Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 5:26PM 2030 Agenda, HLPF Friday, May 13, 2016 at 8:29AM 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).
2030 Agenda, ECOSOC, HLPF Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 9:07AM 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)...
2030 Agenda, HLPF Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 4:56PM 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)...
2030 Agenda, HLPF Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 7:38AM 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)...
2030 Agenda, HLPF Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 6:23PM 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...
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 7:31AM LAST MONTH to apply for ECOSOC consultative status in order to be considered by the 2017 NGO Committee (Deadline: 1 June 2016 - Late submissions will not be accepted)
1 June 2016 is the last day for Non-Governmental Organizations to apply for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), in order to have an opportunity to take part in UN deliberations. ECOSOC consultative status is governed by ECOSOC resolution 1996/31, which outlines the eligibility requirements for consultative status, rights and obligations of NGOs in consultative status, procedures for the withdrawal or suspension of consultative status, the role and functions of the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs, and the responsibilities of the UN Secretariat in supporting the consultative relationship. Consultative status is granted by ECOSOC upon recommendation of the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs, which is composed by Member States...
ECOSOC Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 11:47AM We have received the following from UN-NGLS:
19 September 2016
UN Headquarters in New York
On 19 September 2016, the UN General Assembly will host a High-level Meeting at UN Headquarters to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach. UN Member State consultations are underway to finalize the organizational arrangements, including on a possible outcome, for this High-level Meeting of the General Assembly...
UNGA Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 5:17PM As per our earlier posting (See 2030 SD Agenda: use Twitter to comment on the co-facilitators' elements paper by Tuesday, 26 April) Major Groups and other Stakeholders should submit comments on the co-facilitators' elements paper on Twitter using the hashtag #2030followup.
A list of tweets from NGOsBeyond2014 follows:
2030 Agenda, HLPF, UNGA Monday, April 25, 2016 at 7:45AM We have received the following from DESA:
We are pleased to let you know that registration for major groups and other stakeholders to participate in the upcoming 2016 session of the HLPF, to be held from 11-20 July in New York, is now open on the CSO net at: http://esango.un.org/irene/?page=viewContent&nr=27603&type=8§ion=8. Those interested in attending the session are invited to register by the deadline (10 June 2016)...
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