This is the first of seven workshops organized as part of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Dialogue on the longer-term positioning of the UN development system. It will focus on functions, and discuss: the evolution of functions of the UN development system; innovative organizational responses to adapt to changes; and expectations related to the functions of the UN development system in the post-2015 era. The dialogue seeks to inform the outcome of the next UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) – the mechanism through which the UNGA assesses the effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and impact of the UN Development system. Based on ECOSOC resolution 2014/14, it needs to take into account the post-2015 development agenda.  

date: 17 April 2015  
venue: UN Headquarters, Conference Room 12  
location: New York City, US  
contact: Ronaele Odina, UN Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination  
phone: 1 (212) 963-7679  
e-mail: odinar@un.org  
www: http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/qcpr/index.shtml
 http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/qcpr/pdf/dialogue_roadmap.pdf