ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2023

Opening Session

H.E. Ms. Lachezara Stoeva, President of ECOSOC	She is currently the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the United Nations in New York. Before her appointment, Ms. Stoeva headed the Department of Economic, Financial and Administrative Affairs of the United Nations, in Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She served as Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2016 to 2019, prior to which she was Acting Deputy Permanent Representative and Counsellor, responsible for issues including international security and disarmament. Prior to her posting in New York, Ms. Stoeva headed the Foreign Ministry’s Department of Arms Control and Non-Proliferation from 2013 to 2014, and the Department of International Development Cooperation from 2012 until 2013.	Opening remarks
Ms. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General (tbc)	Prior to her appointment, Ms. Mohammed served as Minister of Environment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria where she steered the country’s efforts on climate action and efforts to protect the natural environment. Ms. Mohammed first joined the United Nations in 2012 as Special Adviser to former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with the responsibility for post-2015 development planning. She led the process that resulted in global agreement around the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals.	Remarks

Keynote Address

Ms. Mia Kami, Artist, Storyteller, and Climate Justice Activist

She is a winner of the 2022 SDG Award and a Tongan singer/songwriter and is currently teaching at Tupou College Toloa in Tonga. Mia is passionate about indigenous sovereignty, climate change, ocean conservation and the Pacific region. She attended the University of the South Pacific where she majored in Law and Politics. Mia channels her passions into songwriting & uses her music to tell her stories as a young Pacific woman. She believes that art is the strongest form of storytelling that connects Pacific and indigenous people to their ancestors & their descendants.

Closing Session

Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs	Mr. Li began his career at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in 1985.  Since then, he has served in various capacities, including as Director General of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China (2013-2019), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Myanmar (2010-2012), Deputy Director General of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences (2008-2010), Minister Counselor (Political), Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations (2003-2008), Division Director and Counselor in charge of UN General Assembly and Security Council Affairs (2001-2003), Second and First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations (1997-2001). Third and Second Secretary, the Department of International Organizations and Conferences (1992-1997) and Assistant to the Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of China to the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok (1986-1992).	Delivered by Assistant-Secretary-General Ms. Spatolisano on hi behalf.
ASG Ms. Sanda Ojiambo	Ms. Sanda Ojiambo serves as the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Global Compact. She was appointed by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in April 2022. Prior that, she spent the last two years as the CEO and Executive Director of the UN Global Compact. She brings to the UN Global Compact more than 20 years of experience in the public, multilateral and private sectors including as Head of Sustainable Business and Social Impact, Safaricom Plc in Kenya; and capacity development work in CARE International and United Nations Programme Somalia.	Remarks
H.E. Ms. Lachezara Stoeva, President of ECOSOC	She is currently the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the United Nations in New York. Before her appointment, Ms. Stoeva headed the Department of Economic, Financial and Administrative Affairs of the United Nations, in Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She served as Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2016 to 2019, prior to which she was Acting Deputy Permanent Representative and Counsellor, responsible for issues including international security and disarmament. Prior to her posting in New York, Ms. Stoeva headed the Foreign Ministry’s Department of Arms Control and Non-Proliferation from 2013 to 2014, and the Department of International Development Cooperation from 2012 until 2013.	Remarks

Six informal parallel “Spotlight Sessions” will be organized in hybrid format by selected partners from the UN system and stakeholders on priority topics to both mobilize forward-looking actions and shine the spotlight on solutions.

The Partnership Forum will bring together governments and other stakeholders to debate new ideas and solutions on the main theme of the ECOSOC and the HLPF “Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels”. In order to support inclusive preparations, the ECOSOC President, H.E. Ms. Lachezara Stoeva, has established an informal Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group to advise her on the organization of the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum.

On 30 November 2022, Members of the Multi-Stakeholders Advisory Group attended a virtual Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to provide inputs to the Partnership Forum programme and share ideas for the promotion and mobilization of actions to be showcased at the Forum. The meeting was organized by UN DESA and the UN Foundation.

Please, find here an overview of all Members of the Multi-Stakeholder Advisory on the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum. 

A summary of the discussions during the Expert Group Meeting can be found HERE

Opening & Plenary Session

Spotlight Session 1

Spotlight Session 2

Spotlight Session 3 & 5

Spotlight Session 4 & 6

Closing Session

2023 Partnership Forum - Official Side Events Programme:

In-Person Side Events: 

Virtual Side Events: 

READ THE SUMMARY REPORT HERE. 

In preparation for the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum, a global online stakeholder consultation was held to solicit views, experiences and proposals from all stakeholders. The consultation received over 700 inputs from all sectors and regions of the world. With many thanks to those who submitted inputs, please view the key messages and takeaways from the consultation in the report here. In addition, all submitted responses are available here.

For more information on the global online stakeholder consultation, please visit the dedicated webpage here. 

The Partnership Exchange, organized by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs virtually on 30 January 2023, the day prior the ECOSOC Partnership Forum, will provide a space for Member States and other stakeholders to share knowledge and expertise in the design and implementation of partnerships that will contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Partnership Exchange is open to all interested stakeholders. Click here to register. Deadline 26 January 2023