Global Economic Governance – 71 GA
In its resolution 67/289 of 9 July 2013 entitled “The United Nations in global economic governance”, the General Assembly reiterated the need for inclusive, transparent and effective multilateral approaches to managing global challenges. Among other provisions, Member States welcomed the practice of informal engagement between the United Nations and intergovernmental groupings that make policy recommendations or take policy decisions with global implications, including the Group of 20.
In the same resolution, the General Assembly decided to include in the provisional agenda of its 71st session, under the item entitled “Strengthening of the United Nations system”, the sub-item entitled “Central role of the United Nations system in global governance”.
Member States requested the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its 71st session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, exploring options and ideas for continuing interaction between the United Nations and intergovernmental groupings, to be prepared in consultation with Member States and relevant organizations of the United Nations system, taking into account the post-2015 development agenda and the follow-up processes to all major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields, as appropriate.
The resolution also invited the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council to consider jointly organizing informal thematic debates on the United Nations in global economic governance, inviting the regional commissions, international financial and trade institutions and the Financial Stability Board, as well as representatives of civil society, academia, the private sector and other stakeholders, to contribute to such deliberations, as appropriate.
Views of Member States
Replies by Member States
- Argentina (Spanish)
- Argentina (unofficial English translation)
- Belarus
- Chile (Spanish)
- Chile (unofficial English translation)
- China
- European Union
- Germany
- Qatar (Arabic)
- Qatar (unofficial English translation)
- Venenezuela (Spanish)
- Venezuela (unofficial English translation)
Substantive background information
- Report of the Secretary-General on “The United Nations in global economic governance” 14 September 2016 (A/71/378)
- Letter dated 14 September 2016 from the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/71/380) 15 September 2016
- Interview of USG WU Hongbo with China Daily on G20 Hangzhou Summit
- Interview of USG WU Hongbo with Xinhua News Agency on G20 Hangzhou Summit (accessible through China Daily)
- Interview of ASG Lenni Montiel with China Daily on G20 Hangzhou Summit
- Letter dated 10 August 2016 from the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations
- Report of the Secretary-General on “International financial system and development” (A/71/312) 8 August 2016
- Report of the Secretary-General on “Follow-up to the International Conferences on Financing for Development” (A/71/311) 8 August 2016
- GA resolution 67/289 on “The United Nations in global economic governance” (A/RES/67/289)
- Letter dated 25 July 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/71/221)