Regional Consultation on the Post-2015 Agenda in Istanbul, Turkey on 6-8 November

The Ministry for Development in Turkey together with UNECE and UNDP will host a regional (Europe and Central Asia) consultation in Istanbul, Turkey, 7-8 November 2013. It will be a multi-stakeholder event, bringing together representatives from governments, international organizations, civil society, the private sector, academia and media. The meeting will feature a series of thematic panel discussions and conclude with an open forum that will identify regional priorities for the post-2015 agenda and formulate the regional contributions to the global debate. For the proposed agenda click here. 

The Conference background document is a report entitled “Building more inclusive, sustainable and prosperous societies in Europe and Central Asia – A common United Nations vision for a post-2015 development agenda”.

More information on the Regional Consultation in November is available here: www.worldwewant2015.org/EuropeCentralAsia

Civil society consultation, 6 November.

A CSO-consultation will be held on the 6 November, co-hosted by representatives from all Major Groups as well as the Beyond 2015 European Task Force, with financial support for the logistical arrangements from the Turkish government.  56 governments from the region (Europe and Central Asia) have been invited (see attached official invitation and proposed agenda) to the consultation on 7-8 November. CSOs will present their recommendations from the CSO-consultations and NGOS in consultative status with ECOSOC are invited to participate on the 7^th and 8^th with a limited number of seats, depending on the number of official delegations participating (estimated 150 seats for CSOs).

Programme for CSO Consultation

10 am – 6 pm
Coffee and lunch provided by the Turkish government
Optional reception in the evening.  

1. Opening and round of introduction
2. Short briefing on the Post-2015 and SDG process – keynote speaker (max. 30 minutes)
3. Working groups by thematic areas (same as proposed areas on the 7^th-8^th). See below 
4. Report back /drafting message to the regional consultation 
5. Closing 
6. Reception hosted by Turkish government together with the government representatives

Thematic areas/panels:

1)    Equality of opportunity and outcome:

Panel 1: Education and Decent Jobs
Panel 2: Health and Social Protection
Panel 3: Population Dynamics and Migration

2)    Putting people and planet first:

Panel 4: Natural Resources, Sustainable Consumption and Production, and Green Cities

3)    Making the new agenda work:

Panel 5: Making the New Agenda Work - From the Local, National to International Level 
Panel 6: Panel 6: The Power of Measurement:  New Forms of Monitoring Progress in Sustainable Development

If you wish to participate in the consultation, please register by 18 October:

Registration for the CSO-consultation on the 6 November: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Q5Bb3XJWR7N8CCXjW9h9jXeByeq6XWaYlNVF0LfLJWE/viewform - registration for the CSO-consultations on 6 November. If you have any questions, please contact Hanna Hansson, CONCORD Sweden and member of the European Steering Group for Beyond 2015. hanna.hansson@concord.se or +46 76 793 40 09.

Registration for the consultation on the 7-8 November:
(However/Note, if your organisation is not ECOSOC accredited you will need to find an accredited organisation that can help you register):https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fEbGAxzILw3ECKwzYTU2WFdu9_9LPAAvPP6tblSPOa4/viewform?usp=sharing&edit_requested=true

For further information about the consultation, please contact:

Ms. Monika Linn
Principal Advisor to the UNECE Executive Secretary
Email: monika.linn@unece.org

or

Ms. Gina Lucarelli
Post-2015 Team, Europe and Central Asia Coordination Lead
Email: gina.lucarelli@undp.org