Mr. Thapa said that the motto of his presidency will be “to offer better”, which requires strengthening partnerships and multilateralism to achieve a more effective implementation of initiatives, including the 2030 agenda Adopted 15 years ago.
“Better delivery is not an option – it is an imperative. This is our restoration path of confidence in multilateralism, the distribution of divisions, to empower the most vulnerable and most translated commitments in action, “he said.
Four vice-presidents were also elected for the coming year: Amar Bendjama (Algeria), Héctor Gómez Hernández (Spain), Wellington Darío Bencosme Castaños (Dominican Republic) and Paréyr Hovhannisyan (Armenia).
80 years of ecosoc
The UN Economic and social council (ECOSOC) is one of the six main United Nations bodies, responsible for promoting international economic and social and social development.
It has 54 Member States, elected by the General Assembly for three -year mandates on a rotating basis, with seats distributed by region.
ECOSOC coordinates the work of agencies, commissions and specialized UN organizations on questions ranging from sustainable development and human rights. It also serves as a central platform to promote debate, forge a consensus and promote measures on global economic and social issues.
For Mr. Thapa, this body is at the heart of the training of the world development program and the guarantee that no one is left behind.
“Ecosoc is our place. He needs dedication, participation and active commitment to all members of the UN and stakeholders, “he said.
Five ways to better deliver
Although “offering better” is the motto of the presidency of Mr. Thapa, he described five specific areas on which he and the Council will concentrate during the coming year.
With more than 735 million people worldwide, its first priority area is to transform agriculture to strengthen rural resilience and finish hunger.
Digital entrepreneurship and young people’s commitment are linked to this – and are its second priority area. He noted the “bulge of young people” in many developing countries which, according to him, will be a powerful demographic asset if he can be benefited.
Like the presidents of Ecosoc before him, his third priority area deals with climate action and resilience. This time, however, he would like Ecosoc to focus specifically on the lakes and flood floods.
Its last two priority areas are to reform international financial architecture so that it is more inclusive and commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Ecosoc.
Thapa noted that he and Ecosoc’s support will endeavor to meet these challenges in the midst of multiple crises, in particular the acceleration of climate change, the increase in geopolitical tensions and the decrease in confidence in the multilateral system.
“These challenges are systemic and interconnected. They require integrated, inclusive and prospective responses, ”said Thapa.
Repair, repair, repair
Before the remarks of Mr. Thapa, Bob Rae, outgoing president of Ecosoc and ambassador from Canada to the UN, thought about his mandate. He recognized that the world is currently in a time of great difficulties and authentic anxiety.
But he said that it was to be the work of Ecosoc – and the member states of the UN more broadly – not only to give a voice to this anxiety and this difficulty, but also to find solutions for this.
“We hear a lot in the United Nations discourse on how things are broken, how things collapsed, how things are dislocated … But our work is to repair, it is to repair, it is to allow things to heal, it is to rotate change,” said Mr. Rae.
Mr. Thapa and Mr. Rae said that multilateralism can work and that the Ecosoc should play a unique role in the rewriting of the story surrounding international cooperation.
“We must reaffirm our collective belief in the power of multilateralism – not as an abstract ideal, but as a pragmatic tool to provide better results for all,” said Thapa.
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