Blick nach oben zwischen modernen Hochhäusern, die internationale Finanzzentren und globale Finanzmärkte symbolisieren.
📖 Warum zahlen Länder im Globalen Süden höhere Zinsen für Kredite als andere Staaten?
Schlechte Kreditratings können einen Schuldenkreislauf auslösen: höhere Zinsen, mehr Verschuldung.
Heute befasst sich der #ECOSOC erstmals damit.
➡️ blog.venro.org/schlechte-be...
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On 30 March, #ECOSOC hosts its 1st dialogue on + with #CreditRating agencies.
High #CostOfCapital is a key obstacle to development. African countries pay 4x more than the US gov.
Concerns about rating methodology bias persist. Read our paper "The Price of Money" before the event: lnkd.in/grGjTciU
⏳ Two weeks left for States to submit their candidacies for the NGO Committee. Regional groups can still ensure competitive elections. #ECOSOC #OpenTheDoors2NGOs
Find out more: https://ishr.ch/campaigns/ngo-committee-elections/
#UnitedNations #CivilSociety #ECOSOC
A UN Committee Election Could Worsen Civil Society Access to the World Body @passblue.bsky.social
passblue.com/2026/03/18/a...
Far from headlines, the United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations has the power of picking which civil society ...
#Global 🌍 Ahead of April 2026 elections, civil society groups call for competitive races to the UN #ECOSOC Committee on NGOs, warning that closed regional slates undermine accountability and restrict civil society access. buff.ly/HxYyxXb #OpenTheDoors2NGOs
عبرت منظمات دولية عن قلقها من تزايد تسييس الآليات الأممية، مشيرة إلى ضغوط سياسية تؤثر على عمل المنظمات غير الحكومية في الأمم المتحدة.
التفاصيل: go.fluxpress.net/7mdOKK
#الأمم_المتحدة #المجتمع_المدني #حقوق_الإنسان #تسييس #ECOSOC
I delivered a keynote at the 13th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development #APFSD, stressing the urgent need to accelerate SDG progress with less than five years to 2030. #ECOSOC #DeliveringBetter #GlobalGoals #SDGs
#Global 🌍 Ahead of April 2026 elections, IFEX joins civil society groups urging regions to ensure competitive races for the UN #ECOSOC NGO Committee, warning closed slates weaken accountability and civil society access.https://buff.ly/HxYyxXb #OpenTheDoors2NGOs @ishr.ch
At the #UNGA informal consultations of the #ECOSOC and #HLPF review process, Latvia underlined the importance of this moment.
With just four years until 2030, the review presents an opportunity to enhance efficiency and drive progress toward the #SDGs.
International data sharing, co-operation and interoperability are the strong messages coming from the #ECOSOC Special Meeting on Financial Integrity webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t...
The Beneficial Ownership Data Standard helps anyone exchange high-quality, interoperable data standard.openownership.org
The world is at a point of rupture. So, how do we build peace in this moment?
On 1/26, the #ECOSOC Partnership Forum side event, “Promise of World Peace: A Coherent Approach to Peace and Security,” opened w/ a first session on Navigating a Moment of Transition, moderated by Margaret Williams.
2-IHLYI welcomes the decision allowing stakeholders beyond #ECOSOC consultative status to participate, offering hope for conflict-affected communities to share their experiences and perspectives.
At the #ECOSOC Partnership Forum, Croatia🇭🇷 shared its experience demonstrating how partnerships and multistakeholder cooperation help advance the #SDGs, supporting transformation, equity & innovation. #Partnership4SDGs
En los márgenes del Foro de Asociación del #ECOSOC, España 🇪🇸 ha organizado un evento paralelo sobre el proceso #UN80 y el reposicionamiento del sistema de desarrollo de la ONU, un espacio para compartir propuestas de reforma y avanzar en la agenda #UNDS.
🗣️ Evaluating the #2030Agenda from the local perspective
At the #ECOSOC Partnerships Forum, cities, the UN, and partners stressed that local governments are on the frontlines—turning global goals into action.
