Consultations on Revised draft of Ministerial Declaration

The co-facilitators held consultations on the 2017 Ministerial Declaration of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) High-Level Segment and the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) on 20-21 June 2017.

The revised draft stresses the need to build national capacities for follow-up and review. Unlike the zero draft, it does not refer to the establishment of an interagency…

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Call for proposals - Exhibition during HLPF 2017 (deadline - 29 June)

For the second time, DESA-DSD is pleased to launch a call for proposals of exhibition pieces to be displayed during the 2017 HLPF. DSD has secured the exhibition area between the Vienna Cafe and the Visitors center, at the 1B level, where CR11 and CR12 are located. Selected pieces will feature in a diverse exhibition organized by DESA/DSD. Please use this form to submit a proposal…

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June 28 - Webinar: Preparing for the HLPF 2017

Please, find attached and below the invitation to a webinar in preparation to the HLPF which Together 2030 is organizing in partnership with the TAP Network. 

We will be focusing on content discussions and hope you can join us and support with its dissemination.

Please, register here:

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2017 HLPF Ministerial Declaration: Revised Draft

The co-facilitators of the Ministerial Declaration, the Permanent Representatives of Austria and Jamaica, have circulated a revised draft version of the 2017 Ministerial Declaration to be adopted at the conclusion of the HLPF.

There is now paragraph 12 on…

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Six Youth Speakers Selected for UN PGA's High-level SDG Action Event on Education - 28 June 2017 at UNHQ

At the request of the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA), UN-NGLS conducted a process to identify civil society and social entrepreneur youth speakers for the High-level SDG Action Event on Education, taking place 28 June at UN Headquarters. UN-NGLS facilitated a Stakeholder Selection Committee to review applications for the speaking roles and create a regionally and gender balanced short-list of candidates for the President of the General Assembly to consider…

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2017 HLPF: [reminder] first round of consultations on the zero draft Ministerial Declaration

There will be a first round of informal consultations on the attached zero draft Ministerial Declaration today, Thursday, 15 June, from 11 AM to 1 PM and from 3 to 6 PM in the Trusteeship Council Chamber. The consultations will continue on Friday, 16 June, at 10 a.m. in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, and at 3 PM in conference room 11.

A list of MGoS representatives who have indicated their interest to make short interventions has been provided to the co-facilitators. 

For the full timeline of the informals on the draft Ministerial Declaration, please see: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/15078Letterfromcofacilitators.pdf 

2017 HLPF: new blog by Ms. Kathy Calvin, CEO of UN Foundation: "Putting the most vulnerable at the forefront of the SDGs"

A new 2017 HLPF blog entry by Ms. Kathy Calvin, CEO of the UN Foundation, on "Putting the most vulnerable at the forefront of the SDGs" is now posted at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/blog2017/week14

Zero draft – HLPF and ECOSOC High Level Segment Ministerial Declaration now available

The Co-facilitators have circulated the zero draft of the Ministerial Declaration of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the ECOSOC High Level Segment.

Under the themes “Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world” and “Eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions through promoting sustainable development, expanding opportunities and addressing related challenges” Ministers undertake to “realise the promise of the 2030 Agenda, for all people everywhere, ensuring that no one is left behind”.  The emphasis is on acceleration of the pace of implementation. (para 1)…

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2017 HLPF: Pre-registration by MGoS [deadline extended until Thursday, 15 June midnight EST]

The 2017 session of the HLPF will be held be held from Monday, 10 July, to Wednesday, 19 July 2017; including the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Monday, 17 July, to Wednesday, 19 July 2017. The theme will be "Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world". The set of goals to be reviewed in depth will be the following, including Goal 17. “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development” that will be considered each year:…

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Paying tribute to Dr Babatunde Osotimehin

The Commonwealth Medical Trust (Commat) is greatly saddened at the sudden passing of Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). He was 68 years old and was married with five children and several grandchildren. 

As UNFPA Executive Director Dr Babatunde championed three major transformative goals of zero preventable maternal deaths, zero unmet demand for family planning and the elimination of harmful practices against women and girls...

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