Third Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, 22 – 24 May 2013

The Third Session of the Open Working Group (OWG) will be held in New York from 22 – 24 May 2013. The main items on the agenda will be food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture, desertification, and land degradation (2 days).

The keynote address on Food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture, desertification, land degradation and drought will be given by Director-General José Graziano da Silva, Food and Agriculture Organization. In addition the Secretary General, World Meteorological Organization and Chair of UN-Water will give a keynote address by videolink on Water and sanitation. Panel sessions will be held on both these areas together with interactive exchanges of OWG members.

Each morning there will be meetings of the Co-chairs with representatives of Major Groups and other stakeholders from 09.00 to 10.00 hours.

Issue papers have been prepared for the OWG and can be downloaded from the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform's website, together with the agenda.