[APPLY NOW!] SDGs in Action Film Festival - Deadline 20 March 2021

SDGs in Action Film Festival

01 February 2021 - 20 March 2021 

The 2021 SDGs in Action Film Festival, coordinated by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ Division for Sustainable Development Goals (UN DESA/DSDG) in connection with the annual meeting of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), will showcase the winning entries from around the world from the 2021 SDGs in Action Film Competition. 

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Regional Sustainable Development Forums leading to 2021 HLPF

Each UN Regional Commissions is organizing its Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSDs) in the lead  up to the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to be convened from 6-15 July 2021, under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).  

The HLPF thematic focus is Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, that promotes the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development: Building an inclusive and effective path for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda in the context of the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development.

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Engaging Stakeholders in implementation and follow up of the 2030 Agenda

Engaging Stakeholders in implementation and follow up of the 2030 Agenda 
A framework to analyze the quality of stakeholder engagement 

VIRTUAL LAUNCHING 

26 January 2021, 8:30AM – 9:45AM (EST) 

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CSW65 Update: Update for NGOs in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

Please see this message from UN Women below: 

Dear ECOSOC-accredited NGOs, 

We hope that this message finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. We would first like to thank you for your understanding and patience regarding details around the format and arrangements for participation at the sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women. 

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31st Special Session of the General Assembly in response to the Covid-19 pandemic (3-4 December 2020, 14 December 2020)

Report and comments, by Marge Berer, 16 December 2020 

This Special Session of the General Assembly (GA) was originally scheduled as a two-day event on 3-4 December 2020. On both days, it began at 9:30am New York time and ended late at night. The intention was to give every member of the United Nations the opportunity to make a statement to the General Assembly about what is happening in their countries due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Commonwealth Medical Trust statement at UN General Assembly Special Session in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Commonwealth Medical Trust (Commat) was one of only three NGOs[*] to speak in the general debate of the UN General Assembly Special Session in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (resumed session on 

In her statement, Marianne Haslegrave, Commat’s Director, highlighted not only the work of healthcare workers worldwide and those involved in the development of vaccines against COVID-19, but also the role of civil society organizations in post-pandemic recovery efforts. 

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Special Session on COVID-19: Plenary debate to resume on Monday 14 December at 15.00 hours

In his letter dated 7 December  the President of the General Assembly announced that the Special Session will resume at 15.00 hours (New York time) on Monday 14 December to continue to hear speakers in the general debate.

These will include 5 videos from Member States; 2 videos from the Holy See and Palestine; 16 statements from Member States, which were meant to be delivered by Permanent Representatives from the floor; and video interventions from civil society.

Special Session on COVID-19: briefing by Presidents Spokesperson

The Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly gave the following information on the Special Session in his briefing yesterday: 

• Over the two days of the general debate, there was a total of 129 speakers, including 34 Heads of State, 1 Vice-President, 38 Heads of Government, 6 Deputy Prime Ministers, 49 Ministers and the President of the European Council of...

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Special Session on COVID-19: some initial thoughts on the general debate

While I am sure that some of you watched, or listened to, the whole of the opening session and general debate of the UN General Assembly Special Session on the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday, I do have to confess that I only followed the first 8½ hours. A number of common themes emerged in the statements that were made, which showed a great deal of solidarity among Member States in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and thanks were expressed to the Non-Aligned Movement under the leadership of Azerbaijan in calling for the Special Session. 

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Special Session on COVID 19: Statements

Statements submitted to the Special session of the General Assembly in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic can be found here:

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