The best chapters of the Economic and Social Council are still being written, that organ heard today as Nepal handed over the presidency to Algeria and a vision of a leaner, more substance-oriented Council.
With just four years remaining to achieve the vision laid out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, only a third of its targets remain on track or are progressing, senior UN officials told the Economic and Social Council’s annual High-Level Political Forum Ministerial Segment today, warning that “we’re now entering the toughest stretch in our journey”.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the Ministerial Segment of the Economic and Social Council High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, in New York today:
The Economic and Social Council filled vacancies in 17 of its subsidiary and other related bodies today, through secret ballot elections, nominations, appointments and by acclamation.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, to the opening of the Economic and Social Council Special Meeting on Credit Ratings, in New York today:
The world must think beyond traditional indicators and reimagine a global economic architecture no longer stacked against developing countries, the Economic and Social Council heard today, as experts called for systems that reflect every nation’s real potential.
International taxation must keep pace with a world in which economic activity is not tied to physical location, the Economic and Social Council heard today during a series of three panel discussions on international tax cooperation.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ opening remarks, as delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed, at the 2026 Economic and Social Council coordination segment, in New York today:
“Raw power” is testing the resilience of multilateralism, the UN’s Deputy Chief warned the Economic and Social Council today, urging Member States to “double down and deliver” concrete action to unlock financing for development, ease debt burdens and accelerate progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
