Theme of the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the 2023 Session of the Economic and Social Council

E/DEC/2023/315View PDF

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A Decision of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 2 Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters, published in 2023.

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	E/DEC/2026/306	Theme of the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2026 session of the Economic and Social Council	—	—
2025	E/DEC/2025/304	Theme of the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2025 session of the Economic and Social Council	151	—
2024	E/DEC/2024/310	Theme of the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2024 session of the Economic and Social Council	156	43%Compare
2023	E/DEC/2023/315	Theme of the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2023 session of the Economic and Social Council	197	41%Compare
2022	E/DEC/2022/322	Theme of the humanitarian affairs segment of the 2022 session of the Economic and Social Council	164	50%Compare

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At its 17th plenary meeting, on 5 April 2023, the Economic and Social Council decided:

(a) That the theme of the humanitarian affairs segment of its 2023 session would be “Strengthening humanitarian assistance at a time of unprecedented global humanitarian needs: driving transformation and solutions to address the urgent challenges of rising food insecurity and the risk of famine, protection risks and climate change”;

265 E/2023/32 (Part I).

266 E/2022/32 (Part II)/Add.1.

267 E/2023/52.

(b) That it would convene four panel discussions under the segment;

(i) “Addressing the unprecedented global challenge of food insecurity and the risk of famine: scaling up prevention, response and resilience”;

(ii) “Addressing protection risks, needs and challenges in humanitarian emergencies, particularly the disproportionate impact on women and children”;

(iii) “Preparing for the future: reinforcing and expanding partnerships at the global, regional, national and local levels”;

(iv) “Strengthening humanitarian assistance in the face of climate change: humanitarian implications, lessons and recommendations for future action”.

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