28 March 2014
ECOSOC High-Level Segment Calls for NGO Statements
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Ahead of the 2014 High Level Segment (HLS) of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the NGO Branch of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is calling for statements from NGOs with ECOSOC consultative status.

The statements - summaries of oral statements or written statements on the themes of discussion - will be accepted from 17-28 March 2014 through the UN CSO Net website.

ECOSOC26 March 2014: Ahead of the 2014 High Level Segment (HLS) of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the NGO Branch of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is calling for statements from NGOs with ECOSOC consultative status. The statements – summaries of oral statements or written statements on the themes of discussion – will be accepted from 17-28 March 2014 through the UN CSO Net website.

This opportunity allows NGOs to contribute to ECOSOC’s deliberations on the global development agenda.

The 2014 HLS will take place from 7-11 July 2014, at UN Headquarters in New York, US, and focus on the theme, ‘Addressing on-going and emerging challenges for meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015 and for sustaining gains in the future.’

The segment will include meetings of the Development Cooperation Forum (DCF), the Annual Ministerial Review (AMR), and the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). [Call for Statements] [CSO Net Website]

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