Online briefing on ECOSOC and HLPF

H.E. Ms. Susan Eckey, Ambassador for ECOSOC in the Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations in New York, will hold an informal briefing to inform all ECOSOC accredited NGOs and Major Groups and other Stakeholders of the upcoming ECOSOC activities.

The meeting will take place at 9 am EST on Monday, 4 May 2020. The details to connect to the meeting will be shared soon with participants who have registered online (link below).

Questions can be shared in advance with the Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Ms. Irena Zubcevic, zubcevic@un.org) or during the briefing in the chat box.

• Please click here to download the full invitation letter

• Please click here to register online

Agenda for the virtual informal briefing For NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC and Major Groups and other Stakeholders 

by H.E. Ms. Susan Eckey, Ambassador for ECOSOC, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations in New York Monday, 4 May 2020 at 9 am

1. Welcome and introduction
   - The approach to the work of ECOSOC in response of the COVID-19 crisis.

2. ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow up
   - Preparatory process, modalities, programme

3. Operational Activities Segment
   - Preparatory process, modalities, programme

4. Humanitarian Activities Segment
   - Preparatory process, modalities, programme

5. Integration Segment
   - Preparatory process, modalities, programme

6. 2020 HLPF and High-level segment of ECOSOC
   -Preparatory process including negotiations of the Ministerial Declaration o Programme and official meetings
   - Unofficial meetings: Special events, Side events, VNR Labs, Exhibitions

7. AOB