Monday, May 11, 2020 at 6:01AM The attached letter from Ambassadors Georgi Velikov Panayotov of Bulgaria and Amal Mudallali of Lebanon on the draft ministerial declaration of the 2020 High-level Political Forum, dated 8 May 2020, follows the virtual informal meeting on 4 May on its outline.
COVID-19 Sunday, May 10, 2020 at 9:34AM "At this time of great uncertainty and global disruption, it is clear we need a coordinated international effort in the spirit of multilateralism." ECOSOC President, H.E. Ambassador Mona Juul.
The President of the Economic and Social Council, H.E. Ambassador Mona Juul, is convening an informal ECOSOC Briefing on “Joining Forces: Effective Policy Solutions for Covid-19 Response” on 11 May 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on a virtual platform.
COVID-19 Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 2:54PM On 1 May the Chair of the Bureau for the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) circulated the attached letter in which he said that the” potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security and nutrition, and on population and sustainable development more broadly, is too immense. The upcoming session is a unique opportunity for the Commission to launch a call to action to the international community, and to express its solidarity with the most vulnerable people.”
COVID-19 Friday, May 8, 2020 at 9:37AM The attached joint press statement on Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Promoting Gender-responsiveness in the COVID-19 Crisis has been facilitated by the South African and Swedish ambassadors to the UN, with the secretariat of the Nexus group of countries. It is a formal commitment from 38 Ministers on behalf of 59 countries that have signed up to it through their UN missions.
COVID-19 Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 3:20PM Processes have been developed during the past months to ensure that the work of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) continues albeit in a more truncated way. For those of us who live away from New York it may, however, be more difficult to find out information as to what is happening. Hopefully this posting will help to demystify some of the processes.
COVID-19 Monday, May 4, 2020 at 12:14PM A third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), met by teleconference on Thursday, 30 April 2020. Membership of the Committee was expanded to reflect the nature of the pandemic and the need to include additional areas of expertise.
COVID-19 Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 12:11PM The attached statement, signed by a number of organizations, has been submitted to the 2020 ECOSOC High-level Segment, which will be guided by the theme for the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on “Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development.”
COVID-19 Monday, April 27, 2020 at 8:46PM A General Assembly Resolution “International cooperation to ensure global access to medicines, vaccines and medical equipment to face COVID-19” (A/74/L.56) was adopted on 20 April under silence procedure. It states that the current crisis calls for:
COVID-19 Friday, April 24, 2020 at 6:18PM Please see a note below from SDG Advocate Jeffrey Sachs inviting you to participate in some global COVID-19 research! Please feel free to forward widely.
COVID-19 Friday, April 24, 2020 at 10:15AM 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.
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