Next steps towards CPD52 and the Political Declaration

Following the informal informal consultations on Wednesday 6 March for the zero draft of the political declaration of the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) for the 52nd session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD52), H E Mr Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica, the Chairperson designate, will circulate a further ‘tweaked’ draft before the next consultations which are scheduled to take place on Monday 25 March. 

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ICPD25 – from now to the Nairobi Summit [Posting 2]

The months between Commission on Population and Development (CPD) 1-5 April and theNairobi Summit, to be held 13-15 November 2019, will provide an opportunity for discussion and strategizing at the national and regional levels.

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ICPD25 – from now to the Nairobi Summit [Posting 1]

The process leading up to the Summit will begin at the forthcoming session of the UN Commission on Population and Development (CPD), which will meet 1-5 April at the United Nations in New York.  

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50th session of the UN Statistical Commission opens in New York [Posting 1]

Mr Liu Zenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General opened the 50^thsession of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC), with the first two sessions held in the General Assembly Hall. Zachary Mwangi of Kenya was again elected Chair. He referred to the UNSCs successes including its session at the 2018 High-level Political Forum (HLPF)

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CSW63 Townhall Meeting of Civil Society and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, 12 March 1:15 pm, UNHQ

The townhall is an opportunity for civil society to engage with the Secretary-General António Guterres and his senior leadership on topics pertaining to gender equality and the work of the UN. The event is part of ongoing dialogue and engagement between civil society organizations and the Office of the Secretary-General.

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Call for Innovations: Share your workable tech solutions to achieve the SDGs! Through 29 March 2019

Ahead of the fourth annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum), to be held at UN Headquarters in New York from 14 to 15 May 2019, the UN Department of Economic Affairs (UN DESA), in collaboration with the Global Innovation Exchange (GIE), is inviting innovators from around the world to submit their scientific and technological solutions to the challenges impeding progress towards one of these five in-focus SDGs: 

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Update on UNECE Regional Forum for Sustainable Development

The UNECE Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (RFSD) will be held in Geneva on 21-22 March, preceded by a Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (RCEM) Civil Society Pre-Meeting on 20-21 March.

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INVITATION: “What’s changed?” UNFPA's first ICPD25 conversation - Tuesday 5 March, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. [New York time]

UNFPA is excited to invite you to its first “What’s Changed?" conversation, taking place tomorrow in NYC. This will be the first in a series of discussions on ICPD25 in the lead-up to The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 in November 2019.

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UHC High-Level Meeting: Get Involved Now

We have received the following from Global Health Strategies | UHC Coalition

We are writing to make sure you saw the important deadlines coming up in March that will help lay the groundwork for the High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, which will take place on 23 September 2019 at the UN Headquarters in New York City.

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CPD52 zero-draft political declaration

The zero-draft political declaration for CPD52 is now available as circulated to UN Members States by the Chair of the Commission with the letter of transmittal. 

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