This is the first of three retreats to be organized as part of the ECOSOC Dialogue on the longer-term positioning of the UN development system. The retreat will discuss: functions in the post-2015 development agenda as well as cost and benefits of integration options; funding, including functions and types of funding as well as agency-specific and system-wide funding; governance including the functioning of governing bodies; organizational arrangements; capacity and impact; and partnership approaches. 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.  

dates: 29-30 May 2015  
venue: UN Headquarters  
location: New York City, US  
contact: UN Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination  
phone: (212) 963-8415  
e-mail: ecosocinfo@un.org  
www: http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/qcpr/index.shtml
 http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/qcpr/pdf/dialogue_roadmap.pdf