“Allow us to work collectively fulfill ECOSOC’s mandate and potential to answer the world’s biggest challenges,”said Mr. Akram, referring to the Council – one of many six main organs of the United Nations – by its well-known acronym.
ECOSOC 101
The Financial and Social Council is at the heart of the UN system to advance the three dimensions of sustainable growth – financial, social and environmental.
It’s the central platform for fostering debate and progressive considering, forging consensus and cooperation on methods ahead and coordinating efforts to attain internationally agreed objectives. It is usually chargeable for the follow-up to main UN conferences and summits.
Mr. Akram defined that the Council’s major mandate beneath the UN Charter is to advertise higher dwelling requirements in bigger freedoms by way of worldwide financial cooperation.
As we speak, twenty worldwide organizations, regional commissions, and autonomous entities report yearly to the Financial and Social Council.
Evolution and International Targets
“Over time, ECOSOC has been the central physique for the dialogue of worldwide financial, social and growth insurance policies,” he mentioned, noting that a number of the main growth ideas – the 0.7 per cent official growth help (ODA) goal; the idea of Particular Drawing Rights linked to growth, the particular and preferential remedy of creating international locations in worldwide commerce, all developed in ECOSOC’s coverage discussions.
Furthermore, ECOSOC was instrumental additionally within the adoption of key international growth methods and targets, the Millennium Growth Targets(MDGs), and the essential evolution of the 2030 Agenda for Growth and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Tackling COVID-19, making certain sustainable growth for all
“As we speak, the world is going through essentially the most critical international well being and financial disaster because the institution of the United Nations and the creation of ECOSOC,” mentioned Mr.Akram, who can also be at present Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN in New York.
He burdened that poverty has elevated, as has starvation. The monetary sources required for restoration by the creating international locations stay to be mobilized. The achievement of the SDGs is in query. The specter of local weather change seems imminent.
“And there’s no assurance that the vaccine to halt the COVID-19 pandemic will likely be equitably accessible to the poorer international locations,” he mentioned, declaring: “The ECOSOC has the mandate and the duty to answer these challenges.”
He known as on the worldwide group to take the alternatives supplied by a collection of essential ECOSOC gatherings over the approaching yr to craft a worldwide response and an equitable approach ahead: the Council’s Financing for Development forum in April, on the Development Cooperation Forum and on the High-Level Forum in July.
