First review of draft NGO Position Paper for HLPF 2016

The following email has been received from Jeffery Huffines, CIVICUS:

TO UN DESA NGO MAJOR GROUP & OTHER STAKEHOLDERS

Like last year, the nine major groups and other stakeholders have been invited to submit position papers related to the theme of this year's HLPF "Ensuring that no one is left behind" to be compiled, translated into the 6 official UN languages, and issued as a formal document at the 2016 HLPF. Each paper is to consist of no more than 2,800 words due by Monday, 25 April 2016...

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Technology Facilitation Mechanism: join online discussion/webinar for MGoS

Global online discussion on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs that will be open for one month from 4 April 2016. The discussion will feed directly into the first multi-stakeholder forum on STI for the SDGs which will take place from 6-7 June 2016 in New York. For more information please visit: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/TFM/STIForum/OnlineDiscussion

Webinar on Friday, 8 April 2016, at 11 am (NY time), to provide an update to representatives of Major Groups and Other Stakeholders on the TFM. Ms. Elenita (Neth) Daño, Asia Director of the ETC Group and member of the 10-member UN group to support the TFM, will join the webinar...

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IAEG-SDGs - Day 3

Agenda item 8 – Metadata compilation for global SDG indicators

The open session started with a discussion on metadata compilation for global SDGs.  Insofar as this is a global reporting exercise, a standardized template will be sent to agencies and individual agencies will collect the metadata from countries. 

This template will address, for example, goals and targets; definition of indicators  and methods of computation; rationale and interpretation; disaggregation;  sources and data collection; comments and limitations; current data availability / indicator tier; responsible entities; data collection and data reference calendar; treatment of missing values; sources of differences between global and national figures; regional and global estimates & data collection for global monitoring; references...

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IAEG-SDGs Day 3: Stakeholder statement on metadata

The following statement was delivered on behalf of civil society by ARROW on metadata, by Sai Jyothirmai Racherla, Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW):

Civil Society Statement on Metadata Compilation on Global SDG Indicators.

By Sai Jyothirmai Racherla – Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) on behalf of all civil society stakeholders...

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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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