Civil Society welcomes the Political Declaration adopted at UN meeting on 25th Anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development

Civil society organisations attending the UN Commission on Population and Development (CPD) welcome the unanimously agreed historic political declaration at the beginning of its meeting at the United Nations in New York, 1-5 April 2019.

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CPD52 - draft declaration - update on silence procedure

In the email below, the Chair has confirmed that the silence has not been broken and that the text of the draft declaration will be adopted on 1 April 1 in the opening session of the CPD:

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Discussions on revised text for CPD political declaration

The chair conducted the revised text for the political declaration, (See: Next version of Political Declaration for CPD now available) with the changes to operative paras (OP) 1, 3 and 5, in the second and final day of consultations on 25 March. OP 1 included a change in the verb “provide” to “offr” related to review conferences, which was a concern for the Russian Federation. 

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Register for the next MGoS webinar: April 3, 4, 5

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs invites you to attend the third webinar for Major Groups and other Stakeholders (MGoS) in a series in preparation for the 2019 High-Level Political Forum: Inputs and Outcomes of the HLPF

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SDG Summit 2019 Website launched

For your information, the official website of the SDG Summit 2019 has been launched. The link is: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgsummit

STI Forum - Preparatory Briefing and more

Please, find attached the information about a briefing that the President of ECOSOC is organizing on the preparations for the ECOSOC multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals. The briefing will be held on 4 April 2019, from 1:15PM – 2:30PM in the ECOSOC Chamber. 

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Next version of Political Declaration for CPD now available

H E Mr Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica, the Chairperson designate, has circulated a revised draft of the Political Declaration. The next consultations, at which it will be discussed, will be held on Monday 25 March.

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HLPF Side Event and Exhibitions applications now open

The Department of Economic and Social Affairs is pleased to announce that the applications for Side Events and Exhibitions to be held at the margins of the 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the auspices of ECOSOC are open as of today, Monday, 18 March 2019. The application can be found at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2019/#other. Please ensure that you review the side event guidelines and exhibition guidelines before applying.

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Apply now! - SDG Learning, Training and Practice Sessions - 2019 HLPF

Co-organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DESA/DSDG) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) during the 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the auspices of ECOSOC

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HLPF Programme now available

The draft programme for the High-Level Political Forum under the auspices of ECOSOC and the High-Level Segment of ECOSOC, taking place 9-18 July, 2019 at UNHQ in New York, is now available online. 

More information on registration will be shared shortly.