"ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - ECOSOC"

Newly elected President discusses key role of Economic and Social Council in tackling COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, as 2021 organizational session begins.

The Economic and Social Council holds its July 2020 Management Meeting, structured for the Council take on the reports of its subsidiary bodies and around the consideration of UN system coordination issues.

The Economic and Social Council holds its July 2020 Management Meeting, structured for the Council take on the reports of its subsidiary bodies and around the consideration of UN system coordination issues.

“The pandemic has exposed and exacerbated vulnerabilities and inequalities within and among countries,” the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said today, calling for “a strengthened and renewed multilateralism.” UNIFEED

Speaking at the Ministerial Segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that, at a time when we desperately need to leap ahead, “COVID-19 could set us back years and even decades, leaving countries with massive fiscal and growth challenges.” UNIFEED

Mher Margaryan, Vice-President of ECOSOC (Armenia), chairs a discussion to help prepare the thematic reviews of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), which takes place between 7 and 16 July.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Volkan Bozkir of Turkey, the newly elected president of the 75th UN General Assembly, holds an informal meeting of the world body.

Volkan Bozkir of Turkey was elected President of the 75th session of the General Assembly, while India, Ireland, Mexico, and Norway were elected members of the Security Council for a two-year term. 18 States were elected members of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a 3-year term. UNIFEED

The Special Envoy on Financing for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Mahmoud Mohieldin, said “there is a serious risk that we will not achieve the Sustainable Development Goals on time” because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. UNIFEED