REMINDER: Apply for special accreditation to attend the 21 July Multi-Stakeholder Hearing on Beijing+25

Reminder: 16 March 2020 deadline for relevant entities that are not in consultative status with ECOSOC to apply for special accreditation to attend the Beijing+25 multi-stakeholder hearing on 21 July and/or the high-level meeting on 23 September 2020.

Dear CSO partners,

In accordance with the General Assembly resolution 73/340, a high-level meeting (HLM) of the UN General Assembly on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women will be held on 23 September 2020, with the overall theme: “Accelerating the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls,” at the UN Headquarters in New York.

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51st session of the UN Statistical Commission – Update 2

During 2019 the IAEG-SDGs met twice in Beirut and Addis Ababa and also held 15 virtual meetings and teleconferences. The Group reviewed progress on the methodological development of tier III indicators and reviewed and updated the tier classification. It discussed the process for the 2020 comprehensive review; specific proposals for replacement, revision, addition, deletion and refinement; ongoing work on data disaggregation; its future workplan; how new data sources can be used to facilitate monitoring of the 2030 Agenda, including integrating geospatial information with statistics for monitoring the SDGs; and best practices relating to SDG implementation and reporting at all levels.

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[5th March, 11AM - 1PM] - Briefing on the STI Forum

The President of ECOSOC will convene a briefing on the 5th multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) on 5 March 2020, from 11:00am to 13:00pm in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, at the UN HQs in New York.

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CSW64 Decision: 1-Day procedural on March 9, then suspend the session - next steps TBD

Following the UN Secretary General’s recommendation to drastically scale back the upcoming session of the CSW due to Covid-19 concerns, the Commission debated alternative formats and dates and explored several possibilities for the 9-20 March session.

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51st session of the UN Statistical Commission – Update 1

The 51^st session of the Statistical Commission will take place at the UN in New York from 3-6 March 2020.

Agenda item 3a relates to the data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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CSW64 / Beijing+25 (2020) Advisory

The following information has been posted on the UN Women website

In light of the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the UN Secretary-General has suggested to the Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) that Member States consider amending the format and conduct of the session.

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2nd Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Pre-registration is now open for the 2nd Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to be held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, 2-3 April 2020

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Gender Equality Action Coalitions

Gender Equality Action Coalition applications are due on Feb 21 (see attached). Each Action Coalition will be open to a large group of members, which can be Women’s/ Feminist CSOs, scientific institutions, progressive businesses, etc. 

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REMINDER: CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS: UN World Data Forum 2020 | 18-21 October 2020 | Bern, Switzerland

Just a friendly reminder. The call for session proposals for the UNWDF 2020 is currently open and will close in two weeks, on 31 January 2020. For more information as well as materials about the call for proposals, please visit: http://bit.ly/UNWDF2020_session_proposals.

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In lead up to Generation Equality Forum, Action Coalition themes announced

We are very excited to announce the themes of the six Generation Equality Action Coalitions. They are innovative partnerships between governments, civil society, international organizations and businesses and will deliver game-changing results for women and girls.

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