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TO UN DESA NGO MAJOR GROUP & OTHER STAKEHOLDERS – WED, 16 MARCH DEADLINE:

UN DESA/DSD will organize an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on 19 April 2016 in New York to provide an opportunity for MGoS, along with invited experts, to discuss how to ensure their effective participation and contribution to the review and implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda in the HLPF, building on the extensive provisions contained in resolution 67/290 In particular, the EGM will focus on discussing strategies and approaches for operationalizing the reporting by the MGoS to the HLPF on their contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as called for in paragraph 89 of the 2030 Agenda. A detailed draft concept note will be made available shortly at sustainabledevelopment.un.org.

UN DESA will have funding to support travel and daily subsistence allowance of up to 30 participants to this important one-day meeting. Qualified representatives are kindly requested to indicate their interest to receive funding by completing the following nomination form no later than midnight (NY time) on Wednesday, 16 March 2016.The final selection of funded participants will be made by UN DESA DSD in collaboration with the steering group of the HLPF coordination mechanism of major groups and other stakeholders (TOR here).

The President of the General Assembly has circulated a letter to Member States (available at http://www.un.org/pga/70/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/3-Mar_2030-Agenda-Follow-up-and-review-3-March-2016.pdf) regarding the next steps on 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. This report can be accessed in the six official languages of the UN at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/follow-up

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

The Report of the Secretary-General  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 PGA’s 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 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 

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 on the advanced unedited version of the report of the Secretary-General on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, on 10:00 AM EST Friday, 5 February 2016, immediately following the adjournment of the briefing on Technology Facilitation Mechanism, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber. A letter from the President of the General Assembly, dated 28 January 2016 can be found here.

Watch Live webcast at http://webtv.un.org

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.