25-27 September Post-2015 Summit: Apply to speak (deadline 20 July) or serve on the civil society Selection Committee (deadline 17 July)

We have received the following email from NGLS and DESA-DSD

Apply to speak or serve on the civil society Selection Committee for the 25-27 September United Nations Summit for the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Application Deadlines: 

• Civil Society Selection Committee: 17 July 2015
• Speaking Roles: 20 July 2015

From 25-27 September 2015 at UN Headquarters in New York, Heads of State and Government will gather along with leaders from civil society and business for the historic UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

At the request of the Office of the President of the UN General Assembly (OPGA), UN-NGLS in cooperation with DESA-DSD is facilitating a nomination process to identify speakers from civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, and the Major Groups (except Business and Industry) for the Post-2015 Summit.

This nomination process seeks candidates for:

•  one civil society speaker in the opening ceremony
•  three civil society speakers for each of the six Interactive Dialogues in the Summit. 

Please see the descriptions for the six Interactive Dialogue themes agreed by UN member States here: http://bit.ly/p2015-Summit-interactive-dialogue-themes

Submit applications to speak here: http://bit.ly/p2015-Summit-CSO-speakers-apply

Apply for the civil society Selection Committee here: http://bit.ly/p2015-Summit-CSO-SC-apply

For more information about the post-2015 development agenda process, including the UN General Assembly resolution on the organization of the Post-2015 Summit, please visit https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015