UN / ECOSOC 80 MULTILATERALISM TURNING POINT

Marking the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the UN Secretary-General urged Member States to take immediate steps to implement the reforms they committed to in the Pact for the Future. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:02:18
• Production Date: 23 January 2026
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; ANNALENA BAERBOCK; LOK BAHADUR THAPA
• Corporate Name: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL - ECOSOC
• Subject Topical: ECONOMICS; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
• MAMS Id: 3527588
• Parent Id: 3527588
• Alternate Title: unifeed260123d

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STORY: UN / ECOSOC 80 MULTILATERALISM TURNING POINT
TRT: 2 :18
SOURCE : UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS : NONE
LANGAUGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 23 JANUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

23 JANUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of the Economic and Social Council:
“ECOSOC’s legacy at 80 is simple and more urgent. Multilateralism must deliver. Development must be inclusive. And progress must reach everyone. This is the vision and commitment we set forth in the Charter - one that should continue to guide our collective action.”
3. Wide shot, ECOSOC chamber
4. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“I urge Member States to take immediate steps to implement the reforms they committed to in the Pact for the Future. Steps to strengthen ECOSOC’s work as a principal organ for coordination, policy review, policy dialogue, and decisions on economic and social development. Steps to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. And steps to reform the international financial architecture — so it reflects the world of today and better serves the needs of developing countries.”
5. Wide shot, ECOSOC chamber
6. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“So let us renew our commitment to safeguarding rights and speeding up development through multilateral cooperation. ECOSOC is an indispensable platform for global dialogue and action.”
7. Wide shot, ECOSOC chamber
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly:
“Peace, development and human dignity and human rights are inseparable. Delivering on these social and economic goals is therefore not only a moral imperative for those they are designed to serve. It is also a matter of enlightened self-interest. It is an investment in stability, resilient and security in a world that is too often defined by crisis.”
9. Various shots, unveiling of the commemorative stamp collection of ECOSOC at 80

Storyline

Marking the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the UN Secretary-General urged Member States to take immediate steps to implement the reforms they committed to in the Pact for the Future.

Speaking at the commemoration of ECOSOC at 80 named “a turning point for multilateralism” today (23 Jan), Guterres said, “let us renew our commitment to safeguarding rights and speeding up development through multilateral cooperation. ECOSOC is an indispensable platform for global dialogue and action.”

ECOSOC President Lok Bahadur Thapa said the Council’s legacy at 80 is simple and more urgent.

He said, “Multilateralism must deliver. Development must be inclusive. And progress must reach everyone. This is the vision and commitment we set forth in the Charter - one that should continue to guide our collective action.”
For her part, President General Assembly Annalena Baerbock reiterated, “Peace, development and human dignity and human rights are inseparable,” adding that delivering on these social and economic goals is therefore “not only a moral imperative for those they are designed to serve. It is also a matter of enlightened self-interest.”

“It is an investment in stability, resilient and security in a world that is too often defined by crisis,” she added.

Established in 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations, ECOSOC held its first meeting on 23 January 1946. Its mandate – to coordinate the economic, social, and cultural activities of the United Nations and promote international cooperation and development – has placed it at the heart of advancing the principles of the UN Charter. Multilateralism, inclusivity, and global solidarity have been central to ECOSOC’s mission from the outset.