Civil Society: Apply to attend or speak at the President of the UN General Assembly's High-level Thematic Debate on Human Rights

UN Headquarters, New York

12-13 July 2016

1 June - Apply for civil society Selection Committee

7 June - Apply for civil society speaking roles

14 June - Apply to attend the event

The  President of the United Nations General Assembly will convene, on 12-13  July 2016, a High-level Thematic Debate (HLTD) on Human Rights. In light of the 50
th anniversary of the international human rights covenants and the process  to select and appoint the next United Nations Secretary-General, the  HLTD will be an opportunity to:...

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Revised draft for resolution on 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development

The Co-facilitators have issued a revised draft for the resolution on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda at the global level.

Process for negotiations: as stated in the letter from the Co-facilitators ‘informal informals’ will be held during this coming week with the first meeting on Tuesday 24 May, from 11 am to 1 pm in Conference Room 11. There will be opportunities for representatives of Major Groups and other Stakeholders (MGoS) to take the floor, who should sign up using the following form. The deadline for signing up is Monday 23 May, 6.00 NYC time. All interventions should not exceed 2 minutes and should focus on making concrete suggestions on the revised draft circulated by the co-facilitators.

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Urgent warning: Disclaimer for Fraudulent Conference Invitations & Registrations

We have received the following advisory from DESA:

Note that fraudulent emails are currently being circulated, inviting individuals or groups to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, including announcement of fraudulent websites (see attached: file 1 and file 2). 

For more information, please visit the United Nations Fraud Alert website.

All official information related to registration to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is available here: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/registration

Summary of Governments Views on 2030 Follow-up resolution “Zero Draft”

The consultation was held on 12 May 2016 on the "zero draft" of the Co-facilitators draft Assembly resolution on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the global level. (See: Co-facilitators’ draft resolution of 6 May 2016) Discussions addressed various aspects of the resolution, including themes for the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF); Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs); inclusivity; and UN system coherence and efficiency. A revised draft will be prepared by the Co-facilitators Lois Young, Permanent Representative of Belize, and Ib Petersen, Permanent Representative of Denmark for discussion during the week of 23 May 2016...

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Women’s Major Group reaction to 2016 HLPF Zero Draft

The Women’s Major Group (WMG) has circulated its reaction to the HLPF zero draft, which is being shared with the Co-facilitators leading the discussion, as well as with Member States. 

2016 HLPF: Letter from the ECOSOC President and possible modalities for the HLPF programme

We have received the following from DESA:

Dear All,

Please find attached, for your information as well please, a letter from the President of ECOSOC regarding the 2016 HLPF and an accompanying note on possible modalities for the forum. The documents are also posted on our website at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf.

We would welcome any comments you may have on the modalities by cob Wednesday, 18 May, which we will then be pleased to transmit to the Office of the President. Please send any comments to Isabela Cunha at (cunhai@un.org), with a copy to Lotta Tähtinen at (tahtinen@un.org).

CSOs express initial concerns about Co-facilitators’ draft resolution

Ahead of the intergovernmental negotiations a number of civil society organizations, networks and other groups have expressed their initial and preliminary concerns on some of the issues included in the Co-facilitators draft resolution. (See: Co-facilitators’ draft resolution of 6 May 2016)...

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Co-facilitators’ draft resolution of 6 May 2016

The President of the UN General Assembly has circulated a letter from the Co-facilitators together with their draft resolution dated 6 May 2016 on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda at the global level. Inter-governmental negotiations on the draft will begin on Thursday 12 May at 3 pm.

The draft resolution recalls resolution 70/1 entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” with the commitment of Member States to “engage in systematic follow-up and review of the implementation of the Agenda in accordance with agreed guiding principles” and the assertion of the role of the high-level political forum (HLPF). (PP3)...

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Consultations for UNGA Resolution on 2030 Agenda Follow-up

Informal consultations to discuss elements for a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution were held by the co-facilitators on the global-level follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with UN Member States and Major Groups and other Stakeholders (MGoS) on 28 April. It is expected that the resolution will be finalized before the July 2016 session of the High-level Political Forum for sustainable development (HLPF).

These discussions was based on the “elements paper” prepared by the co-facilitators, Lois Young, Permanent Representative of Belize, and Ib Petersen, Permanent Representative of Denmark, which was circulated on 19 April 2016. (See: Elements for 2030 Agenda follow-up from co-facilitators)...

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Join conference call with UN OHRLLS & LDC Watch

We have received the following from UN-NGLS:

We invite you to participate in a conference call with UN OHRLLS* and LDC Watch, hosted by UN-NGLS, to discuss the upcoming Mid-Term Review on the Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries (in Antalya, Turkey 27-29 May) and its synergies with Agenda 2030, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, and the Paris Climate Agreement.

*OHRLLS: UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States...

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