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2 | 17-September | 11:00 AM | 3:00 AM | Youth Engagement in Sustainable Development | Youth Revolution Clan | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | Superior Corporate Office | The event will be a training for young people to get involved in Sustainable development process and get engaged in new development agenda for implementation. | Yes | Through sending emails at : yrcpakistan@gmail.com | Www.yrcinternational.com | |||||||||||||||
3 | 17-September | 1:30 PM | 3:30 PM | Shared Values for Sustainable Development | SDSN & Religions for Peace | Inside the UNHQ building | Religions for Peace, 777 United Nations Plaza, 9th Floor New York, NY 10017 | The purpose of this symposium is to affirm the coherence between the values underpinning the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the values of the world’s major religions. Taking place a week before the adoption of the SDGs by world leaders, it will bring together major representatives of the world’s religions alongside diplomats and development experts to explore the moral case for sustainable development. Religious leaders will endorse a common declaration in support of the SDGs. Speakers include: Dr. William Vendley, Secretary General, Religions for Peace Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Ambassador David Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations and Co-Facilitator of SDG negotiations Imam Shamsi Ali, Chairman, Al-Hikmah Mosque; Director, Jamaica Muslim Center Dr. Vinu Aram, Director, Shanti Ashram Ayatollah Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad, Head, Islamic Studies Department at the Academy of Sciences H.E. Metropolitan Emmanuel, Vice President, Conference of European Churches Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President, Union for Reform Judaism H.E. John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja Rev. Kyoichi Sugino, Trustee, Rissho Kosei-kai International Engaged Buddhism Center in New York and Deputy Secretary General, Religions for Peace Tom Hart, US Executive Director, ONE Campaign | http://unsdsn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Invitation-to-RFP-September-event.pdf | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | cgeng@rfp.org | |||||||||||||||
4 | 21-September | 9:00 AM | 6:30 PM | The Quest for Just and Sustainable Peace | The Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN; Church Center for the United Nations; General Board of Church & Society of The United Methodist Church; International Day of Peace NGO Committee; International Day of Yoga Committee at the UN; Loretto Community; NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security; NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns; NGO Committee on Sustainable Development; Pan-Pacific and South-East Asia Women’s Association—Thailand; Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); United Methodist Women; Unitarian Universalist—UN Office; United Religions Initiative; The World Peace Prayer Society | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | Church Center for the United Nations, 777 UN Plaza, Tillman Chapel, Corner 44th Street and First Avenue, New York City | This is an event offering by a variety of nongovenmental organizations celebrating the 2015 International Day of Peace. It will include 20-minute events at the start of the hour every hour from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., culminating in a Concert of Sacred Music from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Theme of the whole day event is "The Quest for Just and Sustainable Peace. Music, art, multi-faith prayers, and reflections, including a concluding meditation on the topic "A Tale of Two 70s: The 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the UN and the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Atomic Bombing. | https://www.facebook.com/church.center.un/events | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | https://www.facebook.com/church.center.un/events | |||||||||||||||
5 | 22-September | 8:00 AM | 12:30 PM | How to create the word we need post-2015 | the Guardian and its partners, with co-host Unicef | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | Unicef HQ, 3 United Nations Plaza, New York, 10017 | Poverty, climate change and inequality remain the challenges of our generation. In September 2015, United Nations member states are expected to adopt the most expansive agenda for social, economic and environmental change the world has ever seen. Ahead of the launch of the sustainable development goals, the Guardian and its partners, with co-host Unicef, are organising a morning leadership seminar that will look to capture the mood and set the tone for future action. Follow the event on Twitter using the hashtag #SDGLeaders. | http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/aug/18/morning-seminar-development-without-equality-how-to-create-the-world-we-need-post-2015 | Yes | saoirse.richardson@theguardian.com or through the event link. Deadline for registrants is Friday 18th September | |||||||||||||||
6 | 22-September | 8:30 AM | 9:45 AM | The Importance of Disability Indicators for Measuring the Implementation of the SDGs for Persons with Disabilities | Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations; Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations; Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations; UNICEF; UNDESA; International Disability Alliance; International Disability and Development Consortium | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, 335 East 45th Street, New York, NY | Panelists H.E. Ambassador Aubrey Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations Maria Martinho, Social Affairs Officer, Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UN Division for Social Policy and Development, UN DESA Rosangela Breman Bieler, Chief, Disability Section, UNICEF Vladimir Cuk, Executive Director, International Disability Alliance Dominic Haslam, Director of Programme and Policy Strategy, Sightsavers Panel presentations will be followed by open discussion Light breakfast will be served | Yes | jgrant@ida-secretariat.org | ||||||||||||||||
