Received from UN-NGLS:
Nominate civil society speakers and attendees for the UN President of the General Assembly's High-level Thematic Debate on "Achieving gender equality and empowerment of women and girls for a transformative post-2015 development agenda"
Dear Colleagues,
At the request of the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA), UN-NGLS is conducting an open nomination process for 3 civil society speaking roles in the President's High-level Thematic Debate on "Achieving gender equality and empowerment of women and girls for a transformative post-2015 development agenda." This event will take place on 6 March 2015 at UN Headquarters in New York. Travel funding will be provided for the 3 civil society speakers that are selected. The concept note for the Thematic Debate is available here.
Timeline for participation:
Friday, 30 January: Deadline for applications to participate in the civil society Selection Committee
Tuesday, 3 February: Deadline for submission of civil society speaker nominations
Monday, 9 February, 8:00-10:00am EST: Selection Committee conference call #1
Tuesday, 10 February, 8:00-10:00am EST: Selection Committee conference call #2
For more information and to submit nominations, please visit: http://bit.ly/English_PGA_6March