Summary of key points on procedure for indicators based on Stefan Schweinfest’s briefings during post-2015 intergovernmental negotiating session on Wednesday 18 February and for NGOs on Thursday 19 February

Stefan Schweinfest, the Director of the Statistics Division (UNSD) DESA, gave two briefings in preparation for the session of the Statistical Commission (Stat Com), 3-6 March 2015, during the second negotiating session – the first on Wednesday during the negotiating session and the second on Thursday for the NGOs, in which Francesca Perucci from the UNSD also participated.  

1 Background

The Stat Com is one of the ECOSOC Commissions, along with the Commission on Population and Development and the Commission on the Status of Women. It is serviced by the UNSD and meets annually with the participation of some 140 Chief Statistical Officers,

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Intergovernmental negotiations on post-2015 development agenda, second session / Declaration

At the opening of the first informal meeting of the plenary of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda, on Tuesday, 17 February 2015, Co-Facilitator Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of Kenya, said that the “business of the week” was to discuss ways to break with the past by crafting a Declaration that focused on the future.

Co-facilitator David Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland, recalled that while the stocktaking session in January had reviewed the entire agenda for the negotiating process, this session would enable more detailed exchanges on the content, tone, and ambition of the Declaration. 

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Statement by Kiyomi Nagumo, WECAN on Violence against Women, Women full decision making, Climate and indigenous peoples

Muy buenos Días, Mi nombre es Kiyomi Nagumo, hablo en nombre de la Red por la tierra y el Clima (WECAN) y Mujeres de Europa por un Futuro Común (WECF)

A pesar de que muchos países han tratado de generar políticas para erradicar la violencia estructural. Tenemos que tener en cuenta que las estructuras de maltrato no pueden ser eliminadas si no estamos consientes de que vivimos en un sistema patriarcal, que las mujeres somos asumidas como un objeto y que las construcciones normativas, sociales, jurídicas y económicas se basan en nuestros cuerpos. Por lo tanto parte de la economía mundial es fruto del trabajo impago que realizamos.

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Intervention from the Women's Major Group (WMG) Section on “Follow up and Review” Post-2015

19 Feb 2015, UN New York 

Thank you, Your Excellencies. 

I'm Malyn Ando from the Asian-Pacific Women's Resource and Research Centre for Women, and I represent the Women’s Major Group, comprised of more than 600 women’s organisations around the globe. 

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Statement delivered by Eni Lestari on behalf of the Asia Pacific Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (RCEM) and the International Migrants Alliance

Delivered during General Assembly Informal Negotiations on Post-2015 Declaration, Thursday 19 February

Interactive Dialogue with Major Groups and other stakeholders

Thank you Mr. Co-facilitators for the opportunity given to us to be here and speak our respective issues and concerns in relation to post 2015 agenda.

I am speaking on behalf of the Asia Pacific Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism and the International Migrants Alliance to ensure that the voice of the most affected and the most marginalized by the current development model are heard.

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March Registration link for the Post-2015 Negotiations

We have received the following information about registration for the 3rd session of the post-2015 development agenda negotiations in March:

Dear colleagues,

Please be advised that the registration for the March session of the Post-2015 negotiations (23-27 March, 2015) has been posted and can be found at: http://bit.ly/sdgsandtargets

The deadline for registration is 6 March, 2015. Please note that no registrations will be accepted after this date due to security protocols. Only those who do not possess a valid UN badge need apply for a special event ticket. We encourage you to register as soon as possible to ensure that you are able to attend the session.

Best wishes,

Ms. Anjali Rangaswami
Major Groups Programme
UN DESA/DSD

Email: rangaswami@un.org

Intervention during General Assembly Informal Negotiations on Post-2015 Declaration, Thursday 19 February

Interactive Dialogue with Major Groups and other stakeholders

Marianne Haslegrave, Director, Commonwealth Medical Trust (Commat), through RutgersWPF

Thank you, Mr Co-facilitator. Honorable delegates:

I am speaking on behalf of the Health in Post-2015 Coalition. The Commonwealth Medical Trust (Commat) also contributes to the work of the Platform to promote SRHR Beyond 2015.  

At the outset we wish to thank Suriname for their powerful statement yesterday. 

Our intervention will focus on gender and health in the Post-2015 Declaration.

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Financing for Development Update 3

Regional consultations on Financing for Development 

A number of regional consultations are being held. They take different forms and there are different rules for civil society participation. Below is the information that is currently available:

12-13 March 2015 Santiago, Chile  -- Latin American and the Caribbean regional consultation on Financing for Development

Participation to this regional consultation is by invitation. It is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) and the Ministry for External Affairs, Chile

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Financing for Development Update 2

Change of date for Informal interactive hearings with civil society and the business sector changed to 9 April 2015

The preparatory process for the Addis Ababa Conference includes informal interactive hearings with civil society and the business sector, to be convened on 9 April 2015. The hearings will foster dialogue between Member States and non-governmental actors on all substantive issues related to the Conference. They will also provide civil society organizations and business sector entities with an opportunity to share their views and recommendations on the draft outcome document of the Conference, the zero draft for which is due to be made available at the end of February.

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Financing for Development Update 1

First drafting session of the outcome document of the third International Conference on Financing for Development

The first drafting session of the outcome document of the third International Conference on Financing for Development, Doha Declaration took place in New York, 28-30 January 2015. The Conference, which will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 13-16 July 2015, will focus on, inter alia:  assessing progress in the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and the Doha Declaration; addressing new and emerging issues; and reinvigorating and strengthening the financing for development follow-up process.

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