Background
UN DESA is part of the UN Secretariat, which is funded through regular assessed contributions from Member States. The Department was reorganized into its present form in 1997. As Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs advises the Secretary-General on social, economic and sustainable development, and nurtures key partnerships with governments, UN agencies and civil society organizations. The Department is headed by Wu Hongbo who assumed the office of Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs on 1 August 2012, following his appointment to this position by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 31 May 2012. The Under-Secretary-General also convenes the Executive Committee on Economic and Social Affairs, the UN Secretariat’s network for joint planning and initiatives on development. In directing and managing DESA, the Under-Secretary-General is supported by the Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, the Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women.
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