Month: July 2015

30 July 2015: The co-facilitators have forwarded the latest text to Member States for adoption at the UN summit on the post-2015 development agenda. The IGN plenary will reconvene at 7 p.m. today in conference room 1. Regarding the Preamble, the co-facilitators continue to respect the work of the membership on this matter and have made the adjustments accordingly. Taking into account the comments of Member States, the co-facilitators have provided an alternative Preamble for consideration which is significantly shorter.

You can find the latest text http://bit.ly/1ORolQM

Please find attached a revised draft outcome document and an accompanying cover letter at http://bit.ly/1JoL0ne 

In accordance with General Assembly resolution 69/244 of 29 December 2014, the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda will be held from 25 to 27 September 2015, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and convened as a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly. More information can be found here: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/summit

General registration to attend the Summit is not yet open. In the interim, the United Nations offers the opportunity for organizations that are not already accredited to the UN through one of the three categories below to apply for Special Accreditation to the Post-2015 Summit. PLEASE NOTE: Confirmation of special accreditation does not mean that you will be able to attend the Summit. More information on the opportunity to attend the Summit will be available soon.

If your Organization falls under any of the following three categories, then you do not need to apply for special accreditation: 

• Organizations with consultative status with the Economic and Social Council;
• Organizations on the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) Roster; and
• Organizations accredited to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD).

Otherwise, please visit the following page for further instructions on applying for Special Accreditation: http://bit.ly/1QOvwxI

Please note that the deadline for completing the questionnaire for accreditation is 5:00 PM EST on Friday, 7 August 2015.

We would like to share some logistical information about Monday, 27 July. Please note that the meeting will begin in the afternoon at 3 p.m. in conference room 1.

Overflow room

Conference room 3 will be used as an overflow room on Monday, 27 July, from 3 to 6 p.m. All meetings will also be webcast at http://webtv.un.org/.

Coordination meeting

Conference room 1 is available on Monday, 27 July at 11 a.m. for representatives of major groups and other stakeholders to confer.  Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director DESA Division for Sustainable Development, will meet with MGoS on Monday, 27 July, at 12 noon in conference room 1.

Additional meeting rooms

Conference room 8 has been reserved for your use for additional caucusing meetings on Monday, 27 July, from 3-6 p.m. A smaller conference room has also been reserved for your use for additional purposes. The room is available Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and can be reserved using the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lOyaJSV0_LxKZqyRKha8dUZr9YfcXCEl_G5I-PyNUr4/edit#. Please note that it is not the same room every day – please refer to the schedule that is indicated on the reservation form.

The deadline has been extended until 23 July to apply to speak during the six Interactive Dialogues of the 25-27 September UN Summit for the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The deadline has passed to apply to the Selection Committee or to speak during the Opening Ceremony.

Submit nominations or applications of representatives of CSOs, NGOs, or the Major Groups (except Business and Industry) to speak in the Interactive Dialogues of the Post-2015 Summit at the same link previously distributed for this process:
http://bit.ly/p2015-Summit-CSO-speakers-apply

The next session of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda will be held from 20-24 and 27-31 July in Conference Room 1. The programme of work, relevant documentation and a list of side events are available at the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform at https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015.

Similar to the previous negotiating sessions, a total of 12 seats with microphones will be made available in Conference Room 1 for use by major groups and other stakeholders on a rotational basis. Additional seating will be available in the balcony area of Conference Room 1. On Monday, 20 July and Tuesday, 21 July, the Trusteeship Council Chamber will function as an overflow room. Subject to room availability, overflow rooms for the subsequent days will be announced in due course. All meetings will also be webcast at http://webtv.un.org/.

Preparation of daily interventions

Major groups and other stakeholders will be able to deliver three collectively prepared statements (max. 2 min each) at the end of each day of the first week. To facilitate the collaborative preparations of these 3 daily statements, DSD and NGLS have created the following Google Spreadsheet to be used by major groups and other stakeholders to coordinate their efforts:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ViXQUAceYCNkZ8FPSNK_sMaH4jEfpaKI3lymxVcS46k/edit?usp=sharing

There will be coordination meetings every morning, lunchtime and afternoon to finalize the preparations of the statements and to discuss other pertinent matters. These coordination meetings will be held on Monday, 20 July, from 8:30-10 a.m. and from 1-6 p.m. in conference room 12. The location for the subsequent days will be shared with you on Monday.

Additional meeting rooms

A smaller conference room has also been reserved for your use for additional caucusing purposes. The room is available Monday – Friday from 8:00am to 8:00pm and can be reserved using the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lOyaJSV0_LxKZqyRKha8dUZr9YfcXCEl_G5I-PyNUr4/edit#. Please note that it is not the same room every day, please refer to the schedule available on the reservation form.

Meeting with the Permanent Mission of Brazil

The Permanent Mission of Brazil is inviting representatives of major groups and other stakeholders to a meeting on Tuesday, 21 July, at 8:30 a.m. in conference room 6.

Please be informed that the President’s summary of HLPF is now available at http://bit.ly/1K72Vxk

The programme for the first week of the July post-2015 IGN (20-24 July) is now available at: http://t.co/B5FBTiM81d

A note outlining the tentative timeline, work plan and organization of work of the IAEG-SDGs was shared with all members of the group. The note, which was prepared in consultation with the two co-chairs of the group, foresees multiple rounds of consultations and opportunities for observers and major groups and stakeholders to provide inputs to the discussions.

Mexico will facilitate the first discussion stream on conceptual frameworks and indicator concepts and definitions. France will facilitate the second discussion stream on inter-linkages across goals and targets.

The discussions will be based on an updated version of the list of proposals, which replaces the earlier version provided as an input to the first meeting of the IAEG-SDGs on 1-2 June 2015.

The Statistics Division, acting as Secretariat of the IAEG-SDGs, will support the facilitators in their function. Also, in cooperation with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, an online collaboration platform has been launched. This platform will allow the IAEG-SDGs to conduct its discussions electronically in an efficient manner.

Final draft of the outcome document for the post-2015 summit that has been circulated http://bit.ly/1D2XFWv 

This draft  will be the subject of discussions at the upcoming July negotiating session, to be held from 20-24 and 27-31 July. For more information, please visit the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform at: http://bit.ly/15XJ9ok

Please note that all representatives of Major Groups and other Stakeholders must register to attend the July IGN session by completing the following form: http://tinyurl.com/JULY-P15-REG by midnight on Sunday, 12 July. It is expected that representatives of major groups and other stakeholders may make a few short interventions at the end of each day of the IGN. DESA-DSD and UN NGLS will facilitate collaboration among all registered participants to prepare these interventions, including by organising daily meetings in the morning (8-10am), at lunch time (1-3pm) and the evening (6-8pm). You will be asked to indicate in the above registration form if you wish to contribute to the collaborative preparation of the daily interventions. (Please note that even if you have already registered for an SET for the session using the form that was circulated earlier this week you will still need to fill out the above form.

DESA-DSD and UN-NGLS will conduct a planning conference call on Tuesday, 14 July at 9:15am NY time with all who have registered to collaborate.

Responses to this Google Form may be viewed here: http://tinyurl.com/July-Reg-Responses