Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 8:29AM The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs invites you to attend the second webinar for Major Groups and other Stakeholders (MGoS) in a series in preparation for the 2019 High-Level Political Forum:
Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 6:56PM Background:
When adopting the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Member States decided to undertake thematic reviews of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including cross-cutting issues.
HLPF 2019 Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 11:54AM States to discuss synergies between human rights and the 2030 Agenda
GENEVA (11 January 2019) – A meeting mandated by the Human Rights Council is set to explore synergies between the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and human rights in Geneva on 16 January.
Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 5:06PM The dates and deadlines for the forums and HLPF, which has the theme Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality are set out below. The SDGs under review this year are education (SDG4), decent work (SDG8), inequality (SDG10), climate change (SDG13), peace (SDG16), and Means of Implementation (SDG17).
HLPF 2019 Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 2:15PM The Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region will be held on Thursday, 21 March, and Friday, 22 March 2019, at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG). The Regional Forum will be aligned with the theme of the 2019 High-level Political Forum: "Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality".
Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 10:41AM As stated in the UN DESA Voice, 2019 will be a critical year for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Two High-level Political Forums will take place: one in July under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which will complete its first cycle; and one in September at the summit level under the auspices of the General Assembly.
Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 6:59AM On behalf of the UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP), we would like to inform you that the deadline for submissions in response to the Call for Evidence for the next IAP Report on the theme of accountability for women's, children's and adolescents' health in humanitarian settings has been extended to 1 April 2019.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 4:09AM Presentation of outcome of tier reclassification based on data availability (Tier I and Tier II indicators)
The recommendations (below) were accepted for reclassification of the following targets from Tier Ito Tier II:
HLPF, HLPF 2018, HLPF 2019, IAEG-SDGs 8, Indicators Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 9:07PM Calling on SDG advocacy change makers from across the globe for the UN SDG Action Awards.
The UN SDG Action Campaign will recognize individuals, civil society organizations, subnational governments, foundations, networks, or private sector leaders from across the globe for the most innovative, impactful and transformative initiatives building a global movement of action for the SDGs, in the second edition of the UN SDG Action Awards.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 4:24AM Reclassification of Tier III indicators
During its meeting in Stockholm the IAEG-SDGs took decisions on the reclassification of a number of Tier III indicators. The table (attached) gives an update of those that have been re-classified and those that remain in Tier III
Changes have been highlighted in yellow.
Table: Tier III indicators and changes made at 8thmeeting of the IAEG-SDGs (PDF)
HLPF, HLPF 2018, HLPF 2019, IAEG-SDGs 8, Indicators