Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 5:18AM 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.
Friday, March 2, 2018 at 4:57AM 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…
Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 2:52PM The Nexus Climate-Water-Food-Energy through an Urban Lens will be held in Chapel Hill North Carolina from the 16-18th 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…
Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 2:45PM 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.)
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 8:19AM 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…
PGA Friday, February 23, 2018 at 9:35AM 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?…
2030 Agenda, HLPF 2018 Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 7:26AM 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:…
Young People Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 5:05AM 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…
Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 4:33AM 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…
2030 Agenda, Europe Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 9:20AM 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