
Presentation and adoption of the 2022 CDP Report and Roundtable discussion at ECOSOC Management Segment
Presentation and adoption of the 2022 CDP Report
On 8 June 2022, Prof. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Vice Chair of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), introduced the Committee’s Report on its 24th Session at ECOSOC's 2022 Management Segment. Prof. Fukuda-Parr referred to the various sections in the report and the related recommendations, focusing on the main conclusions, the ECOSOC annual theme for 2022, “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”; the Committee’s inputs to the review by ECOSOC of its subsidiary bodies; an analysis of the 2021 voluntary national reviews (VNRs) of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; the monitoring of countries that are graduating or graduated from the list of least developed countries; the work of the Committee on developing and implementing an Enhanced Monitoring Mechanism for countries that are graduating or have recently graduated from the least developed country category; and, additional matters related to the least developed countries (LDCs). The presentation was followed by several country statements, commending the CDP for its work.
The presentation was live streamed and can be watched on UN Web TV (Prof. Fukuda-Parr's presentation starts at 1:39:34).
The full statement of Prof. Fukuda-Parr can be found here.
The Council adopted its resolution on the CDP report.
Roundtable discussion on 'Leveraging ECOSOC for an inclusive and resilient recovery guided by the 2030 Agenda'
On 9 June 2022, Prof. Jose Antonio Ocampo, Chair of the CDP, participated in a roundtable discussion convened by ECOSOC during its June Management Segment to integrate key messages from ECOSOC subsidiary bodies and the UN system on the Council's main theme into the high-level political forum on sustainable development. Prof. Ocampo highlighted how industrial policies can be used to address the simultaneous challenges faced by Governments as they build forward from the COVID-19 crisis as well as the pre-existing crisis of climate change and inequality while fostering economic growth.
The discussion was live streamed and can be watched on UN WebTV (Prof. Ocampo's presentation starts at 33:20).
The full statement of Prof. Ocampo can be found here.
Related links
CDP Plenary
CDP reports and ECOSOC resolutions
2022 ECOSOC Management Segment
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