UN General Assembly gets down to work

After the opening week of the UN General Assembly the various committees are now beginning their work. As can be seen from the theme for the General Debate The Sustainable Development Goals: a universal push to transform our world, implementation of the 2030 Agenda is the main concern running through much of the work of the General Assembly this session, with various aspects being taken up in different committees under the “Promotion of sustained economic growth and sustainable development in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and recent United Nations conferences”...

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Regional Cooperation for implementing the SDGs

Although not heavily stressed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda), regional cooperation will be critically important for the implementation of the SDGs at the national level. At a side event organized by the UN Regional Commissions on 23 September, UN high-level officials and Member States discussed regional cooperation and initiatives to support country implementation of the 2030 Agenda. They shared regional experiences in delivering the 2030 Agenda, including on partnerships among governments, regional and sub-regional organizations and other stakeholders...

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Last week to register for Habitat III Conference in Quito (15-20 October) - deadline 1 October 2016

This is a reminder that this is the last week to register to attend the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), 15-20 October in Quito, Ecuador. Any individual can register online before 1 October 2016 to participate. Please see the full program schedule online here. 

Accreditation at the Conference...

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Reminder: Registration now open for two upcoming transport-related events

The High-Level Meeting on Sustainable Transport of LLDCs will review the progress made by LLDCs, as well as challenges, in the development and maintenance of efficient, reliable and sustainable transport systems and the linkages between the Vienna Programme of Action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the area of transport. The meeting will be held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia from 13-14 October, 2016...

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Global Policy Watch Briefing #12: Silos or system? The 2030 Agenda requires an integrated approach to sustainable development

Silos or system? The 2030 Agenda requires an integrated approach to sustainable development

By Barbara Adams and Karen Judd

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The United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) met in New York from 11 to 20 July 2016. It is the central UN body addressing sustainable development, and its chief task is to monitor the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The 2030 Agenda goes far beyond previous development agendas. First, it recognizes that inequality and unsustainable consumption and production are by-products of economic growth and constitute a big challenge in a world of finite resources. This understanding would have been unthinkable as little as 10 years ago...

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Open Consultation on Possible Refinements to the Global Indicator Framework for the SDGs

We have received the following information about the open consultation on possible refinements to the Global Indicator Framework for the SDGs from the Statistics Division. The consultation ends on 28 September and involves a number of indicators which have been identified by the IAEG-SDGs. There are three that related to health targets — 3.8 on Universal Health Coverage; 3.b on research into vaccines and medicines for communicable and non-communicable diseases; and 5.6 on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights...

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Taking Action to Address a Global Contraceptive Crisis

We have received the following from PAI:

PAI, IPPF, RHSC and MSI, with support from Population Connection ,are launching a week-long campaign to draw attention to the global  funding gap for contraceptives and urging U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to highlight the centrality of contraceptives to achieving the sustainable development goals.

The home page for the campaign...

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SDG Implementation discussed by UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS Board

Support for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was discussed at the second regular session of the Executive Board of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UN Office of Project Services (UNOPS), held in New York from 6-9 September 2016...

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Facilitator Releases Draft Outcome on Antimicrobial Resistance

We have received the following from IISD:

8 September 2016: The Facilitator of the High-level Meeting (HLM) of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has released the final draft outcome document, which is under silence procedure until 13 September. The draft underscores the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a framework for ensuring healthy lives, reaffirms the World Health Organization's (WHO) ‘Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance' as the blueprint for tackling AMR, and requests the UN Secretary-General to...

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Post your Side Event for UN General Assembly week 18-26 September 2016

We have received the following from UN-NGLS:

Post Your Side Event for UN General Assembly Week 18-26 September 2016

Please complete this form if you are organizing a side event inside the UN or elsewhere in NYC between 18-26 September that is related to the focus of a UNGeneral Assembly High-level Meeting and open to observers: http://bit.ly/2016-Post-your-UNGA-side-event..

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