Roundtable discussion: “Transformation is possible: Actions from the ECOSOC system"

During the upcoming ECOSOC Management Segment in June 2023, the Economic and Social Council convened a discussion to integrate key messages from ECOSOC subsidiary bodies and the UN system on the Council’s main theme, develop action-oriented recommendations for follow-up and feed into the high-level political forum on sustainable development (as mandated by GA resolution 75/290 A).  

The discussion took place in the form of a roundtable in the morning of 8 June 2023. It was envisioned that the Council built on the key messages of the 2023 ECOSOC Coordination Segment and elaborate on the recent outcomes of the ECOSOC functional commissions and expert bodies, as well as intergovernmental bodies of the UN entities. The discussion contributed to the efforts to build on the work of and rally the ECOSOC system to drive transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, in preparation for the HLPF and the SDG Summit.

  • Concept note
  • Programme
  • Webcast
  • Statements:
    • H.E. Ms. Paula Narváez, Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations and Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council
    • H.E. Ms. Mary Wangui Mugwanja, Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations in Vienna and Chair of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its 32nd session
    • Ms. Ana Cristina Amoroso das Neves, Head of the Internet Governance Office of FCCN, Unidade de Computação Científica da Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal, and Chair of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development at its 27th session
    • Mr. Javad Momeni, First Counselor of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations and Vice-Chair of United Nations Forum on Forests at its 19th session
    • Mr. Navid Hanif, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
    • Mr. Adnan Aliani, Director, Strategy and Programme Management Division, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
    • Indonesia
    • European Union
    • Russian Federation
    • UNCTAD
    • UNDRR

       

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