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May 2023
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What we heard at ECOSOC
The UN Development System stocktaking moment that happened last week in New York was marked by the strong support of the Member States with the concrete results achieved by the Resident Coordinator System and the UN development system at large. 
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
May 2023
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Member States back UN reforms after triggering results for people and planet 
In a session like no other, against a background of urgent global crises and at the mid-point towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN leaders and Member State representatives gathered in New York at the ECOSOC Segment on Operational Activities for Development to take stock of the UN development system’s progress and challenges ahead from 23-25 May 2023.   
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
May 2023
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Remarks by ASG Oscar Fernandez-Taranco on funding the UN development system and the implementation of the Funding Compact
"First, the objective of the Funding Compact holds true. Adjusting the quantity and quality of funding does have a multiplier effect on the implementation of the SDGs...These results do not happen in a vacuum. They can only be achieved through funding adequate expertise in UN development system entities and in UN country teams to provide advice adjusted to country needs and priorities.  Yet, and this is my second point, the implementation of the Funding Compact commitments remains mixed overall."
2030 Agenda and the SDGs