It means ensuring that our partnerships are not statements of intent, but living commitments that empower those furthest behind,” said H.E. Mr. Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of the Economic and Social ...

January 2026 - 2026 “is already shaping up to be a year of constant surprises and chaos,” he told journalists in New York.

Media Advisory UN Commission for Social Development critical to turning commitments made at World Social Summit in Doha into concrete action Follow LIVE on UN Web TV. WHAT: As the ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed 15 leading experts to the Independent Expert Advisory Panel for the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) for the 2026–2030 term.

The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the UN’s principal organs, provides a unique platform for Member States, the UN system, civil society, and other stakeholders to come together to ...

As countries work to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), supreme audit institutions (SAIs) are emerging as critical partners in assessing countries’ public finance and the effectiveness ...

For eight decades, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six main organs of the United Nations, has provided a unique platform for Member States, civil society, the UN system and ...

Delivering better is how we rebuild trust in multilateralism and make the SDGs real for every person, in every place,” said ECOSOC President Lok Bahadur Thapa, as we spoke with him ahead of the 2026 ...

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly  H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock at the  Session “Who Brokers Trust Now?” World Economic Forum Davos, Switzerland Wednesday, 21 January 2026, [As delivered] ...

Established in 1945 under the UN Charter, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was designed to ensure that peace and security would be backed by economic stability, social progress and ...

Clean energy plays a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping communities access reliable power sources, making it integral to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ...

Speaking at the session Who Brokers Trust Now? at the World Economic Forum, Annalena Baerbock warned that multilateral institutions – long seen as the brokers of global trust – are under unprecedented ...