by the chosen main theme. The General Assembly also encouraged the participation of national officials directly involved in the implementation of national development strategies, as well as field-level representatives of the United Nations system. 

2015 Operational activities for development segment

The 2015 ECOSOC operational activities for development segment will take place 23-25 February 2015 at UN headquarters in New York. The segment aims to look at the longer-term positioning of the UN development in the context of the post-2015 development agenda while also reviewing the progress in the implementation of General Assembly resolution 67/226 on the QCPR.

For more information on the 2015 segment, please see below. Documents will be posted as they become available:

Statements 

 

Report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the QCPR