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- 2-9 July
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ECOSOC ends its Substantive Session on 27 July
ECOSOC President Miloš Koterec, in closing remarks said that the Development Cooperation Forum is making its mark on the development landscape, demonstrating its worth as a marquee destination for policy discourse and guidance. And with calls for more inclusive development cooperation growing ever louder, the DCF’s star will, no doubt, only shine brighter in the years ahead.
News
- As ECOSOC annual substantive session ends, UN officials hail achievements
27 July 2012 – The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today wrapped up four weeks of high-level engagement and dialogue, review and deliberation, and decision-making on issues such as unemployment, women’s empowerment and information technology. - ECOSOC adopts texts on Social, Human Rights Issues
26 July 2012 - Touching on issues ranging from drug control to the challenges faced by indigenous youth, to post-earthquake recovery in Haiti and the critical role of the family, the Economic and Social Council today adopted 18 texts forwarded by its subsidiary bodies. - ECOSOC takes up matters on Decolonization, Regional Cooperation, and Environment
25 July 2012 - The Economic and Social Council today took up a host of issues, including implementation of the Declaration on Decolonization, regional cooperation and socioeconomic challenges in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. - Least Developed Countries still need help building productive capacities, High Representative tells ECOSOC
24 July 2012 - A prosperous future for the world’s 48 poorest nations hinged on continued support for building their productive capacities, improving their access to technology and integrating into their national development plans the Istanbul Programme of Action. - Millennium Development Goals ‘Galvanizing but Too Narrow’ Economic and Social Council told
23 July 2012 - Launching the General Segment and final week of its 2012 session, the Economic and Social Council today addressed a variety of topics, including issues related to development and programme coordination.
