President of the UN General Assembly's High-level Dialogue on "Building Sustainable Peace for All: Synergies between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustaining Peace"
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
UN Headquarters - New York
Civil society: Apply to speak or attend
In recognition of the fundamental interlinkages between the 2030 Agenda and Sustaining Peace, the President of the General Assembly will convene a High-level Dialogue entitled "Building Sustainable Peace for All: Synergies between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustaining Peace Agenda" on 24 January 2017 at UN Headquarters in New York, with the participation of the President of the Security Council, the President of the Economic and Social Council, and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission.
At the request of the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA), the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) is facilitating a process to identify two civil society speakers, and other civil society attendees wishing to be considered as observers for this event.
There are 2 categories for speaking roles:
The event will also feature the following three workshops:
Travel funding will be available for the two selected speakers.
Travel funding is not available for observers.
Apply to speak at, or attend to observe this event here: http://bit.ly/24Jan-UN-PGA-Peace-for-All-speak-or-attend-apply
DEADLINES:
21 December 2016 - Apply for civil society Selection Committee
27 December 2016 - Apply for civil society speaking roles
17 January 2017 - Apply to attend the event as an observer
UN-NGLS will facilitate a civil society Selection Committee for the evaluation and short-listing of candidates for the speaking roles, to be presented to OPGA for their consideration. The Committee will ensure regional and gender balance, and diversity of age and expertise in the overall set of candidates. The President of the General Assembly will make the final selection of the speakers for this event.
You may apply for the civil society Selection Committee by 21 December 2016 here: http://bit.ly/24Jan-UN-PGA-Peace-for-All-SC-apply
All applications received to speak at the event, or attend as an observer can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/24Jan-UN-PGA-PeaceForAll-Apps-Received
Thank you,
The UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS)