The agreed theme is “The contribution of the Economic and Social Council to the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda as a principal body for policy review, policy dialogue and recommendations on issues of economic and social development and for the followup to the Millennium Development Goals” (MDGs).
28 January 2013: Concluding its 2012 substantive session, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has adopted a draft decision on the theme for the thematic discussion during the high-level segment (HLS) of its 2013 substantive session.
The agreed theme is “The contribution of the Economic and Social Council to the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda as a principal body for policy review, policy dialogue and recommendations on issues of economic and social development and for the followup to the Millennium Development Goals” (MDGs). [ECOSOC Meeting Summary] [Draft Decision E/2012/L.40]