A career diplomat, Mr. Sha Zukang became the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs on 1 July, 2007. As such, he heads the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, which is responsible for the follow-up to the major United Nations Summits and Conferences, and services the Economic and Social Council and the Second and Third Committees of the General Assembly. He also chairs the United Nations Executive Committee on Economic and Social Affairs. He is a graduate of Nanjing University, China.
| Date | Meeting | Location |
| 12 August 2008 | World Youth Congress 2008 | Québec City |
| 25 July 2008 | Closing of the 2008 ECOSOC Substantive Session | New York |
| 7 July 2008 | ECOSOC Dialogue with the Executive Secretaries of the Regional Commissions | New York |
| 30 June 2008 | High-Level Policy Dialogue of the Economic and Social Council | New York |
| 19 June 2008 | Committee For Programme And Coordination | New York |
| 26-27 May 2008 | 7th Annual Forum on City Informatization in the Asia-Pacific Region on the Smart Use of ICT for Better Cities | Shanghai |
| 22-23 May 2008 | National Preparatory Workshop for the 2008 ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review | Bagamoyo, Tanzania |
| 21 May 2008 | International Forum on Innovation and Brand Building of High-Tech Enterprises | Beijing |
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