Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 1:19PM Please note that the HLPF Information note has been updated. We strongly encourage all of you to review it carefully, as it contains important logistical information to facilitate your participation next week.
HLPF Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 3:56PM Together with UN DPI and UN Foundation, DESA is producing an SDG Live studio today, Thursday, 13 July, and on Tuesday, 18 July, to feature short interviews that will be broadcast live on UN TV. For more on the SDG Live including the schedule for today, please see: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=20000&nr=3865&menu=2993
HLPF Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 3:54PM The latest 2017 HLPF blog by Dr. Alaa Murabit, SDG Advocate and co-founder of the Omnis Institute on "Local leadership: Unlocking the true potential of the SDGs" is now posted at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/blog2017/week18leadership
For twitter please see: https://twitter.com/SustDev/status/885223877277880321
HLPF Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 4:04PM A strong statement, in support of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), has been delivered today at the session of the High-level Political Forum to review SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages by Ambassador Jeroen Verheul from the Netherlands, supported by Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay:…
HLPF Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 11:39AM The latest 2017 HLPF blog by Frauke Joosten Veglio, Advisor, UNAIDS on "Ending AIDS is everyone's business" is now posted at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/blog2017/week18.
HLPF Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 8:47AM The silence on the draft High-level Political Forum (HLPF) and ECOSOC High-Level Segment (HLS) Ministerial Declaration was broken by four countries – Australia, Canada, Israel and the United States before the deadline on 11 July.
We understand that Australia and Canada broke the silence because they were dissatisfied with the treatment of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the text, something that we referred to yesterday…
HLPF Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 4:05PM The Health in the 2030 Agenda NGO Coalition has developed a review brief on Health in eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world. It calls on governments to ensure the inclusion of health in annual reviews of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during all sessions of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), highlighting that Health is a precondition…
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 2:10PM In connection with the Family Planning Summit co-hosted by DFID, UNFPA and the Gates Foundation in London, STOPAIDS members have launched a fact sheet on HIV, Women and Reproductive Choices.
The factsheet highlights the links between HIV and women’s reproductive choices and proposes integrated services as an effective way to meet women’s comprehensive sexual and reproductive health needs…
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 10:17AM The Co-facilitators have released the final draft of the Ministerial Declaration for the High-level Political Forum and the ECOSOC High-Level Segment. It is under silence procedure until 17.00 hours (New York time) today, 11 July. This means that it will be deemed accepted, unless any Member State breaks the silence.
The paragraph on health in this latest version (para 16) includes universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services among the remaining major challenges…
Monday, July 10, 2017 at 6:28PM Members of the Action for Global Health and the UK NGO Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Networks have agreed the attached statement, which is being sent to the Rt Hon Priti Patel, United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Development and Governments attending the Family Planning Summit to be held in London on Tuesday 11 July…