COVID-19 disruption of UN meetings around the world

As reported by the IISD Knowledge Hub there are numerous postponements and cancellations of UN meetings around the world that will affect, among others, the preparations for the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the Climate Change Conference in Glasgow and the fifth UN conference on the least developed countries (LDCs). 

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Urgent Information on CPD53

Please see attached the letter from the Chair of the CPD postponing the CPD53 until June at the latest. No clear plans are currently in place, but additional updates will be sent as plans are made for negotiations (potentially online to start and finalized in person). 

[Register now] Virtual Civil Society Forum on UNECE RFSD 2020 (Tomorrow: 18 Mar, 10:00-17:10 CET)

It's time to register for our virtual civil society forum, find links below! We will send a more detailed agenda of the virtual forum later today.

REGISTRATIONS

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Cancellation of 2020 ECOSOC Partnership Forum

In light of the current global outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has decided to cancel the 2020 ECOSOC Partnership Forum, scheduled to be held on 3 April 2020 in New York.

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Letter from the President of ECOSOC and revised ECOSOC meeting schedule

We have received the following email relating to the letter from the President of ECOSOC and the revised ECOSOC meeting schedule. Among the meetings that have been deferred are the ECOSOC Partnership Forum and the ECOSOC Multi-Stakeholder Forum on STI for the SDGs. 

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REMINDER: Apply for special accreditation to attend the 21 July Multi-Stakeholder Hearing on Beijing+25

Reminder: 16 March 2020 deadline for relevant entities that are not in consultative status with ECOSOC to apply for special accreditation to attend the Beijing+25 multi-stakeholder hearing on 21 July and/or the high-level meeting on 23 September 2020.

Dear CSO partners,

In accordance with the General Assembly resolution 73/340, a high-level meeting (HLM) of the UN General Assembly on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women will be held on 23 September 2020, with the overall theme: “Accelerating the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls,” at the UN Headquarters in New York.

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51st session of the UN Statistical Commission – Update 2

During 2019 the IAEG-SDGs met twice in Beirut and Addis Ababa and also held 15 virtual meetings and teleconferences. The Group reviewed progress on the methodological development of tier III indicators and reviewed and updated the tier classification. It discussed the process for the 2020 comprehensive review; specific proposals for replacement, revision, addition, deletion and refinement; ongoing work on data disaggregation; its future workplan; how new data sources can be used to facilitate monitoring of the 2030 Agenda, including integrating geospatial information with statistics for monitoring the SDGs; and best practices relating to SDG implementation and reporting at all levels.

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[5th March, 11AM - 1PM] - Briefing on the STI Forum

The President of ECOSOC will convene a briefing on the 5th multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) on 5 March 2020, from 11:00am to 13:00pm in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, at the UN HQs in New York.

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CSW64 Decision: 1-Day procedural on March 9, then suspend the session - next steps TBD

Following the UN Secretary General’s recommendation to drastically scale back the upcoming session of the CSW due to Covid-19 concerns, the Commission debated alternative formats and dates and explored several possibilities for the 9-20 March session.

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51st session of the UN Statistical Commission – Update 1

The 51^st session of the Statistical Commission will take place at the UN in New York from 3-6 March 2020.

Agenda item 3a relates to the data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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