Economic and Social Council

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the annual Economic and Social Council Youth Forum, in New York today:

The world needs the infectious energy and conviction of young people to tackle interlinked challenges, tragedies and injustices, the Head of the United Nations told a global youth forum today, pledging that he will bring this demographic into political decision-making.

The largest global annual gathering of Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, commenced its twenty-third session today at UN Headquarters in New York and will run until 26 April 2024.

The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues today began its twenty-third session under the theme “Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ right to self determination in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: emphasizing the voices of Indigenous youth. ".

The Economic and Social Council filled vacancies in 17 subsidiary bodies today through election by acclamation, secret ballot and nomination, also adopting four decisions pertaining to organizational matters.

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s briefing to Member States on the system-wide gender equality acceleration plan, in New York today:

The Commission on the Status of Women met this morning to conclude its sixty-eighth session. After the closure of the sixty-eighth session, the Commission then briefly opened the sixty-ninth session.

The Commission on the Status of Women met this afternoon to conclude its sixty-eighth session. The Commission adopted its report on the work of the session, then suspended the meeting to resume at a later date.

The Commission on the Status of Women met this morning to continue its sixty-eighth session, holding an interactive dialogue on the emerging issue “Artificial intelligence to advance gender equality: challenges and opportunities”.

Transformative care-led strategies, gender-responsive budgeting and greater investments in social services are vital for empowering women and promoting gender equality, panellists told the Commission on the Status of Women today, highlighting the need for changes in the international financial architecture.