Pleased be inform that DESA/DPAD has launched today a new online platform dedicated to Modelling Tools for Sustainable Development Policies. This initiative was born from the understanding that it is critical to identify the inter-linkages that influence trade-offs and synergies across the three dimensions of sustainable development. UN-DESA and partners have developed a suite of tools to address the complex interrelations underlying sustainable development. The website introduces practitioners to these tools, provides an interactive platform for policy analysts, and, to the extent possible, it makes available the data and model codes to promote further research and policy dialogue.
https://unite.un.org/analytics/desa/modellingtools
Category: Events
The Report of the Secretary-General Ā Critical milestones towards coherent, efficient and inclusive follow-up and review at the global level is now available in the six official languages of the UN. Please access the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform to retrieve the documents.
Stakeholder Contribution to the PGAās High-level Thematic Debate on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
On Thursday, 21 April 2016, the President of the 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. 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.
For more information on the event, please see: http://www.un.org/pga/70/events/sdgs/
In preparation of this important event, all relevant stakeholders are hereby invited to contribute to the discussions through this dedicated google page. Contributions will be made available publically to promote engagement and inform the Debate, in particular contributions from actors not able to be present. Feedback submitted via this form can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/23Ox4Mm
President of the United Nations General Assembly’s High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development GoalsĀ 21 April 2016
Apply for Stakeholder Speaking Roles
By 23 February: Apply for Selection CommitteeĀ
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. Ā
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
Ā Applications received may be viewed here:
Ā http://bit.ly/21April-PGA-HLTD-Achieving-SDGs-Apps-ReceivedĀ
21 April: High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
The President of the United Nations General Assembly will convene, on 21 April 2016, a High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event will bring together political, business and civil society leaders to focus on kick-starting SDGs implementation.Registration is now open for all relevant stakeholders, including civil society, private sector and academia from the following categories:
ā¢ Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
ā¢ Organizations accredited to the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015
ā¢ Organizations accredited to the Financing for Development (FfD) process
ā¢ Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
ā¢ Organizations accredited to the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015
ā¢ Organizations accredited to the Financing for Development (FfD) process
All organizations wishing to attend the High-level Thematic Debate will need to register by applying here:Ā http://bit.ly/HLTD-SDGs. Applications for general registration are being accepted fromĀ 1 February ā 28 March 2016.
More information:Ā http://www.un.org/pga/70/events/sdgs/
Application for participation of stakeholders from civil society, academia and private sector
UN DESA Statistics Division, in collaboration with UN-NGLS, is facilitating a nomination process to identify representatives from civil society organizations, academia and the private sector to attend the 3rd meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators, taking place in Mexico City, Mexico from 30 March – 1 April 2016.
A volunteer Stakeholder Selection Committee will be set up to ensure broad and inclusive participation in the selection of stakeholder candidates. The committee will review all applications received through this process and determine a list of approximately 50 candidates to attend the meeting. For more information about the mandate and the work programme of the Committee, click here. Apply for the Committee here by 17 February 2016 (5:00PM EST). Please note that members of the Committee cannot be considered to attend the meeting.
To apply to attend the meeting and for more information about the application requirements, please visit here. The deadline for application to attend is 21 February 2016 (5:00PM EST).
Application deadlines:
- Stakeholder Selection Committee: 17 February 2016 (5:00PM EST)
- Application to attend the meeting: 21 February 2016 (5:00 PM EST)
The General Assembly will also hold an informal meeting for an exchange of views onĀ the advanced unedited version of the report of the Secretary-General on the follow-upĀ and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, on 10:00 AM EST Friday, 5 FebruaryĀ 2016, immediately following the adjournment of the briefing on Technology FacilitationĀ Mechanism, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber. A letter from the President of theĀ General Assembly, dated 28 January 2016 can be found here.
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An advance unedited copy of the report of the Secretary-General on the critical milestones towards coherent, efficient and inclusive follow-up and review of the 2030 sustainable development agenda at the global level is now available at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf
This report will be issued shortly as a document of the General Assembly in the six official languages of the UN and posted on our website.
The inputs and comments provided will be considered by the IAEG-SDG Members in their final phase of preparation of the indicator proposal for submission to the Statistical Commission. Please note that the final decision on the number, type and formulation of the indicators in the final proposal of the set of global indicators will be taken by the IAEG-SDG Members.
A document containing the inputs provided by the Observers of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and other stakeholders during the open consultation on proposed global SDG Indicators coded as “grey” is available atĀ http://bit.ly/1XWtC1RĀ
03 December 2015: An open consultation will take place on the proposed SDG Indicators that currently coded as ‘grey’, indicating that further discussion on them is still needed. The consultation will be open from Wednesday, 9 December to Tuesday, 15 December to both observers(non-IAEG Member States and representatives of regional commissions and regional and international agencies) and other stakeholders (civil society, academia and private sector) for technical comments.
The inputs provided will be considered by the IAEG-SDGs Members in their final phase of preparation of the set of indicators to be submitted to the Statistical Commission. The final decision on the number, type and formulation of the indicators in the global indicator framework proposal will be taken by the IAEG-SDGs Members.