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SG's Report on Regional Cooperation and the Summaries of the Work of the Regional Commissions


Report of the Secretary-General on regional cooperation in the economic, social and related fields and its Addenda.

The first part of the report provides an overview of the work in support of the 2030 Agenda, including in relation to the means of implementation, focusing on showcasing the Regional Commissions' impact in shaping agendas and policies and the important steps undertaken by the Regional Commissions to align their work with the requirements of Agenda 2030. Moreover, it illustrates the role of the Regional Commissions in leveraging partnerships and intra- and inter-regional cooperation in support of Agenda 2030.

The second part of the report covers developments and outcomes in selected areas of regional and interregional cooperation, efforts to promote policy coherence at the regional level, and enhanced cooperation among the Regional Commissions.

  • E/2019/15 ADVANCE UNEDITED VERSION (English)
  • E/2019/15/Add.1 ADVANCE UNEDITED VERSION (English)
  • E/2019/15/Add.2 ADVANCE UNEDITED VERSION (English))


    • Summaries of the work of the Regional Commissions

    Summary of the work of the Economic Commission for Africa, 2018–2019

    Summary of the work of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2018–2019

    Summary of the work of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2018–2019

    Summary of the work of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, 2019

    Summary of the work of the Economic Commission for Europe, 2018–2019

    Secretary-General Meets Heads of UN Regional Commissions

    Secretary-General Meets Heads of UN Regional Commissions

    Secretary-General António Guterres (centre left) meets with (left to right): Rola Dashti, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA); Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP); Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE); and Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

    21 February 2019

    United Nations, New York

    Regional Coordination Mechanisms

    The Regional Coordination Mechanisms (RCM) were mandated by ECOSOC resolution 1998/46 of July 1998 (Annex III, B para 13).

    The role and functions of the RCM in promoting coherence in policy and in regional and sub-regional programming are being reinvigorated within the new parameters and frameworks of UNDS strategic engagement in the regions. Its role is increasingly relevant in order to meet the integrated policy advice needs of the 2030 Agenda, strengthen the policy-operational linkage including in strategic planning and regional and subregional programming, avoid duplication and overlaps, and ensure a more coherent and robust accountability to ECOSOC and its oversight of the regional level results.

    All five RCMs have taken action to align with the 2030 Agenda and their work feeds into the Regional Forums for Sustainable Development. While their working arrangements as well as the level of interaction with the regional-UNDG (R-UNDG) vary from region to region, efforts are being made now in all regions to convene the RCM and R-UNDG jointly or back to back, pending a broader repositioning of the regional level to be proposed and decided upon by Member States as an integral part of the UNDS repositioning to support implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

    Please click below for additional information on the five Regional Coordination Mechanisms. ECA ECLAC ESCAP ESCWA UNECE

    Regional preparations for the global compact on migration as per resolution 71/280

    As per General Assembly resolution 71/280 (2017) which requests the regional economic commissions, in collaboration with other relevant UN entities especially IOM, to organize discussions among member states and other relevant stakeholders to examine the regional and sub-regional aspects of international migration and to provide inputs, in accordance with their respective mandates, for the preparatory process of the global compact, preparations are underway under the leadership of the regional commissions for the respective regional consultations and supporting knowledge products which will provide regional and subregional perspectives on the six themes elaborated in resolution 71/280.

    Attached is a living document reflecting the dates of the consultations and various knowledge products that the regional commissions will be producing in support of fulfilling the mandate in resolution 71/280. It will be continually updated as updates are available. For more information, please contact RCNYO at RCNYO1@un.org.

    Mapping of Preparatory Regional Events for the Global Compact on Migration (English)

    Please click HERE for information on all Regional Consultations on Migration

    What’s New

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    Regional Forums for Sustainable Development

    The United Nations Regional Commissions have a significant role to play in promoting sustainable development in their respective regions by promoting peer learning and cooperation, including South-South and triangular cooperation and effective linkage among global, regional, subregional and national processes to advance sustainable development.

    Regional Commissions convened Regional Forums for Sustainable Development in the regions which support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, including its follow-up and review process, and provide regional inputs to the High Level Political Forum (HLPF). Sessions of the Regional Commissions also provide inputs into the HLPF, support implementation, peer learning and review of the 2030 Agenda.

    ESCAP: Sixth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development: Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality 27-29 March 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

    UNECE: Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region 21-22 March 2019, Geneva, Switzerland

    ECLAC: Third Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 22-26 April 2019, Santiago, Chile

    ESCWA: The Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2019 9-11 April 2019, Beirut

    ECA: Fifth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development 16-18 April 2019, Marrakech

    Sessions of the Regional Commissions

    52nd Session of the Commission, Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development 20-26 March 2019, Morocco

    68th session of UNECE 9 - 10 April 2019, Geneva

    75th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 27-31 May 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

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