Urgent: General Assembly Special Session in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 3-4 December

Please note that we have received the following information on the above event.

The portal for applications for the special-accreditation of ECOSOC non-accredited CSOs for the UNGASS in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (03-04 December 2020) has been opened yesterday 12 November. 

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UN General Assembly Special Session, 3-4 December 2020 – What are the implications for CSOs?

The arrangements for the General Assembly Special Session in response to the COVID‑19 pandemic (as discussed in the previous posting: UN General Assembly Special Session on COVID-19 pandemic) could potentially have serious implications for civil society organizations (CSOs) and other stakeholders.

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UN General Assembly Special Session on COVID-19 pandemic

The General Assembly will host a special session in response to the COVID‑19 pandemic at the level of Heads of State and Government, at UN Headquarters on 3 and 4 December from 09.00 to 21.00 hours (New York time).

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General Assembly resolution on theme for 2021 ECOSOC/HLPF and related SDGs

After lengthy consultations, which began last February, the UN General Assembly resolution entitled “Review process of the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 67/290 and 70/299 on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the global level and resolution 72/305 on the strengthening of the Economic and Social Council” was adopted through the silence procedure on 3 August. It provides the theme and lists the nine SDGs that will be reviewed in depth at the 2021 session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) and UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

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UN General Assembly, sets modalities for 75th session – new dates

The General Assembly adopted five decisions on 21 and 22 July, which include the modalities for a virtual opening of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly and revised dates for the summit on biodiversity and the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.

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Proposed changes in General Debate format for 75th UN General Assembly session: Stakeholder and CSO participation and rescheduling of 25th Anniversary of Fourth World Conference on Women

A  proposal on the format of the 75^th UN General Assembly,  made by the current President, H.E. Tijjani Muhammad Bande, was discussed during a virtual meeting on 12 June. Member States are invited to submit written comments by today, 19 June.

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2018 Solutions Summit at UNHQ: Submit a project or apply for Selection Committee!

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...

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Stakeholders: Apply to speak, attend, propose questions, or for Selection Committee

On 5-6 September 2017, the President of the UN General Assembly will convene a two-day High-level Meeting of the General Assembly to discuss the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the positioning of UN-Habitat in this regard, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 71/256.

At the request of the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA), UN-NGLS is facilitating a process to identify:

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Apply: Global Compact on Migration - May to December Thematic Sessions & Multi-stakeholder Hearings in NY, Geneva and Vienna

In accordance with United Nations General Assembly resolution 71/1, the "New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants," a preparatory process is underway for the intergovernmental negotiations of a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration, to be adopted at an intergovernmental conference on international migration in 2018. As part of this preparatory process, the President of the General Assembly is organizing a series of informal thematic sessions between April 2017 and November 2017, as well as four days of informal interactive multi-stakeholder hearings between April 2017 and June 2018, in accordance with the organizational arrangements adopted by the UN General Assembly. An informational note about the preparatory process is available here.

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Apply for 8-9 May Thematic Session in Geneva & Stakeholder Steering Committee: UNGA preparatory process for a global compact for migration

At the request of the Office of the President of the General Assembly, UN-NGLS, UN DESA, UN University, and the UN Global Compact, with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), are facilitating the participation of the stakeholders listed above in the informal interactive multi-stakeholder hearings and the six informal thematic sessions of the preparatory process for a global compact on migration. An informational note about the preparatory process is available here.

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