HLPF Weekly Update 5 - Wednesday, 10 June

Here is the weekly update of HLPF announcements relevant to the Major Groups and other Stakeholders (MGoS). The headings will remain each week so that new participants can receive all the relevant information when they join the mailing list.

[update] indicates that there is new information has been announced since last week.

[final call] indicates that the deadline is soon approaching.

HLPF Format [update] 

The start times for some of the official sessions of the HLPF have been moved forward by one hour to accommodate everyone. The HLPF will be virtual. The new [2020 HLPF Programme] is available for you download from the 'Latest' column of the HLPF 2020 website.

Funding

Due to the likely virtual format of the 2020 HLPF, there will not be funding allocated to support travel of MGoS representatives at the 2020 HLPF. 

Registration

Registered participants will be able to attend the virtual meetings. Others will be able to follow the meeting through UN Web TV or YouTube. Further details on the process will be shared soon.

New Stakeholders Webpage [update] 

The new 'Stakeholders' page is currently being updated. Rest assured that this mailing list will provide all relevant updates in the meantime. You can access the page from the HLPF 2020 navigation bar.

Ministerial Declaration [update] 

All documentation can be found in the Library section of the Stakeholders, 2020 HLPF website. The first of the informal consultations took place on Monday, 8 June 2020. Thank you to all MGoS representatives who participated in the consultations. Thank you also to everyone who contributed to the written statements through their MGoS Group. These have been shared with the Co-Facilitators of the Ministerial Declaration,

The informal consultations will continue as below. Details on participation to follow soon: 

Tuesday, 16 June 2020

Tuesday, 23 June 2020

Lead Discussants - Official Thematic Sessions

UN DESA will be requesting 11 Lead Discussants from the Major Groups and other Stakeholders to participate in the official thematic sessions of the 2020 HLPF.

Each of the MGoS will conduct its own process to nominate Lead Discussants. These nominations will then be reviewed by the Steering Group of the MGoS Coordination Mechanism. A slate of nominations will be submitted by the Steering Group to ECOSOC for review. Please do not contact UN DESA directly to submit a nomination, await instruction from your Major Group and/or Stakeholder Group about its own nomination process.

The deadline to submit the slate of nominations to ECOSOC will be on Monday, 22 June at 12pm EDT (New York time). Please note that the deadlines for the MGoS' own nomination processes will conclude much earlier than the date above and may differ between each Group.

VNRs [update]

The usual practice of providing the Major Groups and other Stakeholders with an opportunity to ask a question following the VNR presentations will continue this year. As you are no doubt aware, the VNR Task Group of the MGoS Coordination Mechanism is requesting expressions of interest to draft questions and identify candidates as part of the VNR sessions. Please contact your Major Group and/ or Stakeholder Group to learn more.

VNR Labs [update]

The HLPF 2020 website has been updated with information about this year's VNR Labs. There are 17 VNR Labs in total. The title and concept for each VNR Lab has been published, some contain concept notes and registration info. The VNR Labs are open to representatives who work for ECOSOC accredited organisations, CSD Roster organisations or those who participate through the Major Groups and other Stakeholders.

Stakeholder Perspective - Official Thematic Session

The MGoS Official Session is listed in the 2020 HLPF Programme on Tuesday, 7 July 2020 from 5 - 6pm EDT (New York time). The title of the session is: Transformative pathways to realize the 2030 Agenda: a whole of society approach taking into account the impact of COVID19 (Stakeholder perspective). UN DESA will be working with the MGoS Coordination Mechanism Steering Group to organise the session. You will be able to view the session on UN Web TV or YouTube.

Reports

Executive Summaries

The deadline for the executive summaries of the MGoS Sectoral Position Papers has passed. An advance unedited version of the compilation of the executive summaries of the position papers on the theme of the HLPF, submitted by MGoS, can be found here: E/HLPF/2020/2

Sectoral Position Papers

The deadline for the MGoS Sectoral Position Papers (in full) has passed. We are very grateful for all of the submissions from the MGoS. These reports will be reviewed and posted as inputs on the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform

Paragraph 89 Reports 

The soft deadline for MGoS Paragraph 89 reports has passed. Please submit any outstanding reports as soon as possible to bekelee@un.org. These reports will be reviewed and posted as inputs on the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform

Side Events & Exhibitions

All Side-events and Exhibitions will be held virtually. The deadline to submit an application has now passed. Further information can be found under Other Events on the HLPF 2020 website.

Library

The ‘Library’ section on the ‘Stakeholders’ page of the HLPF 2020 website has been updated with the following documentation:

• No new documentation this week