Global Economic Governance – 66th GA
In its resolution 65/94 on “The United Nations in global governance”, the General Assembly recognized the need for inclusive, transparent and effective multilateral system to better address the urgent global challenges of today and reaffirmed the central role of the United Nations in ongoing efforts to find common solutions to such challenges.
In the same resolution, the General Assembly decided to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-sixth session, under the item entitled “Strengthening of the United Nations system”, a new sub-item entitled “Central role of the United Nations system in global governance”, and requested the Secretary-General to submit an analytical report focusing on global economic governance and development, to be prepared in consultation with Member States and relevant organizations of the United Nations system, taking into account such relevant inputs as the informal thematic debate on global governance to be organized by the President of the Assembly, without prejudice to the focus of possible future debates on this issue to be determined by the Assembly.
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Substantive background information
- GA resolution 66/256 on "The United Nations in global governance" (A/RES/66/256)
- Draft GA resolution on "The United Nations in global governance" (A/66/L.38)
- Report of the Secretary-General on "Global Economic Governance and Development" (A/66/506)
- Letter dated 3 October 2011 from the Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/C.2/66/3)
- GA resolution 65/94 on "The United Nations in global governance" (A/RES/65/94)
- Summary by the President of the ECOSOC of the special high-level meeting of the Council with BWIs, WTO and UNCTAD (A/66/75-E/2011/87)
- Letter dated 27 May 2011 from the Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/65/857)
- Letter dated 27 September 2010 from the Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/65/395)
- Letter dated 11 March 2010 from the Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/64/706)
- Progress Report of Ad hoc Open-Ended Working Group of General Assembly to follow up on the issues contained in the Outcome of the Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development (A/64/884)
- Summary of ECOSOC panel discussion on global governance (New York, 8 July 2010)
- Recommendations of the Commission of Experts of the President of the General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System (A/63/838)
- World Economic and Social Survey 2010: Retooling Global Development
Related links
- UN News:"G-20 should play bigger role in global economic governance, China tells UN debate", 26 September 2011
- ECLAC Seminar on "The Role of the UN in Global Governance" (Santiago, Chile, 8-9 August 2011)
- ECLAC News: "Latin American and Caribbean Countries Call to Reconsider the International Cooperation System", 12 August 2011
- UN News: "UN must reform to fulfil role in 21st century, General Assembly President stresses", 10 August 2011
- ECLAC News: "Strengthening the Role of the UN in Global Governance", 8 August 2011
- Background paper: "Multilateralism, the United Nations and global governance" by Eduardo Gálvez, Deputy Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations
- Panel discussion on "Global Economic Governance and Development: Enhancing the coherence and consistency of the international monetary, financial and trading systems" (Geneva, 11 July 2011)
- General Assembly informal thematic debate on "The United Nations in global governance", 28 June 2011:
- Informal summary by the Secretariat
- Press release on the Secretary-General address: 'Global Economic Governance Need Not Be a Zero-Sum Game', If Best Use Made of Each Actor’s Comparative Advantages, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly
- Introductory remarks by the President of General Assembly (French) (English)
- Statement attributable to the spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly
- Keynote address by H.E. Dr Danilo Türk, President of the Republic of Slovenia
- UN News: "Deiss urges flexibility as Assembly debates stronger UN role in global governance"
- Press release on the meeting: Secretary-General Tells General Assembly “While We Are All in the Same Boat, Not All Have a Say in How to Steer It,’
- Panelists' remarks
- Letter of 20 June 2011 from the President of the General Assembly addressed to all Permanent Representatives
- Statements by:
- Group of 77 and China
- European Union
- Global Governance Group (G3) on "Global Economic Governance - from rapid response to medium and long-term planning"
- Global Governance Group (G3) on "The United Nations in 2025 - How can the UN remain relevant in addressing tomorrow's global challenges?"
- TWA Info Service on Finance and Development (Sept11/06) "Thematic debate on role of United Nations in global governance" by Bhumika Muchhala.
- Statement by the President of the 65th Session of the General Assembly to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences - 'Reaffirming the central role of the United Nations in global governance', Beijing, China, 11 January 2011
- Press release: "General Assembly President urges Member States to chart course that will enhance role of United Nations in global governance", 28 December 2010
- Statement by the President of the 65th Session of the General Assembly on the Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations "Towards Economic Recovery: Rethinking Development, Retooling Global Governance", New York, 2 December 2010
- Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, USG/DESA, to the Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations "Towards Economic Recovery: Rethinking Development, Retooling Global Governance", New York, 2 December 2010
- UN News: "Assembly President addresses UN, global governance during visit to France", 19 November 2010
- Remarks by the Secretary-General at the Roundtable on Global Governance and Harmonious Society at CPC Central Party School, Beijing, China, 3 November 2010 [As Delivered]
- Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, USG/DESA, at ECOSOC panel discussion on “Global Economic Governance", New York, 8 July 2010
- Report of the Commission of Experts of the President of the United Nations General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System, 21 September 2009
- UN News: "Countries welcome new Assembly President’s focus on global governance", 21 September 2010
- Report of the Secretary-General's High-level Panel on System-wide Coherence in the areas of development, humanitarian assistance and the environment: 'Delivering As One' (A/61/583)
- WIDER Annual Lecture 14: "Reforming the International Monetary System" by José Antonio Ocampo
- Towards a New International Financial Architecture - Report of the Task Force of the Executive Committee on Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations, 21 January 1999