ECOSOC 2019

The ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) has been an essential platform for discussing the activities and issues related to strengthening the coordination of the humanitarian assistance of the United Nations. The HAS provides a key opportunity for Member States, the United Nations system, development actors, the private sector and other humanitarian partners to discuss emerging and pressing humanitarian issues.

This year's HAS took place from 24-26 June in Geneva. The theme for the HAS was “Promoting action to save lives, reach those in need and reduce humanitarian risk, vulnerability and need: looking towards the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the climate summit called for by the Secretary-General”, as adopted by ECOSOC on 11 April (E/2019/L.6).

Speeches and Statements

Chair's statement on the occasion of the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment

USG/ERC Mark Lowcock - Opening Remarks to the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment 2019

ASG/DERC Ursula Mueller – Closing Remarks at ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment

USG/ERC Mark Lowcock - Opening Remarks at the ECOSOC Event on the Transition from Relief to Development

USG/ERC Mark Lowcock - Opening Remarks at the high-level ECOSOC side event on “Approaching the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949”

ASG/DERC Ursula Mueller - Opening remarks at the ECOSOC HAS High-level Panel "Preparing for the future in the face of climate change and weather-related disasters"

ASG/DERC Ursula Mueller – Opening remarks at ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment Side Event “Cyclone Idai: The Ongoing Needs”

ASG/DERC Ursula Mueller – Opening remarks at ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment Side Event “Making Gender Equality a Reality: From Standards to Transformation”

ASG/DERC Ursula Mueller – Opening remarks at ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment High-level Panel on Localization

High-level Events

Monday 24 June
Recent advancements, challenges and best practices of the collaboration between the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding actors in Africa