Apply to speak or attend: UN PGA's High-level SDG Financing Lab - 18 April 2017 at UNHQ

Monday, March 13, 2017 at 4:08AM
Richard in 2030 Agenda, Financing for Development

We have received the following from UN-NGLS:

Civil society and social entrepreneurs: Apply to speak or attend 

On 18 April 2017, the President of the General Assembly Peter Thomson will convene a High-level SDG Financing Lab to highlight the critical importance of sustainable financing for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including climate action. The event will focus on how to drive the transformation to align financial markets with sustainable development, as well as showcase concrete ways in which UN Member States can approach the financing of different SDGs.

At the request of the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA), UN-NGLS is facilitating a process to identify four civil society or social entrepreneur speakers, as well as stakeholders wishing to attend the event as observers.

Civil society and social entrepreneur speakers are to be identified through this process for the following four roles: 

1. High-level Panelist for Interactive Panel Discussion on "Setting the scene - What will it take to finance the SDGs?" 
2. Workshop 1: Building an inclusive and peaceful future for all (SDGs 1-5, 16) 
3. Workshop 2: Fostering economic growth and development, building resilient infrastructure, and tackling inequality (SDGs 7-11)
4. Workshop 3: Protecting our world in the present and future (SDGs 6, 12-15)

Travel funding will be available for 2 of the selected speakers, but not for observers.

Apply to speak or attend here: https://unngls.org/index.php/sdg-financing-lab-application

DEADLINES:

22 March 2017 - Apply for stakeholder Selection Committee 

23 March 2017 - Apply for stakeholder speaking roles 

12 April 2017 - Apply to attend the event as an observer

UN-NGLS will facilitate a stakeholder Selection Committee for the evaluation and short-listing of civil society and social entrepreneur 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. 

Apply for the stakeholder Selection Committee here: http://bit.ly/18April-UNPGA-SDG-Financing-SC-Apply 

All applications received to speak at the event, or attend as an observer can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/18April-UNPGA-SDG-Financing-Apps-Received

Thank you,
UN-NGLS

Article originally appeared on NGOs Beyond 2014 (http://ngosbeyond2014.org/).