Cities are ready.
🔗 sdglocalaction.org/common-frame...
#LocalAction #Cities #localgov
Event flyer.
💬 On Jan 27, #NYUCIC’s Margaret Williams will moderate the #ECOSOC Partnership Forum side event, “The UN80 Process, the Repositioning of the UN Development System & SDG17," which aims to provide a shared understanding of the UN80 reform proposals.
🗓️ All side events: sdgs.un.org/2026ECOSOCPa...
Celebrar el 80.º aniversario del #ECOSOC es reafirmar nuestra convicción de que solo a través del multilateralismo podremos construir un mundo más justo, próspero y seguro.
España 🇪🇸 reafirma su compromiso con una financiación previsible, sostenible y de calidad. #FfD #UNDS
Proud to partner with the Volunteer Groups Alliance on a virtual side event to the ECOSOC Partnership Forum.
🌍 Transformative & Impactful Volunteering
A Vision for International Volunteer Year 2026
📅 Mon 26 Jan 2026 | 14:00 GMT
#IVY2026 #Volunteering #SDGs #ECOSOC
#InTodaysOJ on #EURLex, various #ECOSOC health related opinions:
1️⃣ Healthy planet for healthy people: towards a comprehensive #OneHealth approach, lnkd.in/dqKWrAxV
2️⃣ #AI, #BigData and #RareDiseases lnkd.in/dsuKkjUV
3️⃣ #CommercialDeterminants of health lnkd.in/dUtYtmCK
Portugal is proud to sponsor the 2026 @unitar.bsky.social Orientation Course on the work of #ECOSOC, under the Presidency of Nepal.
Strengthening knowledge, participation and effective multilateralism is essential to deliver on the #SDGs and a fit-for-purpose UN.
📍 UNHQ | 14–15 Jan
En la reunión del #ECOSOC sobre nuevos paradigmas para la consolidación de la paz, España reiteró su compromiso con una paz inclusiva, participativa y sostenible.
Solo mediante la cooperación, el respeto al derecho internacional y la #Agenda2030 lograremos una estabilidad duradera.
“We need to reflect on the legacy of #ECOSOC and reaffirm its central role in shaping a more inclusive, resilient, and forward-looking multilateral system.”
On 23 January, the UN marks 80th anniversary of
@un-ecosoc.bsky.social #ECOSOC80 #SDGs
🔗 ecosoc.un.org/en/un80 ; youtu.be/Rxt02YjXjfQ?...
#ECOSOC prioritised the safety of refugees in their relocation, but question remains about providing concrete pathways for refugees to freely and safely choose regarding their relocation decision. #SydMUN25 @sydmun.bsky.social
#ECOSOC passed a resolution addressing the refugee crisis in Burundi and its neighbouring states, which includes solutions regarding infrastructure, funding, food and water crisis. (1/2) #SydMUN25 @sydmun.bsky.social
PRENSA LATINA on Cross-Border Refugees Flow in Burundi
On asked to provide statements in response to U.S anti-immigration (and intervention) policy and Trump’s wish to “save europe from civilizational decline”, Brazil stated
“(he’s) not that bad of a guy”
#ECOSOC
@sydmun.bsky.social
@sydmun.bsky.social If their stance is that countries should accept more refugees, why do European powers — like France — increase their budget annually to secure their boarders from immigrants? These were among the questions pointed in today’s #ECOSOC session on development assistance for refugees.
PRENSA LATINA on Cross-Border Refugees Flow in Burundi
China offers to assist and fund development in Burundi to support influx of asylum seekers alongside Belt and Road Initiative — France in agreement for some reason !
Sino-Franco relations have never been better!
#ECOSOC
@sydmun.bsky.social
South Africa speaks against permanently relocating refugees outside of Africa, underlining financial, logistical, and cultural concerns.
"Solutions should be African-based, written in dignity, not displacement of individuals," she remarked in formal debate.
#ECOSOC #SydMUN25 @sydmun.bsky.social
