Highlights
- Concluding 2012 Substantive Session, Economic and Social Council Adopts Texts on Conference Follow-up, Least Developed Countries, Human Settlements (27 July 2012) ECOSOC/6545
- On Penultimate Day of Substantive Session, Economic and Social Council Adopts Texts on Social, Human Rights Issues Submitted by Subsidiary Bodies (26 July 2012) ECOSOC/6544
- Economic and Social Council Continues General Segment, Takes up Matters Regarding Decolonization, Regional Cooperation, Environment (25 July 2012) ECOSOC/6543
- While Making Measured Progress, Least Developed Countries Still Need Help Building Productive Capacities, High Representative Tells Economic and Social Council (24 July 2012) ECOSOC/6542
- Millennium Development Goals ‘Galvanizing but Too Narrow’ Economic and Social Council Told as Speakers Urge ‘Transformative’ Post-2015 Development Agenda (23 July 2012) ECOSOC/6541
- Economic and Social Council Adopts Text on Strengthening Humanitarian Assistance; Data Collection, Decision-Making, Partnerships, Funding among Issues Highlighted (20 July 2012) ECOSOC/6540
- Economic and Social Council Panel on Evidence-Based, Timely Humanitarian Decision-Making Spotlights ‘Enormous Potential’ of Facebook, Twitter, Cell Phone Data (19 July 2012) ECOSOC/6539
- Addressing Economic and Social Council, Emergency Relief Coordinator Stresses Need for Sound Decision-Making, Broader Partnerships for Humanitarian Response (18 July 2012) ECOSOC/6538
- Differences Are Source of Strength, Heads of Funds, Programmes Say, Urge Flexible, Agile UN System, as Economic and Social Council Wraps up Operational Segment (17 July 2012) ECOSOC/6537
- ‘Everything We Do Should Be Judged by How It Impacts the People We Are Serving,’ Economic and Social Council Told in Session with Heads of UN Funds, Programmes (16 July 2012) ECOSOC/6536
- Economic and Social Council Begins Consideration of United Nations Operational Activities, Under-Secretary-General Urges Enhanced Coordination, Coherence (13 July 2012) ECOSOC/6535
- Economic and Social Council Encourages United Nations System to Strengthen Efforts to Raise Profile of Global Education Agenda, Maximize Results Towards Agreed Goals (12 July 2012) ECOSOC/6534
- Finding Jobs for Millions of Highly Educated but Underqualified Youth Requires Targeted Training to Boost Skills, Economic and Social Council Told (11 July 2012) ECOSOC/6533
- Concluding High-level Segment, Economic and Social Council Adopts Ministerial Declaration on Tackling Jobs Crisis, Promoting Sustained Growth, Development (10 July 2012) ECOSOC/6532
- Deputy Secretary-General, at Development Cooperation Forum, Stresses Shared Goal of Enhancing Global Economic Governance to Be More Inclusive, Effective (9 July 2012) DSG/SM/625-ECOSOC/6528
- Fight against Corruption Must Continue, Deputy Secretary-General Tells High-Level Panel on Accountability, Transparency, Sustainable Development (9 July 2012) DSG/SM/626-ECOSOC/6530
- Corruption Feeds Criminality, Fuels Public Distrust, Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council, Declaring: ‘We Cannot Let It Persist’ (9 July 2012) ECOSOC/6529
- Peace, Development, Human Rights Cannot Flourish in Atmosphere of Corruption, Secretary-General Tells High-Level Panel on Accountability, Transparency (9 July 2012) SG/SM/14407-ECOSOC/6531
- Dramatic Changes in Global Landscape Demand Deeper Ties among Developing Countries, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Development Cooperation Forum (6 July 2012) ECOSOC/6527
- Economic and Social Council President Urges Stronger, More Balanced Partnerships, as Third Development Cooperation Forum Opens amid Shifting Development Landscape (5 July 2012) ECOSOC/6525
- 2012 Development Cooperation Forum ‘Unique Platform to Identify Best Practices, Lay Ground for Improved Policy Coherence, Coordination,’ says Secretary-General (5 July 2012) SG/SM/14396-ECOSOC/6526
- Supportive, Inclusive Economic Policies Needed to Generate Jobs, Ward Off Effects of Sluggish Global Growth, Economic and Social Council Told (3 July 2012) ECOSOC/6524
- Jobs Crisis, Shaky Global Economy Create ‘Policy Moment’ for United Nations, Economic and Social Council Told as It Opens 2012 High-level Segment (2 July 2012) ECOSOC/6522
- Restoring Global Economy amid Continuing Uncertainty Requires Courage to Take Difficult Decisions, Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council (2 July 2012) SG/SM/14390-ECOSOC/6523
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