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.
ECOSOC Friday, April 24, 2020 at 5:16AM The Office for Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs has recently published on its website an open call for oral and written statements for the 2020 ECOSOC High Level Segment (HLS) for NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC.
ECOSOC Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 6:01AM NGOs interested in applying for ECOSOC consultative status should submit their application and required documents on or before the deadline 1 June 2020.
ECOSOC Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 8:02AM The United Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF) team is pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar on “DATA IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 – WHAT DO WE LEARN?” on Wednesday, 29 April 2020 at 10:30 am (EDT).
COVID-19 Monday, April 20, 2020 at 5:16AM It has been over a month now since what has come to be called lockdown has taken place around the world in response to COVID-19 – requiring most people to stay at home, with defined exceptions, in order to impose social distancing on the entire population –
COVID-19 Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 6:24AM The International Planned Parenthood Federation deeply condemns the United States of America Administration’s decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 6:23AM When WHO is working full time to lead the world’s efforts against COVID-19, Donald Trump decides to halt funding for the organization, saying that it has “failed in its basic duty.”
COVID-19 Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 1:37PM Currently UN DESA is continuing as if HLPF 2020 will take place as normal this summer and has launched the side event application.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 1:34PM As the situation surrounding COVID-19 evolves, the number of people around the world affected by this disease continues to increase. This global public health crisis has direct implications for the Generation Equality Forum and for gender equality and women’s human rights.
COVID-19 Monday, April 6, 2020 at 2:46PM BACKGROUND
The COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging across the globe, causing serious illness, death and disrupting life as we know it.