New Economic and Social Council leadership takes the helm
New York: The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) which oversees sustainable development across the UN, elected its new President on Thursday, marking the start of its new session.
UN ‘determined’ to end backsliding on development goals, Guterres tells ECOSOC
Despite going into reverse on more than 30 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it’s not too late to “turn the tide” said the Secretary-General on Tuesday, who told Member States that the UN was “determined to do just that.”
New ECOSOC President aims to ease crises which have ‘engulfed our societies’
New York: Bulgaria’s UN Ambassador banged the gavel as President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the first time on Monday with a vow to build on the “solid foundation” left by the outgoing head and his bureau to transform the world into “a better place for the people of today and tomorrow”.
New ECOSOC President aims to maximize ‘reach, relevance and impact’
New York: The role of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in promoting development has become “even more critical” as a way of guiding and informing the COVID-19 pandemic response worldwide, Collen Vixen Kelapile said on Friday, speaking for the first time as the UN body’s president.
ECOSOC chief calls for financial support for small island developing states
New York: Small island developing states (SIDS) must receive financial and international support if they are to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters, the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, said on Friday.
New York, July 26 (IBNS): In her inaugural speech as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Mona Juul, of Norway, underscored that the body’s mandate today remains “as relevant and compelling” as it did back in 1945 when it was tasked with “fostering international cooperation on economic, social, and cultural issues”.
New York, July 10 (IBNS): Nations across the world now have an “unprecedented opportunity to talk to each other and learn from each other”, Inga Rhonda King, President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ESOSOC), said on Tuesday, kicking off the annual High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York.
New ECOSOC president to revive ‘deliberative function’ of forum
New York, July 27 (IBNS): The newly-elected President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Ronda King, of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, said on Thursday that she intended to make the year ahead “a defining” one for the body that leads the UN’s ambitious drive for sustainable economic, social and environmental development.
Progress has been made, but 'not at a sufficient speed to realize the SDGs': UN ECOSOC President
New York, July 17 (IBNS): One week after zeroing-in on how to build sustainable, resilient societies, key players from around the world debated on Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York, how to keep up the momentum to turn the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into a reality.
UN celebrates voice and visibility of women and girls with autism
New York, Apr 6 (JEN): Activists, ambassadors and actors gathered at the United Nations on Thursday to underline their commitment to empowering women and girls with autism, a lifelong neurological condition that begins in childhood and is characterized by some degree of impaired social behaviour, communication and language.
'Now is the time for implementation,' Ban urges session on integrating UN sustainability agenda
New York, May 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday underlined the importance of devising creative and coherent approaches in linking the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development as world leaders continue to work towards successfully implementing the UN development agenda.
Partnership Forum spotlights UN's catalytic role in multi-stakeholder engagement for 2030 Agenda
New York, Apr 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Addressing the Partnership Forum convened by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), senior United Nations officials on Thursday highlighted the Organization's critical role in facilitating the establishment of partnerships, which are necessary to implement the world's new development goals by 2030.
ECOSOC President urges curtailing flow of illegal finances that cost Africa billions
New York, Oct 24 (IBNS): In a "timely and necessary" meeting on illicit financial flows and their impact on development in Africa, Oh Joon, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Friday urged broader efforts to combat such flows, of IFFs from the continent could amount to a staggering $50 billion each year.
UN convenes major event on sustainable cities
New York, May 28 (IBNS): With 6.3 billion people expected to live in urban areas by 2050, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Tuesday kicked off a three-day event to look at challenges and opportunities for the sustainable future of cities.