  {"id":117353,"date":"2026-01-26T23:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=117353"},"modified":"2026-01-26T23:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:36:44","slug":"media-advisory-governments-and-key-partners-to-gather-at-ecosoc-to-advance-innovative-and-transformative-actions-for-a-sustainable-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/01\/media-advisory-governments-and-key-partners-to-gather-at-ecosoc-to-advance-innovative-and-transformative-actions-for-a-sustainable-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory | Governments and key partners to gather at ECOSOC to advance innovative and transformative actions for a sustainable future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117333 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ECOSOC80.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"746\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ECOSOC80-150x33.png 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ECOSOC80-200x43.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ECOSOC80-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ECOSOC80-400x87.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ECOSOC80-600x130.png 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ECOSOC80.png 746w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Governments and key partners to gather at ECOSOC to advance innovative and transformative actions for a sustainable future<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Live on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\">UN Web TV <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the UN\u2019s principal organs, provides a unique platform for Member States, the UN system, civil society, and other stakeholders to come together to address the world\u2019s most pressing challenges<\/p>\n<p>Two events &#8211; <strong>the ECOSOC Partnership Forum (27 January)<\/strong> and <strong>the ECOSOC Coordination Segment (28-29 January) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>will help set the stage for the work of ECOSOC in 2026. As mandated by resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.un.org\/en\/a\/res\/75\/290a\">75\/290 A<\/a>, the outcome will be a non-negotiated factual summary which reflects discussions and strategic proposals that have been made during the Partnership Forum and the\u00a0Coordination\u00a0Segment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE 2026 ECOSOC PARTNERSHIP FORUM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT: <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/2026ECOSOCPartnershipForum\">2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum<\/a> will be held under the annual theme of the Economic and Social Council \u201c<em>Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for a sustainable future for all\u201d. <\/em>The Forum will put a spotlight on forward-looking actions and innovative partnerships by governments and other stakeholders to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and address new challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring a plenary session, four SDG Action Segments and a story-driven panel, the Forum will place special emphasis on the SDGs under review at the 2026 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), namely Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), Goal 9 (Industry Innovation and Infrastructure), Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 10 am to 6 pm EST<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE<\/strong>:\u00a0 Trusteeship Council and ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters,<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>New York<\/p>\n<p>Follow live on <a href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\">UN WebTV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>E. Lok Bahadur Thapa (Nepal), President of ECOSOC at its 2026 Session<\/li>\n<li>Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the Âé¶¹APP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Over 30 multi-stakeholder partnership practitioners highlighting the impact of partnerships in SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11 and 17<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Engage via social media by using the following hashtags:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#Partnership4SDGs, #GlobalGoals<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE 2026 ECOSOC COORDINATION SEGMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT: <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ecosoc.un.org\/en\/what-we-do\/ecosoc-coordination-segment\/2026\/2026-coordination-segment\">2026 ECOSOC Coordination Segment<\/a> will carry out its unique role of coordinating the Âé¶¹APP system and its subsidiary bodies in support of sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>The Segment\u00a0will\u00a0comprise\u00a0four\u00a0in-person meetings, featuring a mix of panel discussions and interactive dialogues.\u00a0Discussions will cover the following areas: (i) ECOSOC at 80: Lessons learned and important milestones; (ii) Keeping pace with a changing world and translating commitments into coordinated action; (iii) ECOSOC as a gateway for all stakeholders; (iv) The ECOSOC system working together toward the 2026 HLPF; and (v) ECOSOC after 80: strategic imperatives for the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a028-29 January 2026, 10 am to 6 pm EST<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE: <\/strong>ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters, New York<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Follow live on <a href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\">UN WebTV<\/a>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>E. Paruyr Hovhannisyan (Armenia), Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council responsible for the Coordination Segment<\/li>\n<li>E. Lok Bahadur Thapa (Nepal), President of ECOSOC at its 2026 session<\/li>\n<li>Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the Âé¶¹APP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Former Presidents of ECOSOC<\/strong> and over <strong>30 Chairs of ECOSOC subsidiary bodies and Heads of UN system entities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Engage via social media by using the following hashtags:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#ECOSOC80, #GlobalGoals<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Media contacts <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sharon Birch | UN Department of Global Communications| E: <a href=\"mailto:birchs@un.org\">birchs@un.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Helen Rosengren | UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs | E: <a href=\"mailto:rosengrenh@un.org\">rosengrenh@un.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For Partnership Forum: Meng Li | UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs | E: <a href=\"mailto:li39@un.org\">li39@un.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For Coordination Segment: Paul Simon | UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs| E: <a href=\"mailto:simonp@un.org\">simonp@un.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governments and key partners to gather at ECOSOC to advance  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5270],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-material"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117354,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117353\/revisions\/117354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}