9th Meeting of the IAEG-SDGs – Update 6

6 Tier reclassification requests of Tier III indicators 

Reclassification requests of nine Tier III indicators/sub-indicators were discussed: 

4.2.1 Proportion of children under 5 years of age who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex 

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Follow-up of IAEG-SDGs 2020 Comprehensive Review Call

Many thanks for participating in the conference call on the “IAEG-SDGs 2020 Comprehensive Review”. We would like to extend our gratitude to Viveka Palm, co-chair of the IAEG-SDGs, and Benjamin Rae, UN Statistics Division, for providing an overview on the objectives, context and timeline for the IAEG-SDGs 2020 Comprehensive Review. We would also like to acknowledge their kind and extensive responses to the questions being posed on the call.

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Webinar on 2020 Comprehensive Review of SDG Indicators - Jun 3 - 9AM NY-time

We hope this message finds you well. We are pleased to invite you to a webinar on the 2020 Comprehensive Review of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs). It is a great pleasure to announce that the UN Statistics Division and IAEG-SDG co-chair, Viveka Palm, will present the 2020 Comprehensive Review and the possibility for stakeholder engagement in a webinar on June 3^rd at 9am NY-time.

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ICPD25: engaging civil society

We have received the following:

Allow me to introduce myself: my name is Tim Thomas and I am consulting for UNFPA as the CSO/NGO Focal Point for the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25. The Summit will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development and will be co-convened by UNFPA, with the Governments of Kenya and Denmark. My task is to engage with you in the lead-up to this Summit. 

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Travel Support to the 2019 HLPF for MGoS Participants

The deadline Nomination Form for Travel Support to the 2019 HLPF for MGoS participants is soon approaching on Wednesday 29 May 2019.

Click here for further information and to access the nomination form.

HLPF Update

Updates: 

1. Registration [New Update]

2. Political Declaration [New Update]

3. SDG Summit & HLPF Political Declaration

4. Capacity Development Workshop - For participants who have never attended HLPF [New Update]

5. Paragraph 89 Reports

6. Side Events

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WMG intervention on HLPF Political Declaration

The Women’s Major Group made the attached statement at the second discussion of the HLPF Political Declaration.

UNFPA launches Nairobi Summit Newsletter

UNFPA has launched the  Nairobi Summit Newsletter. (See below)

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On the road to Nairobi 

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Zero Draft - Political Declaration of the SDG Summit

The Zero Draft for the Political Declaration of the SDG Summit is being discussed today, 22 May. Negotiations are also scheduled for Friday 7 June and Wednesday 12 June. 

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NGO Guidelines for Parallel Reports for Beijing+25

The final version of the NGO Guidelines for Parallel Reports for Beijing +25 is now available. Please share widely and provide any comments to the authors. 

It includes the following timetable for planned events leading up to the High-level meeting of the General Assembly in September 2020:

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