Invitation: From Global Issues to Local Priorities: The role of Cities in the Global Agenda (19 February, 3-6PM, Trusteeship Council Chamber)

Please see the below invitation from our colleagues at FAO.

Please Save the Date of the event From Global Issues to Local Priorities: The role of Cities in the Global Agenda, co-hosted by the President of the General Assembly, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), together with the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), that will take place on 19 February, from 3 to 6pm in the Trusteeship Council Chamber. 

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[Invitation]: UN ESCAP/SDSN Webinar -SDG Help Desk: Welcome to UNESCAP’s SDG Gateway

We have received the following from UN-ESCAP

It is our pleasure to write to you from the Environment and Development Division (EDD) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand about our upcoming webinar.

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RFSD - Youth pre-meeting application open. Deadline Feb 11

We have received the following from UNFPA:

We would like to share with you the info for the youth pre-meeting that will be held at the margins of RFSD. 

The application is now open and the deadline is February 11.

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VNRs (ENVs) 101 Webinar - EN/FR/ES materials available online

We have received the following from DESA/OISC

Thank you/Gracias/Merci to everyone who participated in the webinar, “Voluntary National Reviews 101” held in English, French and Spanish. The webinar was the second in a series aimed at supporting stakeholder engagement in the HLPF and its preparations. 

The presentations and recordings from the three webinars (EN/FR/ES) are now available at https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2019 under the tab “Preparation”. 

More information on subsequent webinars will be shared shortly.

Extended Deadline!: Stakeholders E-consultation On the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under review at the 2019 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)

Stakeholders E-consultation On the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under review at the 2019 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 

Share your inputs on the SDGs under review at the 2019 HLPF!

Extended Deadline: 22 February 2018

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The Global Launch of the EAT-Lancet Commission

EAT gathered 37 of the planet’s foremost experts to find the answer and for the first time ever, propose scientific targets for what constitutes a healthy diet from a sustainable food system.

We are thrilled to invite you to the global launch of the report of the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health.

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Nairobi Summit on ICPD25: Accelerating the promise, 13-15 November 2019

The Government of the Republic of Kenya and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have announced the convening of a high-level conference to advance the implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action. 

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Stakeholders E-consultation On the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under review at the 2019 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)

We have received he following from DESA:  

Please, note that all existing processes, including the collection of written inputs from MGoS groups/constituencies on the HLPF theme will continue and specific information should be shared in due course by the Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development (OISC).

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HLPF VNR Webinar for Major Groups and other Stakeholders - Register Now!

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:

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Stakeholders E-consultation On the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under review at the 2019 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)

Share your inputs on the SDGs under review at the 2019 HLPF!

Deadline: 8 February 2018

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. 

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