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.
HLPF Format [update]
The HLPF will be virtual, the new [2020 HLPF Programme] is available for you download from the 'Latest' column of the HLPF 2020 website. Please note that the Programme section of the 2020 HLPF website contains links to a Letter from the President of ECOSOC and the Annotated 2020 HLPF Programme.
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 [update]
Representatives of ECOSOC accredited Organisations, Organisations on the CSD Roster and Organisations affiliated with the major groups and other stakeholders will not be required to register via Indico. The sessions of the HLPF will be broadcast via UN Web TV. Active participants (namely Lead Discussants, representatives providing contributions from the floor during thematic sessions and representatives asking questions following VNR presentations) will be nominated through the major groups and other stakeholders. Please be patient and await further instructions from your constituency. This Information Note can be found on the HLPF website under the 'Registration' tab.
New Stakeholders Webpage [update]
The new 'Stakeholders' page can viewed from the HLPF 2020 website via the blue 'Stakeholders' navigation bar. The 'Introduction' section contains contact details for each of the 18 major groups and other stakeholder constituencies. The page contains details on the 'Contributions' of the major groups and other stakeholders and 'How to Participate'.
Ministerial Declaration [update]
All documentation can be found in the Outcome section of the 2020 HLPF website. The last informal consultations on the Ministerial Declaration of the HLPF took place on Wednesday, 24 June 2020. I will update the mailing list with further updates. The informal consultations are closed. The nomination process to participate takes place through the major groups and other stakeholders, please contact your major groups and other stakeholders constituency for further details.
Lead Discussants - Thematic Sessions [update]
UN DESA will be requesting 13 Lead Discussants (2 additional Lead Discussants for the Opening Sessions) from the major groups and other stakeholders to participate in the official thematic sessions of the 2020 HLPF. Each of the major groups and other stakeholders held its own process to call for and select nominations. These nominations have been reviewed by the Steering Group of the major groups and other stakeholders coordination mechanism and the slate of nominations has been submitted for review. Thank you to all who put forward nominations and to those of you who helped to facilitate the process.
VNRs - Q&A [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. 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. The nomination process to participate takes place through the major groups and other stakeholders, please contact your constituency for further details.
UN DESA in collaboration with the major groups and other stakeholders (MGoS) has hosted two webinars to introduce new representatives to the VNR process, in French and in English. The webinars were recorded and the PowerPoint presentations are available on the Stakeholders page. A Spanish webinar, will cover key characteristics and objectives of the VNRs, as well as opportunities and best practices for stakeholder engagement in preparation for the HLPF, will follow next week:
ESPAÑOL: Martes, 30 de junio @ 3 – 4pm (Nueva York)
VNR Labs [update]
Convened for the first time in 2018, the VNR Labs are an informal platform offering more time for Member States, MGoS and the UN system to share experiences on the VNR process.
The 17 VNR Labs are now open for registration for Member States, the UN system and representatives of ECOSOC accredited organisations, organisations on the CSD Roster and organisations affiliated with the major groups and other stakeholders. Under each title you will find a short synopsis as well as the links to the concept note and the registration form.
Most of the Labs will are scheduled for one hour either in the morning before the first HLPF sessions begin or at noon during the break (EST). Time and dates were carefully selected so as to not overlap with any of the formal meetings of the HLPF.
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.
Written Contributions
Executive Summaries
The deadline for the executive summaries of the MGoS Sectoral Position Papers has passed. The Discussion papers on the theme of the high-level political forum on sustainable development, submitted by major groups and other stakeholders is available 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 [update]
All Side-events and Exhibitions will be held virtually. The deadline to submit an application has now passed. The process of uploading the events to the HLPF website has started however, not all events that have been accepted are currently on the website. Please be patient and refrain from contacting UN DESA for the time being while all events are place on the website. Further information can be found under Other Events.
General Debate
The general debate of the 2020 High-level Political Forum/ High-level Segment of ECOSOC will be conducted through written statements from Ministers and other representatives of Member States, UN system organizations, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and other international and regional organizations, as well as the Major Groups and other stakeholders. These statements will be posted on the HLPF and ECOSOC websites and in e-deleGATE. The deadline to submit statements in collaboration with your major group and other stakeholder constituency will be Friday, 3 July 2020. Please contact your MGoS constituency for further details.