12 July Global Townhall with UN Secretary-General candidates: Propose questions/Apply to attend!

A Global Townhall with candidates for UN Secretary-General will take place on 12 July in the UN General Assembly Hall from 6:00-9:00pm NY time. All candidates for UN Secretary-General presented so far have been invited to participate. This event will be broadcast live across the world by Al Jazeera media network, made available free to all broadcast media, and simultaneously streamed live on UN WebTV. 

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7 July meeting with Co-Facilitators of UN Summit for Refugees & Migrants at UNHQ: Register to Attend, or Submit Video Comments

We have received the following from UN-NGLS and UN DESA:

At the request of the Co-Facilitators of the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants, H.E. Dina Kawar, Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations, and H.E. David Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, UN-NGLS and UN DESA invite stakeholders to register to participate in a one-hour meeting with the Co-Facilitators on the afternoon of 7 July (exact time and location TBC),...

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[Deadline - 7 July] Registration to pre-HLPF meeting on 10 July

We are very pleased to share the registration form for the MGoS pre-HLPF meeting, which will take place on 10 July 9am-3pm. The full-day preparatory meeting will promote understanding of the first HLPF after the adoption of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, including the opportunities and procedures for the following 8 days. Additionally, it will be a good moment for MGoS to network, get to know other players engaged, share first experiences in the implementation efforts, as well as for identifying common ground and different perspectives...

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HLPF Special Events Programme and Registration now available

The programme and registration information for Special Events at the HLPF has been posted to the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform webiste.

See https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf

President of the UN General Assembly's High-level Thematic Debate on Human Rights

Civil society speakers selected for opening session and interactive segment on "Combatting discrimination and inequalities"

As part of his overall efforts to foster 'A New Commitment to Action',President Mogens Lykketoft will focus his third High Level Thematic Debate (HLTD) on "UN@70: Human Rights at the centre of the global agenda." This event takes place in the context of the 50th anniversary of the international human rights covenants, the 30th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, and the process to select and appoint the next UN Secretary-General...

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HLPF Ministerial Declaration… revised Draft and speaking opportunity

We have received the following from DESA:

Please find attached a letter from the co-facilitators of the HLPF ministerial declaration and a revised draft text. The next reading of the draft will be on Tuesday, 28 June, at 10 a.m. in conference room 11. As indicated in the letter, MGoS will be again able to take the floor after Member States. 

Those interested in making a short statement must fill the form below no later than Monday, 27 June, 5pm NYC time (EDT).  The statements should not exceed 2 minutes and should make focused comments on the revised draft attached. The final determination of speakers and the order in which they will speak will be made by the co-facilitators, based on the inscriptions received through the form. 

Please, only fill the form if you do have a grounds pass and are planning on attending the meeting. We unfortunately cannot accommodate replacements. 

Form: http://goo.gl/forms/02HwhZEAxrrucg9O2

Zero draft of Ministerial Declaration for 2016 HLPF

Attached is the letter from the co-facilitators and the zero draft of the Ministerial Declaration for the 2016 HLPF. Please note that the co-facilitators clearly state that civil society representatives will be able to share their comments with Member States. (See: Opportunity to speak during informal consultations on the HLPF Ministerial Declaration zero draft)

Discussions on the zero draft will begin on Thursday 23 June.

See also the 2016 Ministerial Declaration: Draft Elements for the High-Level Segment.

Opportunity to speak during informal consultations on the HLPF Ministerial Declaration zero draft

We have received the following from DESA:

There will be an opportunity for stakeholders to take the floor during the first reading of the zero draft of the 2016 HLPF Ministerial Declaration, as part of the Informal Consultations on the 2016 HLPF Ministerial Declaration, which are being co-facilitated by the PRs of Australia and Peru. The meeting will take place on Thursday, 23 June, 10am to 1pm, at Conference Room 11, UNHQ. 

Those interested in making a short statement must fill the form below no later thanWednesday, 22 June, 6pm NYC time (EDT). The statements should not exceed 2 minutes...

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Update for ECOSOC on Indicators & Data by Statistical Commission Chair

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was briefed earlier this month by Wasmália Bivar of Brazil, the Chair of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) through viedolink, on the work to implement decisions that had been taken during the UNSC 47th session in March 2016 during its June 2016 Coordination and Management Meeting (CMM) (See: Statistical Commission adopts decision on indicators for 2030 Agenda).

As stated by Bivar, the main issue on the UNSC agenda was “Data and indicators for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” Statisticians from Member States have led the global indicator framework throughout the process...

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GA President to reach out to concerned parties to get agreement on resolution on follow-up and review of 2030 Agenda

The President of the General Assembly has written to circulate a letter from the co-facilitators for the informal consultation for the resolution on follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  

In their letter, the co-facilitators state that the text of the draft resolution as at 6 June “enjoys the widest possible support from Member States”...

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