Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee)
Documentation for the 78th session
♦ ITEM 15: Information and communications technologies for sustainable development
- A/78/62−E/2023/49
Progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society at the regional and international levels: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/392
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/393
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/528
Letter dated 10 October 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/565
Letter dated 23 October 2023 from the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
♦ ITEM 16: Macroeconomic policy questions:
- A/78/392
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/393
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/528
Letter dated 10 October 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(a) International trade and development
- A/78/15 (Part I)
Report of the Trade and Development Board on its seventy-third executive session, Geneva, 13 to 15 February 2023 - A/78/15 (Part II)
Report of the Trade and Development Board on its seventieth session, Geneva, 19 to 28 June 2023 - A/78/230
International trade and development 2023: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/506
Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries: report of the Secretary-General
(b) International financial system and development
- A/78/178
International financial system and development: report of the Secretary-General
(c) External debt sustainability and development
- A/78/229
External debt sustainability and development: note by the Secretary-General
(d) Commodities
- A/78/231
World commodity trends and prospects: report of the Secretary-General
(e) Financial inclusion for sustainable development
- No advance documentation
(f) Promotion of international cooperation to combat illicit financial flows and strengthen good practices on assets return to foster sustainable development
- A/78/186
International coordination and cooperation to combat illicit financial flows: report of the Secretary-General
* Pursuant to its resolution 77/154, entitled “Promotion of international cooperation to combat illicit financial flows and strengthen good practices on assets return to foster sustainable development”, the General Assembly had requested to be informed of the implementation of the resolution at its seventy-eighth session, through dedicated sections of the Sustainable Development Goals Pulse report (https://sdgpulse.unctad.org/illicit-financial-flows/).
(g) Promoting investments for sustainable development
- No dedicated report
*Pursuant to its resolution 77/155, entitled “Promoting investments for sustainable development”, the General Assembly had requested to be informed of the implementation of the resolution at its seventy-eighth session, through a dedicated section of the World Investment Report (World Investment Report | UNCTAD). The relevant sections on promoting investments for sustainable development as well as concrete recommendations, including on strategic sectors to invest for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, are sections I.B and III.A.
(h) Promotion of inclusive and effective international cooperation on tax matters at the United Nations
- A/78/235
Promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation at the United Nations: report of the Secretary-General
♦ ITEM 17: Follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of the International Conferences on Financing for Development
- A/78/190
Follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of the International Conferences on Financing for Development: report of the Secretary-General
- A/78/93-E/2023/90
Summary by the President of the Economic and Social Council of the forum on financing for development follow-up, including the special high-level meeting with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (New York, 17-20 April 2023) - A/78/392
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/393
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/528
Letter dated 10 October 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
♦ ITEM 18: Sustainable development:
- A/78/80-E/2023/64
Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals: towards a rescue plan for people and planet: report of the Secretary-General (special edition) - A/78/210
Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/228
Agriculture technology for sustainable development: leaving no one behind: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/276
Cooperative measures to assess and increase awareness of environmental effects related to waste originating from chemical munitions dumped at sea: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/280
Oil slick on Lebanese shores: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/312
International cooperation and coordination for the human and ecological rehabilitation and economic development of the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/362
Letter dated 17 September 2023 from the representatives of Belarus, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Eritrea, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Nicaragua, the Russian Federation, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Zimbabwe to the United Nations addressed to the President of the General Assembly - A/78/372
Letter dated 14 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/392
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/393
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/528
Letter dated 10 October 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(a) Towards the achievement of sustainable development: implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including through sustainable consumption and production, building on Agenda 21
- A/78/208
Towards the achievement of sustainable development: implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including through sustainable consumption and production, building on Agenda 21: report of the Secretary-General
(b) Follow-up to and implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
- A/78/222
Follow-up to and implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway and the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States: report of the Secretary-General
(c) Disaster risk reduction
- A/78/267
Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030: report of the Secretary-General
(d) Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind
- A/78/209
