Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 8:17AM The analysis considered the number of statements made by MGoS during the Forum and the General Debate, as well as side events organized by MGoS during the HLPF
To that end we have received the following:…
Monday, August 13, 2018 at 5:10AM WHAT IS THE UN SOLUTIONS SUMMIT?
UN Solutions Summit is an annual catalytic gathering at UN Headquarters in New York during UN General Assembly high-level week at the end of September. This initiative lifts up and advances the work of exceptional teams who are already developing innovative solutions that address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The gathering serves as a catalyst to convene resources and talent around solution-makers...
Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 4:36PM | Meeting/Event | Date | Venue |
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3rd Regional Conference on Population and Development for |
7-10 August 2018 |
Lima, Peru |
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UNECE ICPD Regional Review Meeting |
1-2 October 2018 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
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Africa Regional Ministerial ICPD Review Conference |
2-5 October 2018 |
Accra, Ghana |
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Mid-Term Review of the Sixth Asian and Pacific |
26-28 Nov 2018 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
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High Level ICPD-SDG Regional Review Conference |
30 Oct-1 Nov 2018 |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 5:15PM We have received the following:
We are pleased to inform you that the organizational session of the Ad hoc open-ended working group, established by General Assembly resolution 72/277 of 10 May 2018 entitled Towards a Global Pact for the Environment will be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 5 to 7 September 2018 to examine matters related to the organization of the work of the ad hoc open-ended working group, including the duration and number of its substantive sessions...
Monday, July 30, 2018 at 7:15PM Friday, 13 July 2018, 4:30 – 6:30 pm UN Headquarters, Conference Room 4
Lead Discussant remarks of Sylvia Beales, Gray Panthers/Stakeholder Group on Ageing.
Ageing is transforming our world. We are all ageing. Older persons are the fastest growing population group globally, reaching 22% by 2050 with 54 percent of that number being women, and almost 60 percent living in urban areas, with 46 per cent those aged 60 years and over living with disabilities. Older people experience complex forms of exclusion and marginalization based on a range of intersecting inequalities that reinforce discriminations based on age, gender and disability…
HLPF 2018 Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 6:23PM We have received the following from NGO Major Groups on behalf of Saionara König-Reis, Head of NY Office and Representative to the UN, Dianova International;
Dear NGO MG colleagues,
On behalf of the Social Media Task Team I want to thank you for doing your share in strengthening the NGO MG collective online advocacy efforts before, during and (now) after this HLPF. This year has been particularly effective because of your contributions with messages, videos, likes, shares and statements - THANK YOU and please continue to share.
Now the HLPF is over, but our collective actions are not!…
HLPF 2018 Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 11:32AM It is possible that there will be a vote on the gender equality paragraph of the Ministerial Declaration. (See: Letter by the President of ECOSOC transmitting the draft ministerial declaration) To support the paragraph as drafted, the WMG drafted the following statement this morning. It will be adapted and used in their external messaging as well as with their advocacy with Member States…
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 2:16PM We have received the following from the SDG Media Zone Team:
To engage people all over the world in the important conversations happening at the High-Level Political Forum, the UN Department of Public Information, in collaboration with its partners, UN Foundation and Public Foundation, has organized the SDG Media Zone from 9-17 July at UN Headquarters…
HLPF 2018 Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 8:09AM The attached letter from the President of ECOSOC, H.E. Marie Chatardova has been sent to all Permanent Representatives and Permanent Observers of the United Nations, transmitting the text of the draft ministerial declaration of the 2018 high-level political forum on sustainable development and of the high-level segment of the 2018 session of the Council (also attached)...
Monday, July 16, 2018 at 8:03AM We have received the following from DESA-OISC:
Please check the revised Information Note for MGoS attending the HLPF. It includes more detailed information on gallery tickets and the MGoS morning briefings during the second week.
It can also be found at https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2018#registration.
Please encourage your colleagues to review this document carefully.
HLPF 2018