Tuesday
Mar292022
International Migration Review Forum
Posted: 
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 11:36AM
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 11:36AM in Migration
Migration Wednesday
Mar232022
Info on ECOSOC Youth Forum 2022
Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 5:59PM
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 5:59PM Register by 7 April 2022
ECOSOC Youth Forum 2022
“COVID-19 recovery: Youth taking action for a sustainable future”
WHAT?
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum is taking place on 19 and 20 April 2022 in a virtual format. The Forum will provide a platform for young people to engage in a dialogue with Member States and other actors on concrete actions to rebuild from COVID-19 and to advance towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Decade of Action.
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ECOSOC, Young People Saturday
Mar122022
Urgent Message on NGOs access to the building
Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 6:34AM
Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 6:34AM We are pleased to inform you that beginning Monday, 14 March 2022, representatives of civil society organizations will be able to access the United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ) in New York.
Please note the following important considerations:
Grounds Passes
Tuesday
Mar012022
Latest information about the Gorillas in Bwindi and the women in Nukuringo
Posted: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 4:52PM
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 4:52PM 
The Bwindi gorillas have just written a new Gorilla gazette – issue 6. To learn what Christmas has to tell us about his family and about the women in Nukuringo please click on his photo
Monday
Feb212022
Update: Access to the UN Headquarters complex in New York for 2022
Posted: Monday, February 21, 2022 at 12:03PM
Monday, February 21, 2022 at 12:03PM In pursuance of its objective of welcoming back the civil society community to UN premises at an appropriate date in 2022, the United Nations Secretariat has been continuously monitoring the health situation in New York City to assess the necessary conditions for providing access to the UN Headquarters building while ensuring the safety of all those present in the building.
At this time, due to the emergence and spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, and in keeping with the current guidance from local authorities, almost all meetings and events at UN Headquarters are being held virtually or have been postponed at least until the end of January 2022 when these arrangements will be reviewed.
Monday
Feb212022
UN 2023 Water Conference 22-24 March 2023 - Information Newsletter
Posted: Monday, February 21, 2022 at 11:59AM
Monday, February 21, 2022 at 11:59AM Background
On 20 December 2018 the General Assembly adopted the resolution on the “Midterm comprehensive review of the implementation of the International Decade for Action, ‘Water for Sustainable Development’ 2018-2028”. (A/RES/73/226).
The resolution calls for a Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action to be convened in New York from 22 to 24 March 2023. The Conference shall be preceded by regional and global preparatory meetings, as appropriate, and informed by existing water-related meetings at the regional and global level.
Monday
Feb212022
Preparations for High-level Political Forum 2022
Posted: Monday, February 21, 2022 at 11:57AM
Monday, February 21, 2022 at 11:57AM UN DESA Division for Sustainable Development Goals will organize a series of Expert Group Meetings (EGMs) on the SDGs 5 (gender equality), 14 (life below water) and 15 (life on land) to be held virtually in late April. Representatives of the Major Groups and Other Stakeholders (MGoS) have been invited to participate.
SDG 5 is tentatively scheduled for 26 - 27 April and SDGs 14 and 15 are tentatively scheduled at later dates in April. They will only be held in English, with no interpretation.
Thursday
Jan272022
Gorilla gazette - Issue 5
Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 5:42PM
Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 5:42PM We are pleased to announce that there is a new member of the Mukiza family. Twijukye gave birth to a baby on 23 January, who is two days old in the photo. We gather that mother and baby are both doing well and we will keep you informed of their progress in future Gorilla gazettes.
Wednesday
Jan052022
Access to the UN Headquarters complex in 2022
Posted: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 11:24AM
Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 11:24AM This message is to inform all NGOs that are currently in consultative status with ECOSOC about the new requirements for obtaining UN grounds passes in New York in 2022, following our earlier message regarding access to the United Nations Headquarters complex this year.
We urge you to please read the instructions carefully before submitting requests for passes since the requirements have been modified to align with the mandatory requirements/guidance of the host state due to the prevalence of the Covid-19 virus.
Tuesday
Jan042022
Update on the Civil Society Access to the UNHQ in New York in 2022
Posted: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 4:19AM
Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 4:19AM Dear Civil Society Colleagues,
We wish to follow-up on the message of 16 November 2021 addressed to all organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC, and those associated with the Department of Global Communications (DGC).
As we indicated in our previous message, beginning in February 2022, the Department of Global Communications will resume its process of issuing grounds passes for UNHQ in New York.