Representatives of Governments, international organizations and civil society today reflected on ways of promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns, mobilizing resources needed to invest in the post-2015 future and tracking progress of established goals through existing mechanisms during three panel discussions at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
Small island developing States’ narrow resource base, remoteness and heavy dependence on volatile export markets were just part of the reason why they required “special” attention in the broader development discourse, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development heard today, as representatives of Governments and civil society explored the themes of partnership and outreach in the post-2015 era during three panel discussions.
A major obstacle to the integration of the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development was a “silo” mentality among stakeholders, especially among politicians and institutions, a panellist told the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development today as it continued its 2015 annual session with two panels that explored policymaking in the post-2015 era.
The Economic and Social Council today requested that the United Nations Development Group and the High-level Committee on Management fully align their efforts to monitor the implementation of the quadrennial comprehensive policy review, as it concluded the operational activities segment of its 2015 session.
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development began its 2015 annual session today, with a focus on its role in reviewing the implementation of the post-2015 development agenda.
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today adopted the report of its 2015 May-June session as orally revised, during which it recommended to the Economic and Social Council 160 organizations for consultative status and deferred 200 for further consideration at its regular session in 2016.
Concluding a three-day coordination and management segment, the Economic and Social Council today adopted six texts, including one resolution on mainstreaming a gender perspective across the United Nations system.
Fine-tuning the funding architecture, streamlining operational activities and garnering a “new political momentum” were critical for the United Nations to play a key role in the post-2015 development era, the Economic and Social Council heard today during a dialogue on the longer-term positioning of the United Nations development system, as it also adopted three procedural resolutions.
This year represented a milestone for global action towards inclusive, equitable and sustainable development, a United Nations top official told the Economic and Social Council as the 54-nation organ commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development at the opening of its June coordination and management session.
Suspending its 2015 resumed session pending one final day of work, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today decided, by consensus, to close the applications for consultative status of 28 organizations that had not responded to its last three requests for information.
