Monday, May 25, 2020 at 3:20PM Covid-19 impacts and responses on data collection,
SDG monitoring and on vulnerable groups
Monday, May 25, 2020 at 3:14PM The United Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF) team is pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar on “USE VERSUS PROTECTION: DATA IN THE BALANCE DURING COVID-19” on Friday, 29 May 2020 at 9:00 am (EDT).
Friday, May 22, 2020 at 6:16PM 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.
Friday, May 22, 2020 at 8:11AM HLPF Programme
The 2020 HLPF Programme has been released and is available for you download from the 'Latest' column of the HLPF 2020 website. As stated in the MGoS CM weekly email the format will most likely be virtual and so there will not be funding to bring participants to New York.
Monday, May 18, 2020 at 6:46AM The Permanent Missions of Canada, Finland, Hungary, Japan, Kenya, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Tajikistan and the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs in cooperation with UN-Water have the honour to invite you to participate in the High-level Event entitled “Accelerating implementation of the 2030 Agenda through water, sanitation and climate action” to be held virtually on 29 May 2020 from 09.00 am to 11.00 am (EST).
Monday, May 18, 2020 at 6:44AM This is a gentle reminder of our request we sent on April 2020 requesting your assistance to spread the news about the upcoming deadline for NGOs to apply for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for NGOs that do not have it yet.
ECOSOC Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 12:35PM Below are the current UN HLPF announcements relevant to the Major Groups and other Stakeholders. In future weeks, any headings which include new information will be marked with [update] for ease of reference. Thank you for your patience while we adapt to the new challenges in preparation for the 2020 HLPF.
Monday, May 11, 2020 at 6:01AM The attached letter from Ambassadors Georgi Velikov Panayotov of Bulgaria and Amal Mudallali of Lebanon on the draft ministerial declaration of the 2020 High-level Political Forum, dated 8 May 2020, follows the virtual informal meeting on 4 May on its outline.
COVID-19 Sunday, May 10, 2020 at 9:34AM "At this time of great uncertainty and global disruption, it is clear we need a coordinated international effort in the spirit of multilateralism." ECOSOC President, H.E. Ambassador Mona Juul.
The President of the Economic and Social Council, H.E. Ambassador Mona Juul, is convening an informal ECOSOC Briefing on “Joining Forces: Effective Policy Solutions for Covid-19 Response” on 11 May 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on a virtual platform.
COVID-19 Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 2:54PM On 1 May the Chair of the Bureau for the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) circulated the attached letter in which he said that the” potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security and nutrition, and on population and sustainable development more broadly, is too immense. The upcoming session is a unique opportunity for the Commission to launch a call to action to the international community, and to express its solidarity with the most vulnerable people.”
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