Final Call For Attending African Regional Youth Conference In Kampala-Uganda 15th-16th August 2019 Silver Springs Hotel, Bugolobi

Greetings from Uganda. The preparations for the Africa Regional Youth conference on Reproductive Health, Economic Empowerment and Leadership is on course .

Do not miss out on the opportunity to showcase what you do in relation to young people by filling the Exhibition form attached (few slots available).

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Save the Date: 10th Meeting of the IAEG-SDGs, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21-24 October 2019

UNSD is pleased to announce that the 10th Meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on the Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) is scheduled to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 21-24 October 2019, kindly hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Additional details regarding logistics and registration will be posted on the IAEG-SDG website when available.

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[REGISTRATION NOW OPEN]: High-Level Review of SAMOA Pathway, 27 September 2019, New York

Deadline: 16 August 2019.

In accordance with General Assembly resolution 72/307, interested relevant major groups organizations that currently accredited by ECOSOC and that have been accredited to participate in the UN Conferences below must register to attend the event:

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Registration for the Nairobi Summit is now open

Heads of state, ministers, parliamentarians, technical experts, civil society representatives, private sector partners, faith-based leaders, youth leaders, advocates and many others will be in attendance. Visit the conference registration site at the link below.

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UN World Data Forum webinar invitation: VISUALIZING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE SDGs | 25 July | 10:00 AM (EDT)

The United Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF) team is pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar on “VISUALIZING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE SDGs” on Thursday, 25 July 2019 at 10:00 am (EDT). 

VISUALIZING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE SDGs

Thursday, 25 July 2019 

10:00 am (EDT)

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Collective MGoS “outcome” of 2019 HLPF - Review by 16 July @ 10 PM EST

From volunteer MGoS drafting team: 

Dear MGoS Coordination Mechanism,

Hope this finds you well, as we continue into the second week of the 2019 High Level Political Forum. 

Last week when many of us gathered for the MGoS pre-meeting (on Monday 8 July, at the UN), those present voiced collective frustration over the Political Declaration agreed on 2 July 2019

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High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage United Nations Headquarters- New York 23 September 2019

The President of the UN General Assembly will convene a one-day High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 23 September 2019 from 9am to 6pm, one day before the start of the General Debate of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. The overall theme of the meeting is: Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World.

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INVITATION: Human rights and the 2030 Agenda

12 July, 1:15-2:30, Conference Room 1, UNHQ - with keynote by H.E. Inga Rhonda King, President of ECOSOC

Please see the following note from OHCHR.

Address all questions to: newyork@ohchr.org

In the words of Amina Mohammed, UN’s Deputy Secretary-General:

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Important Update - CR4 Access / MGoS Daily Morning Meeting / VNR Task Group

If you have any HLPF participants within your delegation who have not signed up to the MGoS Coordination Mechanism please encourage them to do so.

You can access the sign up form via the HLPF website (see the orange box):  https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/mgos

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Important - 2019 HLPF Information Note for MGoS Participants

Attached is the 2019 HLPF Information Note for MGoS Participants.

It contains useful information on where to obtain your UN pass, where and when you can access the UN building, and the new ticket system in place to allow access to the public gallery of Conference Room 4 during the HLPF.