The eighth formal session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Dialogue on the longer-term positioning of the UN Development System will mark the conclusion of the dialogue. The ECOSOC dialogue was called for in Resolution E/2014/14, where the Council decided to convene a transparent and inclusive dialogue involving Member States and all relevant stakeholders on the longer-term positioning of the UN development system in the context of the post-2015 development agenda. The dialogue process consists of both formal and informal sessions over an 18-month period, and its outcome is expected to be a key input to the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the UN system (QCPR), to be issued in August 2016.  

date: 7 July 2016  
venue: UN Headquarters  
location: New York City, US  
contact: Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, DESA  
phone: (212) 963-1523  
e-mail: pricec@un.org  
www: https://www.un.org/ecosoc/sites/www.un.org.ecosoc/files/files/en/qcpr/dialogue-formal-session7-programme.pdf
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