Elements for 2030 Agenda follow-up from co-facilitators

The President of the UN General Assembly has circulated the proposals from the co-facilitators of intergovernmental consultations on follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, outlining elements for a draft General Assembly resolution. There will be further consultations on the elements paper among Member States and stakeholders on 28 April 2016. 

The co-facilitators Lois Young (Belize) and Ib Petersen (Denmark) are proposing elements of a resolution on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda at the global level. It addresses "the most critical issues, as seen by Member States" on the follow-up and review framework...

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Register or Apply for Special Accreditation: High-level Mid-Term Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries

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Antalya, Turkey
27-29 May 2016

The High-level Mid-Term Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action forLeast Developed Countries will take place in Antalya, Turkey from 27-29 May.Non-governmental organizations wishing to participate at the Midterm Revieware invited to apply as follows:

• Non-governmental organizations that are in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and non-governmental organizations that were accredited to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the LeastDeveloped Countries (LDC-IV) in 2011 wishing to attend the Mid-Term Reviewshould register through the form at the link below no later than 15 May 2016.
• Non-governmental organizations that are are not accredited to ECOSOC and that were not accredited to LDC-IV should apply for special accreditationthrough the form at the link below no later than 29 April 2016...

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Reminder: Upcoming deadlines for applying to UNCTAD 14 Conference (20 April: Youth Forum, 30 April: special accreditation)

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The UNCTAD 14 Conference will provide a timely opportunity to assess the changes in economic policy needed at all levels

How to participate in the UNCTAD 14 Conference, parallel events, and preparatory hearings

I. About the UNCTAD 14 Conference

The 14^th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 14), to be held 17-22 July 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya, will provide a timely opportunity for the global community to assess the changes in economic policy needed at all levels to deliver on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda - and other key global commitments made in 2015...

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Inaugural session of Financing for Development Forum

As reported by IISD, the inaugural session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) forum on financing for development follow-up (FfD Forum) was held in New York on Monday 18 April with discussions on current global economic challenges, including slow economic growth and massive waves of forced migration, the need for concerted action, and innovative development financing options, as well as on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA)...

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Resolution on universal health coverage before World Health Assembly

Resolution EB138.R5 on “Strengthening essential public health functions in support of the achievement of universal health coverage” will be discussed at the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May.

It acknowledges that Goal 3 “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages” of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 13 health targets and other health-related targets and goals will require strong intersectoral action. It reaffirms that target 3.8 on universal health coverage (UHC), in particular, will contribute to ending poverty and fighting inequality and injustice and defines what is implied by UHC,...

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Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – Report by the Secretariat

Following the 138^th Session of the Executive Board and adoption of resolution EB138.R5, the WHO Secretariat has issued an updated version of the paper on Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (A69/15). (See: WHO Paper Recommends ‘Governance for Health’ to Achieve SDGs and WHO Executive Board consideration of Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development)

The birth of the Sustainable Development Goals

The paper highlights the differences between the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs), outlining some areas that it considers to be of strategic importance to global health. It also includes possible changes...

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Introduction to the 2030 Agenda: A New Agenda for a Sustainable World

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The United Nations Institute for Training and Research is pleased to announce the launch of a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the 2030 Agenda and its related Sustainable Development Goals: “Introduction to the 2030 Agenda: A New Agenda for a Sustainable World”...

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Register for the High-level Mid-Term Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries, Antalya, Turkey

We have received the following information from UN-NGLS:

27-29 May 2016

The High-level Mid-Term Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries will take place in Antalya, Turkey from 27-29 May.

Civil society representatives wishing to participate are invited to express their interest by applying here by 25 April 2016: http://www.unngls.org/index.php/ldc-mid-term-review/registration...

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EGM for CSOs on review and implementation of the 2030 Agenda

UN DESA Division for Sustainable Development will organize an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on 19 April 2016 in New York to provide an opportunity for Major Groups and other Stakeholders, along with invited experts, to discuss how to ensure their effective participation and contribution to the review and implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda in the HLPF, building on the extensive provisions contained in resolution 67/290...

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Forum on financing for development follow-up, 18-20 April 2016 – latest update

The President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has circulated a note on arrangements for the 2016 Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow up.

The forum is being held in accordance with General Assembly resolution 69/313. Its modalities of participation are those used for international conferences on finances for development from 18-20 April 2016. The overall theme for the meeting, as decided in the ECOSOC decision 2016/11, will be: “Financing for sustainable development: follow up to the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA)”. It will be chaired by the ECOSOC President and include:...

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