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Apply to speak at President of UN General Assembly’s High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the SDGs

President of the United Nations General Assembly’s High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals 21 April 2016

Apply for Stakeholder Speaking Roles

By 23 February: Apply for Selection Committee 

By 29 February: Apply for Speaking Roles

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.  

The Thematic Debate will feature a panel discussion on “Action at all levels,” which will focus on national responses to implementation of the 2030 Agenda. This panel will include three stakeholder representatives: one each from civil society, the private sector and academia.

At the request of the Office of the President of the UN General Assembly, UN DESA and UN-NGLS are facilitating a process to identify these three speakers. Travel funding will be available for the speakers selected through this process.

Apply here for a speaking role or for the Stakeholder Selection Committee for this process:

http://bit.ly/21April-UNPGA-HLTD-Achieving-SDGs-apply

 Applications received may be viewed here:

 http://bit.ly/21April-PGA-HLTD-Achieving-SDGs-Apps-Received