Economic and Social Council

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s message on the occasion of the opening of the 2024 high-level political forum, in New York today:

Meeting jointly under the theme “The development and peace dimensions of forced displacement: Countries’ best practices in creating durable solutions”, the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission today heard that addressing the needs of refugees and internally displaced persons requires a holistic approach that goes beyond the mere provision of humanitarian aid.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Economic and Social Council humanitarian affairs segment, in New York today:

The Economic and Social Council concluded its 2024 management segment this morning with a discussion to integrate key messages from its subsidiary bodies and the UN system on the Council’s main theme, develop action-oriented recommendations for follow-up and feed into the high-level political forum on sustainable development (as mandated by GA resolution 75/290 A).

The Economic and Social Council today opened its 2024 management segment today taking up items including: economic and environmental questions; coordination, programme and other questions; the role of the United Nations system in the integration of the three dimensions of sustainable development into the implementation of and follow-up to the 2030 Agenda; implementation of and follow-up to major UN conferences; non-governmental organizations; summits; organizational and other matters; and elections, nominations, confirmations and appointments.

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2024 resumed session today, taking up responses to questions on deferred applications. The Committee also reviewed the provisional agenda for its 2025 session, as well as the skeleton report for its current session.

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2024 resumed session today, taking up responses to questions on new applications for consultative status and new requests for reclassification.

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2024 resumed session today, taking up new and deferred quadrennial reports; special reports; suspension, reinstatement or withdrawal of status; and requests for name changes or withdrawal of status.

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2024 resumed session today, considering deferred applications, as well as taking up deferred mergers.

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations continued its 2024 resumed session today, beginning consideration of deferred applications.