Register for the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum!

The NGO CSW65 Forum is only 3 weeks away! Although the Forum is entirely online this year, you’ll still be able to participate in all the things that make the Forum great! Attend Consultation Day, conversation circles, regional caucuses, and the virtual Artisan Fair, plus new features like a digital Exhibit Hall and the Public Forum. You’ll even be able to connect with other attendees, network, and promote your work!

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Sign the Declaration for #VaccinEquity

At this pivotal moment in the pandemic and ahead of the G7 meeting this week, I’m writing to ask you and your organization to sign this WHO declaration calling on leaders to start vaccinating health workers and those at high risk of COVID-19 in all countries within the first 100 days of 2021.

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Save the Date: United Nations Observance of International Women’s Day, 8 March at 10:00 am EST

Save the date

United Nations Observance of International Women’s Day 2021

Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future on a COVID-19 world on the way to the Generation Equality Forum

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Role of UNECE-RCEM

The Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (RSEM) for the UN Economic Commission for Europe UNECE) is responsible for planning interventions and strategy meetings related to the Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (RFSD) for the region 

UNECE RFSD 2021

The meeting will take place on 17 and 18 March

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[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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