Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 7:27PM Save the date
United Nations Observance of International Women’s Day 2021
Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future on a COVID-19 world on the way to the Generation Equality Forum
Monday, February 8, 2021 at 3:47PM The Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (RSEM) for the UN Economic Commission for Europe UNECE) is responsible for planning interventions and strategy meetings related to the Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (RFSD) for the region
UNECE RFSD 2021
The meeting will take place on 17 and 18 March
RFSD Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 10:19AM SDGs in Action Film Festival
01 February 2021 - 20 March 2021
The 2021 SDGs in Action Film Festival, coordinated by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ Division for Sustainable Development Goals (UN DESA/DSDG) in connection with the annual meeting of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), will showcase the winning entries from around the world from the 2021 SDGs in Action Film Competition.
Monday, February 1, 2021 at 2:50PM Each UN Regional Commissions is organizing its Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSDs) in the lead up to the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to be convened from 6-15 July 2021, under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
The HLPF thematic focus is Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, that promotes the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development: Building an inclusive and effective path for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda in the context of the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development.
HLPF 2021 Monday, January 18, 2021 at 6:23AM Engaging Stakeholders in implementation and follow up of the 2030 Agenda
A framework to analyze the quality of stakeholder engagement
VIRTUAL LAUNCHING
26 January 2021, 8:30AM – 9:45AM (EST)
2030 Agenda Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 8:38PM Please see this message from UN Women below:
Dear ECOSOC-accredited NGOs,
We hope that this message finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. We would first like to thank you for your understanding and patience regarding details around the format and arrangements for participation at the sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 12:12PM Report and comments, by Marge Berer, 16 December 2020
This Special Session of the General Assembly (GA) was originally scheduled as a two-day event on 3-4 December 2020. On both days, it began at 9:30am New York time and ended late at night. The intention was to give every member of the United Nations the opportunity to make a statement to the General Assembly about what is happening in their countries due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 11:49AM The Commonwealth Medical Trust (Commat) was one of only three NGOs[*] to speak in the general debate of the UN General Assembly Special Session in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (resumed session on
In her statement, Marianne Haslegrave, Commat’s Director, highlighted not only the work of healthcare workers worldwide and those involved in the development of vaccines against COVID-19, but also the role of civil society organizations in post-pandemic recovery efforts.
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 11:23AM In his letter dated 7 December the President of the General Assembly announced that the Special Session will resume at 15.00 hours (New York time) on Monday 14 December to continue to hear speakers in the general debate.
These will include 5 videos from Member States; 2 videos from the Holy See and Palestine; 16 statements from Member States, which were meant to be delivered by Permanent Representatives from the floor; and video interventions from civil society.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 3:25PM The Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly gave the following information on the Special Session in his briefing yesterday: