Comments at CS Pre-meeting to UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies, Geneva 28 February 2018

The Global Indicator Framework (GIF), developed by the IAEG-SDGs, was adopted as the final “piece” of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development during 2017. The list of 232 indicators  accompanies the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and 169 targets, with at least one indicator for each target . (In reality the list of indicators comprises 244, but there are some that are repeated under different targets and in addition there are moves to separate a few indicators into two.) 

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Stakeholders: Apply to speak, attend, or for Selection Committee for the General Assembly's High-level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace

The President of the General Assembly is convening a two-day high-level meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, 24-25 April 2018 at UN Headquarters in New York with the aim to discuss ways to support peace in practice. 

At the request of the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA), UN-NGLS and the UN Peacebuilding Support Office are facilitating a process to identify 8 stakeholder respondents for the interactive dialogues, and for stakeholders to apply to…

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Progressing National SDG Implementation An independent assessment of the Voluntary National Review reports submitted to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum in 2017 March 15th, 2018, 9:00 - 10:45am EST | 14.00-15.45pm GMT

What are Voluntary National Reviews?

VNRs are one of the key mechanisms to track the implementation progress of the commitments enshrined in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Presented annually at the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), they aim to promote accountability to citizens, support effective international cooperation, and foster exchange of best practices and mutual learning.

Why attend this webinar?…

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Reminder - Call for Application: Pre-APFSD Youth Forum 2018, 23-24 March, Bangkok

The Call for Application to the Pre-APFSD Youth Forum is still open until Friday, 23 February! Using past year's Asia-Pacific Youth Call to Action and regional development roadmaps as frameworks for a review and dialogue process, we are inviting young people (30 years and below) from youth-led and youth-serving organisations across Asia and the Pacific to participate in the forum, "Transformations for Sustainable and Resilient Societies:…

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(Date limite: 5 Mars) Formulaire d'inscription: Atelier sous-régional sur le renforcement des capacités des parties prenantes Afrique de l'Ouest (Dakar, 23 Mars)

We have received the following from DESA:

DESA / Division de Développement Durable organise un atelier sous-régional de renforcement des capacités des parties prenantes d'une journée pour informer les parties prenantes concernées sur l'avancement des processus nationaux de suivi et d'examen. L'inclusion des Groupes Majeurs et des autres parties prenantes dans le partage de ces expériences sera essentielle pour continuer à défendre l'esprit d'inclusion et de transparence sur lequel repose l'Agenda 2030. Fournir aux Groupes Majeurs…

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Regional Forum on Sustainable Development – 3 weeks to go!

In only three weeks, on 1-2 March 2018, the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE region will be held at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG). 

Are you registered? 

Registration is still open. Make sure you register through the registration link, preferably by 16 February 2018…

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[Reminder] Call for Exhibitions: HLPF 2018

Please be reminded of the call for proposals of exhibitions during the 2018 HLPF. The deadline to submit proposals is 28 February. More information can be found here: Call for Exhibition: HLPF 2018

Seventh meeting of the IAEG-SDGs, 9-12 April, Vienna, Austria

The format for the upcoming meeting of the IAEG-SDGs will follow a different format from previous meetings insofar as there will be one day (9 April) for a Members meeting, followed by a three-day Plenary session (10-12 April), which will be open to all countries, international and regional agencies and entities.  Other stakeholders are also invited to attend.

The objectives of the meeting are to:…

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2018 HLPF: New Blog post by Dr. Lisa Guppy, UN University, "A Starting Point to Solve the Global Water Crisis"

A new 2018 HLPF blog post by Dr. Lisa Guppy, from the United Nations University, on "A Starting Point to Solve the Global Water Crisis" is now posted at: 

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2018/blog#1feb

Seventh session of the IAEG-SDGs, Vienna, Austria, 10-12 April 2018

We have received the following information on civil society applications to attend the Seventh Meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goals in Vienna, Austria from 10-12 April 2018:…

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