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Commission for Social Development , 51st Session, 6 – 15 February 2013, New York

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Priority Theme: “Promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all”

The Fifty-First Session of the Commission for Social Development will be convened at the United Nations North Lawn Building (NLB) in New York. The priority theme this year is “Promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all“.

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Sixth Joint Annual Meeting of African Union Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of the Economic Commission for Africa

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Sixth Joint Annual Meetings
African Union Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of the Economic Commission for Africa
Theme: “Industrialization for an Emerging Africa”
21 to 26 March 2013 at the Hotel Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Committee of experts: 21–24 March 2013

Ministerial segment: 25–26 March 2013

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Dialogue of the Executive Secretaries of the Regional Commissions with ECOSOC, Tuesday, 10 July 2012

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Dialogue with Executive Secretaries

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held its dialogue with the Executive Secretaries of the Regional Commissions this year on Monday July 9 at the beginning of the substantive session of ECOSOC. The theme was: Regional Perspectives on Youth and Development. Executive Secretaries exchanged views with the Council on good practices and successful public policies applied in the different regions to harness youth power. For details, please go to www.un.org/regionalcommissions

Powerpoint Presentations

ESCAP
ECE
ECLAC (English)
CEPAL (Spanish)
ESCWA
ECA

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Abstracts:

ESCAP
ECE
ESCWA
ECA

ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review

admin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:20:14 +0000

ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review

The 2012 AMR took place during the High-level Segment (HLS) of the substantive session of the ECOSOC at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 2^nd – 3^rd July. The focus was on the theme “Promoting productive capacity, employment and decent work to eradicate poverty in the context of inclusive, sustainable and equitable economic growth at all levels for achieving the MDGs.” For more details, please go to: http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/newfunct/amr2012.shtml

The 2012 quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR)

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The 2012 quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR)
The General Assembly will give new policy directions for the development work of the UN system during its session this year, following its quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR) of UN operational activities for development. The recommendations will have implications for the work of regional commissions and all UN agencies. RCNYO will be following these negotiations closely and will provide detailed briefs in future editions of this newsletter.

FEATURED ARTICLE – Ms. Rima Khalaf, Executive Secretary, ESCWA, Addresses Chatham House

admin — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:20:51 +0000

In a seminal address to Chatham House, Ms. Khalaf set out her broad vision of what she described as an emerging, “Newer Middle East.” The speech gives a detailed analysis of the new realities taking shape in the region, the short and medium term challenges emanating from these changes and the role that the rest of the world can play in helping Arabs fulfill their aspirations.

Ms Khalaf says profound and irreversible changes are taking place, but also cautions that: “In countries that have crossed the first threshold, new mini uprisings may occur, either to correct a path or to protect the new order against the old guard. With time, the nascent forces of positive change will organize politically and gain a solid footing…….It is not inconceivable that, five years from now, a vibrant democratic culture, and fully-functioning democratic institutions, will be firmly established, at least in Egypt and Tunisia.”

She says managing public expectations will be a major challenge for these countries as their economies are likely to perform badly in the short term, and then asks a question: “Do outside powers, the West in particular, have an interest in seeing a real transition towards democracy in Arab States?”

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2013 Innovation Prize for Africa launched

admin — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:00:34 +0000

The second round of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), which aims to reward innovation across Africa in key sectors of interest, was launched today at a press conference organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

Addressing journalists, Ms. Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director of the ICT, Science and Technology Division (ISTD) of the ECA said,“Our focus is the future we innovate. It’s based on the core belief that the best way to predict the future is to create it. It is a call to action across Africa. To develop our own solutions, bring together our best minds and all our resources.” She added “It’s a global invitation to link arms and use our potential, create efficiencies, and commercialize the very best ideas. This is the future Africa deserves”.

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