Extended Deadline!: Stakeholders E-consultation On the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under review at the 2019 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)

Stakeholders E-consultation On the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under review at the 2019 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 

Share your inputs on the SDGs under review at the 2019 HLPF!

Extended Deadline: 22 February 2018

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The Global Launch of the EAT-Lancet Commission

EAT gathered 37 of the planet’s foremost experts to find the answer and for the first time ever, propose scientific targets for what constitutes a healthy diet from a sustainable food system.

We are thrilled to invite you to the global launch of the report of the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health.

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Nairobi Summit on ICPD25: Accelerating the promise, 13-15 November 2019

The Government of the Republic of Kenya and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have announced the convening of a high-level conference to advance the implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action. 

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Stakeholders E-consultation On the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under review at the 2019 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)

We have received he following from DESA:  

Please, note that all existing processes, including the collection of written inputs from MGoS groups/constituencies on the HLPF theme will continue and specific information should be shared in due course by the Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development (OISC).

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HLPF VNR Webinar for Major Groups and other Stakeholders - Register Now!

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs invites you to attend the second webinar for Major Groups and other Stakeholders (MGoS) in a series in preparation for the 2019 High-Level Political Forum:

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Stakeholders E-consultation On the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under review at the 2019 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)

Share your inputs on the SDGs under review at the 2019 HLPF!

Deadline: 8 February 2018

Background: 

When adopting the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Member States decided to undertake thematic reviews of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including cross-cutting issues. 

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HRC intersessional meeting: States to discuss synergies between human rights and the 2030 Agenda [16 January 2019]

States to discuss synergies between human rights and the 2030 Agenda

GENEVA (11 January 2019) – A meeting mandated by the Human Rights Council is set to explore synergies between the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and human rights in Geneva on 16 January.

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Deadlines for Regional Forums and HLPF

The dates and deadlines for the forums and HLPF, which has the theme Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality are set out below. The SDGs under review this year are education (SDG4), decent work (SDG8), inequality (SDG10), climate change (SDG13), peace (SDG16), and Means of Implementation (SDG17).

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Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE region (21-22 March 2019, Geneva)

The Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region will be held on Thursday, 21 March, and Friday, 22 March 2019, at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG). The Regional Forum will be aligned with the theme of the 2019 High-level Political Forum: "Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality".

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2019 – a critical year for staying on-track to realize SDGs

As stated in the UN DESA Voice, 2019 will be a critical year for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Two High-level Political Forums will take place: one in July under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which will complete its first cycle; and one in September at the summit level under the auspices of the General Assembly.

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