ECOSOC MEETING

Opening 2019 session, Economic and Social Council elects new president, adopts provisional agenda, other organizational matters at 1st plenary meeting.

South Sudan crisis, detrimental impact of Israeli occupation, among texts adopted as Economic and Social Council concludes coordination and management meeting.

High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development overwhelmingly adopts ministerial declaration by 164 votes in favour, 2 against at 47th meeting.

Economic and Social Council approves 6 Texts, 11 draft decisions recommended by subsidiary commissions at 41st plenary meeting.

Panel discussion: Addressing the challenges, risks and impacts of extreme weather events and climate change on the most vulnerable.

Impact of armed conflict on children takes center stage as Economic and Social Council continues humanitarian affairs segment at 37th meeting.

Humanitarian Affairs Segment: “Restoring humanity, respecting human dignity and leaving no one behind: working together to reduce people’s humanitarian need, risk and vulnerability”.

Economic and Social Council event during the 2018 Humanitarian Affairs Segment entitled "Transition from relief to development: Advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in crisis contexts".

The programme of each Coordination and Management Meeting-CMM is structured around actions that ECOSOC is expected to take on the reports of its subsidiary bodies and around the consideration of UN system coordination issues.

Economic and Social Council 2018 session Informal briefing on the high-level political forum on sustainable development, convened under the auspices of the Council, and the high-level segment of the Council at its 2018 session.