Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:56AM As stated in Summit of the Future No 1, the role of civil society in the process for the Summit of the Future (SOTF) has been included from the beginning, (resolution 76/307) and is in line with processes for special sessions etc of the UN General Assembly held in previous years.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 7:41AM Following the adoption of General Assembly decision 77/568, the Ambassadors of Germany and Namibia, as the co-facilitators, within their mandate “to facilitate open, transparent and inclusive intergovernmental consultations on the preparatory process” for the Summit while “allow[ing] adequate time for negotiations on the Pact for the Future,” have begun the preparatory process leading to the Summit of the Future (SOTF).
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 11:15AM As pointed out by the UN Secretary-General Antònio Guterres, on 4 October 2023, world leaders have been talking to him about “our multilateral institutions are not delivering” and that there was criticism about a “mismatch between the institutions of global governance, and the economic and political realities of our world.”
Monday, November 27, 2023 at 11:20AM The enabling resolution A/RES/76/307, adopted in September 2022, established the modalities for the Summit of the Future (SOTF).
Recalling the commemoration of the 75th UN anniversary; their pledge to strengthen global governance; their welcoming of the UN Secretary-General’s report entitled “Our Common Agenda” while reaffirming the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (70/1) and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (69/313), Member States adopted the resolution including the following:
Monday, November 27, 2023 at 11:17AM Following the SDG Summit in September this year, the Summit of the Future (SOTF) will take place in 2024, with negotiations beginning this December.
The Commonwealth Medical Trust (Commat) will follow the process as it moves forward, with a series of briefings, the first being this week.
As your organization may have already been made aware, the cofacilitators, the Ambassadors of Germany and Namibia, will be holding a virtual consultation on 13 December 2023 from 10 am to 1 pm and from 3 pm to 6 pm (as needed) New York time.
Preparatory Process for the Summit of the Future
Registration Form: Pact for the Future: Virtual Consultation Registration
Monday, October 2, 2023 at 6:47PM To participate in the one-day UNECE region CSO Consultation on Population and Development: Ensuring Rights and Choices on Wednesday 18 October 2023, for participants from organizations in consultative status, please complete both this Consultation registration form and the Indico registration form on the UNECE website if you have not already done so, whether or not you are attending the UNECE Conference, using this link. The UNECE registration is required for access to UN buildings at the Palais des Nations.
ICPD +30, UNECE Region Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 7:36PM CSO Consultation on Population and Development: Ensuring Rights and Choices
in preparation for the UNECE Regional Conference on ICPD30
Geneva, 18 October 2023
Draft programme
ICPD30, UNECE Region Friday, September 29, 2023 at 4:17PM A one-day CSO Consultation on Population and Development: Ensuring Rights and Choices will be held at the Palais des Nations, 14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday 18 October 2023 from 08.00 – 18.00. It will precede the UNECE Regional Conference on ICPD30, to be held on 19 and 20 October also at the Palais des Nations, and will provide an opportunity for CSO input into the process.
Organizations wishing to participate are invited to register here. Self-funded participants can register until 6 October 2023.
ICPD30, UNECE Region Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 8:27AM On behalf of the ICPD30 Secretariat for the UNECE region, we are pleased to invite you to a virtual consultation for civil society on 08 September 2023, from 15:00 to 16:00 Central European time. The focus will be the upcoming ICPD30 Regional Conference, to be held in Geneva on 19-20 October.
ICPD30, UNECE Region Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 11:15AM The 2013 Chair’s summary called on Member States to “guarantee universal access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care” including, among other measures, strengthening comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programmes by training professionals; removing barriers to access contraceptive methods; eliminating preventable maternal mortality and morbidity; and ensuring the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
ICPD30, UNECE Region