An explosive start to an unconventional event: the Global Festival of Action is live!

The Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development has kicked off today in Bonn, Germany, to the sound of beatboxing and bold calls for change, action, and inclusion to achieve the SDGs. Check out the wrap up video!

Following the Opening Plenary, Festival-goers created a network with the SDG colors to celebrate action for sustainable development happening everywhere, engaging everyone. Keep reading for an overview of the most exciting…

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Event Invitations: Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development (21 & 23 March)

As we push into the 3rd year of implementation for the Sustainable Development Goals, we are keen to continue to share the most inspiring examples of sustainable development in action. That’s why we are delighted to be hosting a number of sessions at the Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development. We believe that the 3 day programme (21-23 March, Bonn, Germany) will provide a key moment for reflection and for joint planning across civil society. We hope you will join us at the following meetings:…

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[Webinar] Gender-Responsive National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes

How can countries make their NAP processes more gender-responsive?

Gender-responsive approaches go beyond sensitivity to the differences between women and men—they actively seek to promote gender equality. Applying this to the NAP process requires attention to gender throughout the iterative cycle of planning, implementation,…

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2018 HLPF Side event application now available (until April 30th)

We have received the following from DESA/DSD: 

We are pleased to inform you that the 2018 HLPF side event application is now open. The updated electronic application form can be found at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2018/sideevents

Please make sure to review the updated Guidelines for Organizers of Side events, available here

The deadline for applications is April 30^th 2018.

ECOSOC Partnership Forum (April 4th)

We have received the following regarding the ECOSOC Partnership Forum:

We are glad to share the flyer of the ECOSOC Partnership Forum, to take place on April 4^th 2018. 

You can RSVP, before March 26^th, by using this link.

More details are available at https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/events/2018-5

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Four Ways Cities are Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals

What do Hawaii, Kelowna, Baltimore, and Winnipeg have in common?

Not much, you might think. But actually, each of these places is working in their own way on a system to track how well their citizens are doing against specific indicators. 

We recently sat down with four representatives from initiatives who want to localize the SDGs in their communities in North America. We wanted to understand how the SDGs can be used at a local level, how these initiatives have moved forward, what impacts have been seen, and if these communities had advice for others who want to integrate the SDGs into their local planning and sustainability work.

Read the short blog post here.

Details of launch of global report and webinar "Best Practices in VNRs submitted in 2017" March 15th 9am-10.45am EST and 14.00-15.45pm GMT

Join us for the Global Launching of the the Report “Progressing National SDG Implementation: An independent assessment of the Voluntary National Review reports submitted to the United Nations High-level Political Forum in 2017″.

This report was commissioned by the following civil society organisations : the Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC);  International Forum of National NGO Platforms(IFP-FIP); Action for Sustainable Development (A4SD); Together 2030; Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD); and WWF-UK…

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Save the Date: ECOSOC Partnership Forum 4 April

We have received the following from UNDESA/DSD:

In attachment, please find the save the date for the 2018 ECOSOC Partnership Forum, which will take place on 4 April in the Trusteeship Council Chamber at UNHQ in New York.

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CSO opening statement

I am here today to speak as a representative of civil society, as part of the Regional CSO Engagement Mechanism for this process, and to present the outcomes of the preparatory CSO Forum of yesterday. We met with 70 civil society representatives from diverse constituencies and sub-regions. Unfortunately there have been fewer participants than last year due to funding constraints, but nevertheless an increased engagement and motivation…

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Nexus Conference to input to SDG Ministerial Declaration -16-18th of April

The Nexus Climate-Water-Food-Energy through an Urban Lens will be held in Chapel Hill North Carolina from the 16-18^th of April 2018. This is your chance to input to what will be the Chapel Hill Message for the High-Level Political Forum. We hope elements will be picked up by the negotiators for the Ministerial Declaration…

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