Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination

The Office provides substantive support to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the General Assembly, including follow-up to major UN conferences and summits. It assists ECOSOC in the implementation and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, by fostering debate and innovative thinking, promoting consensus on ways forward, and coordinating efforts to achieve internationally agreed goals.

OESC oversees coordination of ECOSOC’s annual session and related analytical work, seeking to promote a balanced integration of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. It convenes special ECOSOC meetings on responses to global development emergencies or crises. It reviews trends and progress in international development cooperation and actively engages the range of actors in evidence-based policy dialogue. It also supports the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) process, to ensure that the UN development system is aligned with the 2030 Agenda and effectively supporting its implementation.

OESC strengthens the work of ECOSOC by promoting multi-stakeholder participation, in particular for youth, academia, Parliamentarians, local authorities, foundations, and the private sector. One of the key priorities of OESC is the effective servicing of the Committee on NGOs.

OESC also collaborates with the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) to increase the interaction between ECOSOC and the Peacebuilding Commission in order to enhance the peace and development nexus at the intergovernmental level.

Mr. Navid Hanif, Director

Main Activities

  • Promote implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through the ECOSOC’s High-level Segment, Development Cooperation Forum, Integration Segment, Partnerships and Youth Forums, as well as special meetings on emergency situations;
  • Provide overall guidance and coordination to the ECOSOC system through the ECOSOC Coordination and Management Meetings;
  • Prepare the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) of the United Nations system’s operational activities;
  • Actively engage UN agencies and other stakeholders in the work of ECOSOC, the Second Committee and in high-level events sponsored by the Office of the President of the General Assembly;
  • Actively promote and facilitate applications from a growing number of NGOs applying for ECOSOC consultative status to engage in the work of the United Nations at large, including in global conferences, consultations and intergovernmental processes.
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