This is the sixth of seven sessions to be organized as part of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Dialogue on the longer-term positioning of the UN development system. It will take place during the Operational Activities Segment of ECOSOC and will focus on country perspectives on the UN development system programme, and operational cooperation. The ECOSOC dialogue has been called for by ECOSOC resolution 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 should serve as 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: 23 February 2016  
venue: UN Headquarters  
location: New York City, US  
contact: Cassandra Price Taveras, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, DESA  
phone: (212) 963-1523  
e-mail: pricec@un.org  
www: http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/qcpr/index.shtml
 http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/qcpr/pdf/Dialogue_Roadmap_Phase_2.pdf