SDG Summit - Thank You

I want to express my sincere gratitude to those of you who participated in the SDG Summit last week and those of you who followed the meetings via UN Webcast from home. I am especially grateful to those of you who delivered statements during the Leaders Dialogues, as well as the coordinators on behalf of the Major Groups and other Stakeholders.

I have attached a number of links to statements and documentation below which might be of interest to you:

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Opportunity to comment on the revised Nairobi commitments

Civil society and youth activists have an opportunity to comment on the revised Nairobi commitments through a new survey on the Nairobi Summit website. (http://www.nairobisummiticpd.org/news/icpd25-revised-commitments-what-do-you-think)

The revised survey, which now comprises 12 commitments, and comments will be considered by the International Steering Committee at its next meeting to be held shortly, so you are advised to act quickly so that your views are taken into account.

Global Sustainable Development Report 2019 released

The Global Sustainable Development Report 2019 is now available for download on the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform. 

The GSDR will be discussed at the Summit and is specifically mentioned for the first session on Wednesday, 25 September  in the context of critical entry points. In addition to many references to health, reproductive health specifically is included in the following paragraph on page 40:

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Summary by the President of ECOSOC of the HLPF 2019 - 9AUG2019

Please find attached a link to the Summary by the President of the Economic and Social Council of the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Council at its 2019 session: https://undocs.org/en/E/HLPF/2019/8

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Second version of the Nairobi Statement on ICPD25

The second version of the Nairobi Statement on ICPD25: Accelerating the Promise  is the result of extensive consultations with and among various stakeholders and constituencies involved in the Nairobi process over the last two months, including feedback from members of the International Steering Committee (ISC) on

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UN Grounds Pass Suspension for NGOs

The following information is only relevant to NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC.

All NGO UN Grounds Passes (annual and temporary) will be suspended from Monday, 23 September 2019 – Sunday, 1 October 2019. This means that you will not be able to enter the UN building using your UN Grounds Pass during this period. As you know, Special Event Tickets will be required.

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Invitation to UN World Data Forum webinar: IMPROVING STATISTICAL LITERACY | 6 September | 10:00 AM (EDT)

The United Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF) team is pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar on “IMPROVING STATISTICAL LITERACY” on Friday, 6 September 2019 at 10:00 am (EDT).

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CSO Forum Update

Please see below for an update on the CSO Forum. 

General Information

The CSO Forum will take place on Tuesday, 24 September 2019 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM in Conference Room 4 at UN Headquarters in New York.

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Signature sessions and call for organizing concurrent sessions at Nairobi Summit

The titles and short descriptions of the Signature sessions have been posted on the Nairobi Summit website: 

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SDG Summit & CSO Forum Update

During the UNGA high-level week all UN Grounds Passes for ECOSOC-accredited organizations will be suspended, as is the usual practice. All representatives from the Major Groups and other Stakeholders will require a Special Event Ticket (SET) and a government-issued photo ID to pass through the NYPD security barrier at 2nd Avenue, as well as to pass through the security gate to enter the United Nations building

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