Goals 3, 4 and 5 discussed by IAEG-SDGs

The third meeting of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDGs (IAEG-SDGs) was opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City, on Wednesday 30 March 2016. Opening remarks were also made by the President of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography; Lenni Montiel, Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development (UN-DESA); and Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)...

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Third meeting of the IAEG-SDGs

The third meeting of the IAEG-SDGs will take place in Mexico City from Wednesday 30 March to Friday 1 April, jointly hosted by the National Institute of Statistics and Geogpaphy (INEGI) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The objectives for the meeting are to:...

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Revised roadmap for informal consultations on follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda

The co-facilitators, Denmark and Belize, for the informal consultations on the Follow-up and Review of the 2030 Agenda at the global level have made some small revisions to the roadmap. The first consultation with stakeholders will take place at 3 pm in Conference room 3 on 1 April. Those wishing to make short statements should see article below (2030 SD agenda: speaker registration for 1 April stakeholder consultation)

For information on the meeting already held see: General Assembly meeting on Secretary-General’s report for follow-up and review of 2030 Agenda

2030 SD agenda: speaker registration for 1 April stakeholder consultation

We have received the following from DESA:

As indicated in the road map that was circulated by the co-facilitators of the General Assembly

informal consultations on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda at the global level (Belize and Denmark), the co-facilitators will convene a first informal consultation with stakeholders on Friday, 1 April, at 3 p.m. (NY time) in Conference Room 3 to have an exchange of views with stakeholders on the upcoming process and substantive issues to be considered in the resolution.

Colleagues interested to make short interventions during the consultation are invited to...

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21 April High-level thematic debate on SDGs: Contribute to discussions

We have received the following from DESA: 

On Thursday, 21 April 2016, the President of the General Assembly H.E. Mogens Lykketoft will convene a High-levelThematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to support prompt and inclusive implementation of the 2030 Agenda. This event will serve to significantly increase international awareness and political momentum around the implementation of the SDGs. It will bring together global political, business and civil society leaders in New York to focus on kick-starting SDG implementation. A unique opportunity to address the synergy between the COP21 outcome and the 2030 Agenda, the meeting will serve as a platform to catalyse action, discuss concrete steps forward and mobilize potential implementation partners...

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Process to align UNGA with 2030 Agenda announced by General Assembly President

María Emma Mejía Vélez, Permanent Representative of Colombia, has been appointed by the President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Mogens Lykketoft, as facilitator to consult with Member States to agree on a proposal for strategically aligning the agenda of future sessions of the UNGA with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The process should “enhance synergies and coherence across the work of the plenary, main committees and ECOSOC, and reduce overlap where it is found to exist.”...

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Speakers selected for 21 April UN PGA's High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the SDGs

We have received the following from UN-NGLS:

President of the United Nations General Assembly's High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

21 April 2016 

Civil Society and Academia Speakers Selected

On Thursday, 21 April 2016 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the President of the UN General Assembly H.E. Mogens Lykketoft will convene a High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to support prompt and inclusive implementation of the 2030 Agenda...

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2030 Agenda and the SDGs: indicator framework, monitoring and reporting

The Global Policy Watch has issued Briefing #10: 2030 Agenda and the SDGs: indicator framework, monitoring and reporting, written by Barbara Adams and Karen Judd. It provides a clear analysis of the Global Indicator Framework.

It assesses those 80 indicators that were marked with an asterisk in the report of the inter-Agency and Expert Group (IAEG) on SDGs as lacking agreement or needing further development. Ten indicators were added; five were deleted, and eight flagged for alignment with the Sendai framework, which is due later this year. According to Adams and Judd the “revisions include a mix, some positive, others alarming."

Registration for the High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Implementation of SDGs

Please see following information received from Lotta Tähtinen | Stakeholder Engagement Programme Coordinator, Division for Sustainable Development | DESA:

Registration for the High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)  

21 April 2016 

United Nations Headquarters, NY 

Deadline: APPLY BY 5:00 PM EST ON 28 MARCH 2016 

The President of the United Nations General Assembly will convene, on 21 April 2016, a High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  The event will bring together political, business and civil society leaders to focus on kick-starting SDGs implementation.

The event will emphasize the following five focus areas, with cross-cutting themes of gender equality and capacity building: 

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General Assembly meeting on Secretary-General’s report for follow-up and review of 2030 Agenda

An informal meeting of the General Assembly was held on the report of the Secretary-General outlining milestones and way forward towards coherent, efficient and inclusive follow-up and review at the global level of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as included in the letters from the President of the General Assembly, dated 14 March and 3 March (See: 2030 Agenda: next steps on report of the Secretary-General and GA President appoints Co-facilitators for next steps on follow-up and review of the 2030 agenda)

As one of the two co-facilitators, Ambassador Ib Petersen of Denmark welcomed everyone, including Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in UN DESA. As Ambassador Petersen pointed out in September the General Assembly adopted a “truly remarkable agreement”, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in which paragraph 90 requires the UN Secretary-General to outline “critical milestones towards coherent, efficient and inclusive follow-up and review at the global level.”...

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