Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs

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.

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Latest statements

Date Meeting Location
6 July 2009 Statement to the High-Level Policy Dialogue of ECOSOC Geneva
4 July 2009 Statement to the Civil Society Development Forum 2009 Geneva
30 June 2009 Statement at the Closing of the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development New York
25 June 2009 Statement to the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development New York
23 June 2009 Welcoming Remarks to UN Public Service Day and Awards Ceremony New York
17 June 2009 Statement to the United Nations Open-Ended Informal Consultation Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea New York
6 June 2009 Statement to the 2009 Joint Annual Meeting of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and the Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Cairo
18 May 2009 Statement to the UNCTAD Symposium on the Global Economic Crisis Geneva
5 May 2009 Statement to the Opening Ceremony of the World Civic Forum Seoul, Korea
29 April 2009 Statement to the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review Regional Ministerial Meeting for Asia and the Pacific on "Promoting Health Literacy" Beijing, China
26 April 2009 Statement to the Development Committee Washington, DC
25 April 2009 Statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee Washington, DC
23 April 2009 Statement to the High-Level Conference on Reliable and Stable Transit of Energy and its Role in Ensuring Sustainable Development and International Cooperation Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
22 April 2009 Statement to the World Telecommunication Policy Forum Lisbon, Portugal
20 April 2009 Opening Remarks to the UNFF8 Panel on the Financial Crisis and Sustainable Forest Management: Threat and Opportunity New York
20 April 2009 Statement to the Opening of the Eighth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests New York
2 April 2009 Statement to the Luncheon Briefing on “Autism: Awareness, Implications, Responses” New York
30 March 2009 Statement to the 42nd Session of the Commission for Population and Development New York
17 March 2009 Statement to the High-Level Expert Panel on Water and Disaster Istanbul, Turkey
17 March 2009 Statement on Financing Water and Sanitation: The Way Forward Istanbul, Turkey
16 March 2009 Statement to Heads of State and Government at the 5th World Water Forum Istanbul, Turkey
16 March 2009 Statement to the Opening of the 5th World Water Forum Istanbul, Turkey
9 March 2009 Statement to the Committee on Development Policy New York
24 February 2009 Statement to the 40th Session of the Statistical Commission New York
23 February 2009 Statement to the ECOSOC Special Event on Philanthropy and the Global Public Health Agenda New York
23 February 2009 Statement to the Opening Session of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting for the 17th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development New York
23-25 February 2009 Statement to the G77 Ministerial Forum on Water Muscat, Oman
9-10 February 2009 Concluding Remarks to the High-Level Meeting on African Agriculture in the 21stCentury Windhoek, Namibia
9-10 February 2009 Welcome Remarks to the High-Level Meeting on African Agriculture in the 21stCentury Windhoek, Namibia
4 February 2009 47th Session of the Commission for Social Development New York
3 February 2009 Civil Society Forum, "Social Integration: Building a Society for all" New York
23 January 2009 Group of 77 Chairmanship Handover Ceremony New York
2 December 2008 Statement on Behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations at the Closing Plenary Session of the Follow-Up International Conference to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus Doha, Qatar
9 November 2008 Beijing Forum, “Respect for Diversity and Work for Harmony and Prosperity for All” Beijing
7-8 November 2008 Beijing High-Level Conference on Climate Change: Technology Development and Technology Transfer Beijing
3 November 2008 World Urban Forum IV Nanjing, China
27 October 2008 Second Committee of the General Assembly on the Item “Sustainable Development” New York
20 October 2008 Second Committee Side Event on the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty, 2008-2017 New York
20 October 2008 Third Committee of the General Assembly on the Item "Indigenous Issues" New York
12 October 2008 Development Committee Washington, DC
11 October 2008 International Monetary and Financial Committee Washington, DC
6 October 2008 Third Committee of the General Assembly New York
6 October 2008 Second Committee of the General Assembly New York
30 August 2008 2008 Paralympic Games Beijing
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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