DESA ECOSOC and GA Support News
May 2013
- UN convenes meeting on role of technology and innovation for sustainable development
- Exploring ‘triple win’ approaches to sustainable development
April 2013
- Youth encouraged to start innovating
- Diverse partnerships key to solving sustainable development challenges, UN forum told
March 2013
- UN forum urges young innovators to use science and technology to change the world
- Shaping future innovators
- UN officials stress importance of technological innovation for African development
February 2013
- Joint UN meeting on food security focuses on ‘building a future free of hunger’
- Economic development tops priorities for ECOSOC, says new President
- Committee on NGOs sees highest number of applications
January 2013
- Colombian ambassador elected as head of UN Economic and Social Council
- The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee – social, humanitarian and cultural issues
- The UN General Assembly’s Second Committee – economic and financial issues
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
July 2012
- As ECOSOC annual substantive session ends, UN officials hail achievements
- Picking up the tab for development
- ECOSOC high-level segment ends with call for partnerships
- Development Cooperation Forum ends with call for strong collaboration among states
- UN development cooperation forum to address poverty reduction and sustainability
- ECOSOC high-level meeting opens with focus on jobs crisis
June 2012
- Employment in focus as month-long ECOSOC session starts
- Global Peace Index: Nine trillion reasons to pursue peace
- The challenge of job creation after conflicts
May 2012
March 2012
February 2012
- UN jobs forum hears call to unlock potential of young people
- Working together to solve youth unemployment
- Understanding today’s economic volatility
January 2012
December 2011
- Cybersecurity: A global issue demanding a global approach
- UN meeting hears call for greater Asia-Pacific cooperation on development goals
November 2011
October 2011
- UN official calls for inclusive economic growth strategies to tackle global jobs crisis
- Twenty-one new members join UN Economic and Social Council
- Debt crisis in affluent States threatens developing economies, UN officials warn
- As aid levels lag, development cooperation more vital than ever – UN officials
- Seeking a remedy to unemployment
- Addressing many of the world’s challenges
August 2011
July 2011
- UN Economic and Social Council sets up committee on global geospatial information
- Ways to strengthen global economic governance
- Raising education to top of development agenda
- Education a priority during ECOSOC high-level meeting
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011
- Partnering with philanthropy to promote education
- Improving education through a multi-stakeholder e-discussion
January 2011
- Record number of NGOs seeking participation in the UN
- New UN Economic and Social Council president outlines priorities
November 2010
October 2010
July 2010
- Job creation is a cornerstone for Haitian earthquake recovery
- United Nations economists collaborate for coherence
- UN calls for efficient use of resources
- Economic crisis calls for strengthening health care
- Ministerial Declaration paves the way to MDG Summit
June 2010
- Gender Equality boosts achievement for MDGs
- Investing in women for development
- Failure to meet the MDG 2015 deadline will not be acceptable
