"ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - ECOSOC"

Briefing by Amy Quantrill, Deputy Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

Electing Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid President of Seventy-Sixth Session, General Assembly selects Main Committee Bureaus, Economic and Social Council members.

Electing Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid President of Seventy-Sixth Session, General Assembly selects Main Committee Bureaus, Economic and Social Council members.

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

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

The General Assembly convenes an interactive dialogue under the theme of “Achievements of Multilateralism and the Future of the United Nations” that will reflect on the achievements of the multilateral system, discuss the current challenges of multilateralism and how we can ensure an effective and inclusive multilateral system in the post-COVID era, especially at a time when the principles of multilateralism have never been more important and more in need of support.

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

Briefing by Amy Quantrill, Deputy Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

Secretary-General António Guterres noted that just 10 countries account for around 75 percent of global COVID-19 vaccinations, while other countries have yet to start. He said, “a global vaccine gap threatens everyone’s health and wellbeing.” UNIFEED

In a “Face to Face” press briefing, Munir Akram, president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), presents his views and vision on how ECOSOC can respond to the pandemic, related to financing for development.