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14 July 2016
ECOSOC/6783

Unique Challenges of Countries in Special Situations Must Remain Central to Sustainable Development Strategies, High-level Political Forum Told

The unique challenges of countries in special situations needed to stay at the forefront of efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Agenda speakers said today, as the High-level Political Forum continued.

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13 July 2016
ECOSOC/6782

Make Sustainable Development Goals Relevant to Citizens, Speakers Tell High-level Political Forum, as Discussions Centre on Reaching Successful 2030 Agenda Results

National-level implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development must be country owned and context specific, with its goals closely linked to national values and priorities, stressed speakers as the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development entered its third day.

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12 July 2016
ECOSOC/6781

2030 Agenda Requires Collective, Cross-Sector Approach, Speakers Urge as High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Continues

Meeting the broad goals laid out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development would require collaboration and commitment across all relevant sectors, speakers said today, as the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development continued into its second day.

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11 July 2016
ECOSOC/6780

Opening High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, Delegates Share Successes, Challenges in Leaving No One Behind while Advancing 2030 Agenda

The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development began its 2016 annual session today, with a focus on its role as a central global platform for ensuring the world would meet its most critical development objectives.

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7 July 2016
ECOSOC/6779

Achieving 2030 Agenda Requires Bold Changes, Speakers Tell Economic and Social Council as Dialogue on Positioning United Nations Development System Concludes

The Economic and Social Council concluded its dialogue on the longer-term positioning of the United Nations development system in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development today, with Member States underscoring their consensus on the need for reform, despite differences on how to undertake that task.

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29 June 2016
ECOSOC/6778

Capping Three-Day Humanitarian Segment, Economic and Social Council Adopts Text Urging Better Protection of People Trapped in Crisis, Aid Workers

The Economic and Social Council concluded its humanitarian affairs segment today, adopting a resolution recognizing the significant increase in forced displacement worldwide and stressing the need to respond to the specific needs of refugees, internally displaced persons and the host communities struggling to care for them.

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28 June 2016
ECOSOC/6777

Stronger Aid Responses, Business Incentives, Localized Programmes, Key to Reducing Vulnerability among Displaced Populations, Economic and Social Council Told

Effectively reaching the world’s most vulnerable populations required breaking down silos within international organizations and shaping new ways of bettering the lives of millions, speakers said as the Economic and Social Council moved into the second day of its humanitarian affairs segment.

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27 June 2016
ECOSOC/6775

Amid Unprecedented Displacement, Ending Silos, Funding Shortages Key to Reducing Suffering of Millions, Speakers Tell Economic and Social Council

With 130 million people around the world requiring aid and an unprecedented 65 million displaced, the United Nations must work more effectively and cohesively with a range of partners to alleviate the suffering of those trapped in humanitarian emergencies, speakers stressed today as the Economic and Social Council opened its three-day humanitarian affairs segment.

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24 June 2016
ECOSOC/6773-PBC/116

Development Goals Unattainable without Sustaining Peace, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council, Peacebuilding Commission

Peace, security, development and human rights were inextricably linked, and building peaceful, inclusive societies required closer collaboration and less fragmentation among all stakeholders, speakers said as the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission held a joint meeting today on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustaining Peace.

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10 June 2016
ECOSOC/6772-NGO/839

Concluding 2016 Session, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends Consultative Status for 188 Groups, Defers 235

Following an amendment on the review of working methods and other related matters, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today adopted the report of its 2016 May-June session, during which it recommended to the Economic and Social Council 188 organizations for consultative status and deferred 235 for further consideration at its regular session in 2017.

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