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His Excellency Néstor Osorio was elected sixty-ninth President of the Economic and Social Council on 28 January 2013. Ambassador Osorio is currently the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations in New York.
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Latest News
- Diverse partnerships key to solving sustainable development challenges, UN forum told
- Debt crises hitting both rich and poor countries threaten UN development agenda, officials say
- Stronger joint action of UN, international financial institutions urged at development forum
- The President of ECOSOC meets with the Pope (UN News Centre; Vatican Radio)
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Former Presidents of ECOSOC
- 2012: H.E. Mr. Miloš Koterec (Slovak Republic)
- 2011: H.E. Mr. Lazarous Kapambwe (Zambia)
- 2010: H.E. Mr. Hamidon Ali (Malaysia)
- 2009: H.E. Ms. Sylvie Lucas (Luxembourg)
- 2008: H.E. Mr. Léo Mérorès (Haiti)
- List of ECOSOC Presidents
Latest Statements
- Opening Session, DCF Ethiopia High-level Symposium - (6 June 2013)
- 8th Planet Workshops’ Global Conference Opening Plenary Session (English - Spanish versions) - (3 June 2013)
- Opening Remarks at the VI Astana Economic Forum - World Anti-crisis Conference Opening Ceremony (English - Spanish versions) - (23 May 2013)
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