Joint Meeting of the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission

The annual joint meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) took place on the 15 December 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. under the co-chairmanship of the President of the Council, H.E. Mr. Collen Vixen Kelapile and the Chairman of the Commission, H.E. Mr. Osama Abdelkhalek.

The annual ECOSOC-PBC meeting provided the opportunity to update on the impact and responses to COVID-19 in countries recovering from conflicts and emergencies and to reiterate the call of the two intergovernmental bodies for global solidarity in boosting support for conflict-sensitive socio-economic recovery. It also offered an opportunity to identify approaches, experiences, and innovative solutions that Member States and their partners can share to help mitigate the immediate and long-term impact of the pandemic, and to ensure that UN agencies, funds and programmes and all partners work more coherently towards solutions that contribute to sustaining peace and sustainable development.

The outcome of the meeting is a Joint Statement by the President of ECOSOC and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission and an Informal Summary of the meeting.

Resources

Concept Note

Programme

Bios of Speakers

Statements

H.E. Mr. Collen Vixen Kelapile, ECOSOC President [Opening remarks, Closing Remarks]

H.E. Mr. Osama Abdelkhalek, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission [Opening remarks]

H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations

Ms. Antoinette Sayeh, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (Pre-recorded video)

Ms. Sirebara Fatoumata Diallo, Director, "La Femme Rurale", Bamako, Mali

Mr. Celestin Mukeba Muntuabu, Managing Director, Equity BCDC and Vice-Chair of Board of the UN Global Compact, DRC [Presentation]

Ms. Luisa Romero, Co-founder “Get Up and Go Colombia”, Colombia