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The co-facilitators of the post-2015 process have circulated ta revised proposal for the themes of the interactive dialogues to be held during the post-2015 Summit in September. It is available at http://bit.ly/1KNbSL8 

For your information, a concept note and draft programme for the General Assembly interactive hearings to be held from 26-27 May is available at http://bit.ly/1zU1y3G

The post-2015 co-facilitators transmitted the proposed programme of work for the May intergovernmental negotiating session on follow-up and review (18-22 May) and a revised targets document. The letter has been posted at: http://bit.ly/1EeCgKe

A letter from the co-facilitators containing a revised proposal for the themes of the six interactive dialogues to be held during the post-2015 Summit (25-27 September) has been posted at: http://bit.ly/1H1SV9W

Letter by the President of the General Assembly on the summary of the informal interactive hearings with civil society and the business sector held 8-9 April at UNHQ circulated at: http://bit.ly/1RlJIvV

The Economic and Social Council, pursuant to its resolution 2014/14 will convene, under the guidance of Her Excellency Ms. María Emma Mejía Vélez, Vice-President of the Council and Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, a civil society hearing on the longer-term positioning of the United Nations development system on Tuesday, 28 April 2015, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., in Conference Room 3, at the United Nations Headquarters.

More information at http://bit.ly/1DCNDuY 

Any organization that is on the TAP Network mailing list/google group as of the announcement of the TAP Steering Committee Nomination process (1 April, 2015) is eligible to self-nominate their organization and vote in election for the TAP Steering Committee. You can find a list of organizations that are eligible for self-nomination and voting, according to those guidelines, on our publicly available google doc of TAP Network members here: http://bit.ly/1F2APhM

To nominate your organization for the TAP Network Steering Committee, please fill out the google form here: http://bit.ly/TAPscnominations

The nomination form outlines a few key objectives and expectations of the Steering Committee, so please read through the form thoroughly when applying. The two main objectives of this TAP Network Steering Committee are to, inter alia:

• provide overall guidance, particularly helping guide advocacy priorities on policy and strategic issues;
• represent the TAP Network and take decisions on various action items that require quick turnaround or responses, or other situations, as needed

Timeline for nomination and voting for the steering committee –
Nominations will be accepted from Wednesday, 1 April – Wednesday, 15 April
Voting will take place from Thursday 16 April – Wednesday, 29 April

TAP Network Side-Event “Making Goal 16 Transformative: Governance Indicators in a Post-2015 World”, co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of Romania to the UN will take place on Wednesday, 25 March 2015 from 1:15 – 2:30 PM in Conference Room 7 at UN Headquarters in New York.

This side-event will bring together key experts on governance and statistics from civil society, governments and the UN System, to explore synergies and discuss potential indicators for Goal 16, and will be hosted in the margins of the March Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations dedicated to discussing sustainable development goals and targets, as well as indicators. The panel discussion will be followed by an interactive dialogue.

Effective governance in a Post-2015 world requires transparent, participatory and inclusive institutions that are accountable to the very people that the Post-2015 agenda intends to engage. The Post-2015 framework must promote openness, accountability and effective public institutions, build trust between states and its citizens, and empower civil society to engage in the design, implementation and accountability of public policies, at all levels. Putting together the right indicators to measure progress on effective, accountable and inclusive governance at all levels, is a critical first step in ensuring that the Post-2015 development agenda is truly transformative.

Speakers:

H.E. Ms. Simona Miculescu, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Romania to the UN

Chris Murgatroyd, Policy Advisor, United Nations Development Programme

Craig Fagan, Senior Policy Coordinator, Transparency International

Anthony Caswell, Director of International Affairs, Save the Children Mexico

Moderator: John Romano, Coordinator, TAP Network

Resulting from the TAP Network call this week, the TAP Coordinators have put together a sign-up form where anyone can sign up for Drafting Groups for various TAP Network position papers. Please sign up for Drafting Groups by no later than Monday, 9 March. These drafting groups will be responsible for putting together the initial drafts of each TAP paper, meaning that it will be incredibly important for as many people from the TAP Network to engage in the drafting of these positions, as they will serve as the foundation of TAP’s advocacy over the next year going forward. These thematic areas were based on the results of the TAP Network Survey, which is still open for inputs as well.