Implementation of United Nations environmental conventions: note by the Secretary-General
(e) Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa
- A/78/209
Implementation of United Nations environmental conventions: note by the Secretary-General
(f) Convention on Biological Diversity
- A/78/209
Implementation of United Nations environmental conventions: note by the Secretary-General
(g) Education for sustainable development
- A/78/219
Education for sustainable development in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: note by the Secretary-General
(h) Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- A/78/201
Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all: report of the Secretary-General
(i) Combating sand and dust storms
- A/78/237
Combating sand and dust storms: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/547-E/2024/47
Letter dated 19 October 2023 from the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(j) Strengthening cooperation for integrated coastal zone management for achieving sustainable development
- A/78/293
Strengthening cooperation for integrated coastal zone management for achieving sustainable development: report of the Secretary-General
♦ ITEM 19: Globalization and interdependence:
- A/78/392
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/393
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/528
Letter dated 10 October 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(a) Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development
- A/78/232
Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/565
Letter dated 23 October 2023 from the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(b) Culture and sustainable development
- A/78/217
Culture and sustainable development: note by the Secretary-General
(c) Development cooperation with middle-income countries
- A/78/224
Development cooperation with middle-income countries: report of the Secretary-General
♦ ITEM 20: Groups of countries in special situations:
- A/78/392
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/528
Letter dated 10 October 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(a) Follow-up to the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
- A/78/112-E/2023/94
Follow-up to the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/367
Online university for least developed countries: note by the Secretary-General - A/77/984
Ensuring the effective implementation of the functions of the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States: report of the Secretary-General
*Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/258. For consideration at the 78th session, pending approval of the Second Committee at its organizational meeting.
(b) Follow-up to the second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
- A/78/283
Implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–2024: report of the Secretary-General
♦ ITEM 21: Eradication of poverty and other development issues:
- A/78/392
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/393
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/528
Letter dated 10 October 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(a) Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027)
- A/78/239
Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027): report of the Secretary-General
(b) Eradicating rural poverty to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- A/78/238
Eradicating rural poverty to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: report of the Secretary-General
♦ ITEM 22: Operational activities for development:
- A/78/392
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/393
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/528
Letter dated 10 October 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(a) Operational activities for development of the United Nations system
- A/78/72-E/2023/59
Implementation of General Assembly resolution 75/233 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/72/Add.1-E/2023/59/Add.1
Implementation of General Assembly resolution 75/233 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system: funding of the United Nations development system: report of the Secretary-General
(b) South-South cooperation for development
- A/78/290
State of South-South cooperation: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/39
Report of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation on its twenty-first session
♦ ITEM 23: Agriculture development, food security and nutrition:
- A/78/351
Letter dated 30 August 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/381
Letter dated 22 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/392
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/393
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/528
Letter dated 10 October 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
(a) Agriculture development, food security and nutrition
- A/78/218
The future of food and agriculture: drivers and triggers for achieving sustainable agrifood systems: report of the Secretary-General - A/78/233
United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2018-2028): report of the Secretary-General - A/78/74–E/2023/67
Main decisions, outcomes and policy recommendations of the Committee on World Food Security: note by the Secretary-General
(b) Natural plant fibres and sustainable development
- No dedicated report
*Pursuant to its resolution 76/223, entitled “Natural plant fibres and sustainable development”, the General Assembly had requested that a special section on natural plant fibres and sustainable development be included in the report of the Secretary-General on agriculture development, food security and nutrition (see A/78/218: The future of food and agriculture: drivers and triggers for achieving sustainable agrifood systems)
♦ ITEM 59: Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources
- A/78/127–E/2023/95
Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan: note by the Secretary-General - A/78/378-S/2023/694
Letter dated 20 September 2023 from the Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People addressed to the Secretary-General - A/78/392
Letter dated 26 September 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (Group of 77 and China) addressed to the Secretary-General
♦ ITEM 120: Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly
- No advance documentation
♦ ITEM 135: Programme planning
- A/78/16
Report of the Committee for Programme and Coordination, sixty-third session, 30 May-30 June 2023 - Programmes of the proposed programme budget for 2024