TAP NetworkPlease note that an advance unedited copy of the 2015 edition of the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) has been posted at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/globalsdreport/2015
The report aims to inform Member States on options to strengthen the science-policy interface in the context of the SDGs and the post-2015 development agenda. It will be presented at the upcoming session of the HLPF from 26 June to 8 July.
Zero draft was released of the outcome document for the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda. It is available here: http://bit.ly/1KBRxsr
The draft outcome document will be the subject of intergovernmental negotiations at the UN from 22-25 June, 20-24 July and 27-31 July.
Non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations and organizations participating in the Major Groups may contribute feedback on the zero draft by completing the form here:
http://bit.ly/post2015-zero-draft-submit-feedback DEADLINE: 21 JUNE 2015
Please provide specific suggestions of text edits or amendments for the elements of the zero draft. You may contribute for one or more elements. Please feel free to copy a paragraph and indicate your text edits [within brackets].
Kindly note that the Means of Implementation proposed under each Sustainable Development Goal will also be considered in depth at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 13-16 July 2015. More information: https://un.org/ffd3
Feedback submitted via this form can be viewed here:
http://bit.ly/Post-2015-zero-draft-feedback-received
UN-NGLS and DESA-DSD will produce a compilation document of inputs received and make it available to the UN system, UN Member States, and all stakeholders.
More information about the post-2015 negotiations may be found here:
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
The zero draft outcome document for the post-2015 summit has been posted at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
This zero draft will be discussed at the upcoming session of the post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations, from 22-25 June. The programme for the session has not yet been released by the co-facilitators.
A letter from the post-2015 co-facilitators containing the themes for the six interactive dialogues to be held during the post-2015 Summit has been posted at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015.
The modalities for how these six interactive dialogues will be organized are outlined in General Assembly resolution 69/244 (annex II): http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/69/L.43&Lang=E
Registration for the 2015 HLPF 26 June – 8 July is now open. Please note that representatives from major groups and other stakeholders must be affiliated with accredited non-governmental organizations in order to participate. According to the organizational aspects of the HLPF, eligible non-governmental organizations are those that are in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and those on the CSD roster.
The online registration can be accessed at: http://bit.ly/1J1ST2z
Deadline for registration is Monday 15 June.
First meeting of the Inter-Agency Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), to be held in New York from 1-2 June 2015 in Conference Room 3 at UN Headquarters. More than 100 stakeholders have registered to attend.
The meeting will be web cast live at http://webtv.un.org/.
More information on the 1-2 June IAEG meeting is available here:
Subject to the concurrence of the chair and members of the IAEG, there may be an opportunity for major groups and other stakeholders to deliver up to five joint statements. UN-NGLS and DESA facilitated a call with the registered meeting participants on 28 May and the decision was taken to carry forward coordination via Google forms and in-person meetings in New York on Monday and Tuesday during the morning and lunchtime.
1) Please complete this form if you want to collaborate on the joint stakeholder statements, or if you want to suggest yourself as a speaker to deliver a statement:
Responses received can be viewed here:
Links to Google Docs for each potential joint statement can be found at the top of this responses spreadsheet. The number of volunteers responding for collaboration on each theme will serve as an indicator of the importance of that topic for delivery at the 1-2 June meeting.
It was suggested that drafting begins immediately by whoever volunteers to co-lead, and that a first draft of each statement should be done by the end of the day in New York on Friday, 29 May, and feedback provided by contributors over the weekend. The Google Docs are open to editing by anyone with the links, which are in the top portion of the responses spreadsheet.
2) Coordination meetings on Monday and Tuesday
DESA and UN-NGLS will facilitate stakeholder coordination meetings on Monday and Tuesday from 8:30-9:45am and 1:15-2:30pm. Location will be announced tomorrow (Friday).
Stakeholders should come prepared to collaborate with each other on the finalization of the statements, and the selection of speakers to deliver them.
3) UN-NGLS has assembled a Google Spreadsheet of inputs on indicators already received from stakeholders, organized by Goal / Target / Indicator, and presented in the categories of:
– General Comments
– Amendments to the Statistical Commission’s proposed indicators
– New proposals for Indicators.
This Google Doc is available for viewing here:
(Note there are 18 Tabs along the top – 1 per SDG plus an 18th general comments Tab.)
This compilation has been provided to the IAEG-SDGs and can be updated with new inputs.
UN-NGLS is building a form for additional inputs and will distribute it soon.
Registration is open to all non-governmental organizations that are in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and to all non-governmental organizations and business sector entities accredited to the Monterrey and Doha Conferences or to their follow-up processes.
Interested non-governmental organizations and business sector entities that are not in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council or were not accredited to the Monterrey or Doha Conferences shall apply to the General Assembly for accreditation, following the accreditation procedures established during the Conferences.
Civil Society
Online accreditation and registration of non-governmental organizations to the Conference and its preparatory process is available through the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service.
Each round table will be open to participation by up to six representatives of accredited civil society organizations, and up to six representatives of accredited business sector entities.
Civil Society
The selection of civil society round table speakers will be coordinated by the Addis CSO Coordination Group. To express your interest and communicate with the Group, please join the Civil Society FfD listserv, which is an open platform that serves as an important channel of communication and coordination for civil society organizations engaged in the FfD3 process. To join the list, please visit the following listserv address, and provide your full name, job title, and organization: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/global-social-economy.
Processing of requests can take 3-5 days. If you experience difficulties in joining the listserv, please write to: [email protected]. Please do not write to this address for other matters.
Please note that the listserv is for civil society organizations. Governmental and for-profit organizations are not eligible to join the group.
The CSO Global Forum will be held on 11-12 July 2015 in Addis Ababa. It is organized by the Addis CSO Coordination Group in cooperation with the Ethiopian Government. Further details will be shared on the website of the Addis CSO Coordination Group or through the Civil Society FfD listserv (see above).
The International Business Forum will be held on 14 July 2015 at the Hilton Hotel in Addis Ababa. It is organized by the Business Sector Steering Committee on Financing for Development. Further information on registration is available on the website of the Business Steering Committee on Financing for Development.
The integrated programme for the 2015 HLPF held under the auspices of ECOSOC (26 June-8 July) and the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review (9-10 July) has been posted at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2015
To prepare for the HLPF, the major groups and other stakeholders have formed an HLPF working group. For further information on this group, including membership and ToR, please see: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/majorgroups/hlpf
Non-exhaustive illustrative list of mechanisms for review as compiled by the UN Technical Support Team (TST) has been posted at: http://bit.ly/1F1Cofm
Revised proposal on the themes for the interactive dialogues for the 25-27 September United Nations Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda available at http://bit.ly/1Fp6f4P