On 11 October, Professor Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Vice-Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), moderated the Joint Meeting of the Second Committee and ECOSOC on “New Perspectives on poverty eradication – insights for sustainable recovery”. The purpose of the meeting was to “explore hidden dimensions and dynamics of poverty and their policy implications”, informing the work of the Second Committee on its various agenda items and resolutions. Former CDP member Adil Najam participated as a speaker.
Detailed information on the meeting can be found on the ECOSOC website.
The recording of the meeting is available on UN Web TV.