7 | 22-September | 1:00 PM | 2:45 PM | Sustainable Development Goals: Moral and EThical Imperatives for Transformative Change | Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN (CRNGO) | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission, 221 East 52nd Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) New York City | The Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN presents this substantive briefing for September focused on the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular, looking at the moral and ethical imperatives for transformative change. Featured speakers: AZZA KARAM, PhD--Senior Advisor, Culture |UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Coordinator, UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Religion and Development; and PAUL LADD | Director, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Team on the Post-2015 Development Agenda |Director, U.N. Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) beginning October 2015. Moderating the event is REV. LIBERATO BAUTISTA, President of the Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | LBautista@umc-gbcs.org | ||||||||||||||||
8 | 22-September | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Youth for SDGs | SDSN-Youth, Consilience, Student Union for Sustainable Development & Delta DGP | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Lerner Cinema, Columbia University, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 | SDSN Youth will highlight the activities from its global #KnowYourGoals campaign, which empowers youth to be active participants in the localization and implementation of the SDGs. Additionally, this event will convene youth leaders and organizations to identify opportunities for collaboration in a shared platform for youth engagement in SDGs after their adoption. This event will conclude with a film screening that provides an introduction to the SDGs. Keynotes speakers include Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth; Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the SDSN and the Earth Institute; Noëlla Richard, Youth Policy Specialist at UN Development Programme (UNDP); and Siamak Sam Loni, Global Coordinator of SDSN Youth. The event is free and open to public; RSVP is required for non-Columbia University ID holders. | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-for-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-tickets-18354597094 | Yes | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-for-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-tickets-18354597094 | |||||||||||||||
9 | 23-September | 9:00 AM | 9:00 PM | Third International Conference on Sustainable Development (Day 1) | Co-hosted by SDSN and the Global Association of Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Lerner Hall, Columbia University, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 | The conference will focus on solutions for implementing and monitoring progress towards achieving the SDGs. The first day of the conference will feature speakers from businesses, NGOs, and the UN and will look at implementation and monitoring of the SDGs from a global perspective. On the second day, accepted papers about solutions implementation at the national and sub-national level will be presented. The overall conference will present a clear picture of how policy decisions will spur progress and data systems will track achievements. | http://ic-sd.org/ | Yes | http://ic-sd.org/register/ | |||||||||||||||
10 | 23-September | 2:30 PM | 4:00 PM | Social exclusion, inequality and the SDGs: Global South perspectives | Wada Na Todo Abhiyan (Dont Break Your Promises Campaign) India | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | Church Center for the United Nations. E 44th St, New York, NY 10017, United States | Our panel will provide insights on theoretical understandings of social exclusion; gender, inequality and exclusion; perspectives on social exclusion in Latin America, Africa and Asia; and ways for civil society to deploy the SDGs to tackle social exclusion. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | urvashisarkar@gmail. com, amitabh.behar@gmail. com | ||||||||||||||||
11 | 23-September | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Challenging Systemss of Casteism and Racism | Asia Dalit Rights Forum, Regions Refocus 2015, Asian Parliamentarians Forum on Dalit Concerns | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Sulzberger Parlor, Barnard College of Colombia University, 3009 Broadway (at 116th Street), Manhattan, New York | The contemporary historical moment in the US of protest and organizing around racial justice provides an important opportunity for the two movements to share experiences of oppression, particularly that perpetrated by the state, across South Asia and other parts of the world and build collective strategies in activism, and advancing policy. Co-sponsored by the Barnard Center for Research on Women, this discussion provides space to establish synergies towards collective action to address casteism and racism together in a global context, to highlight and build a new internationalism in collective struggles for social and structural justice. | No | comms@asiadalitrightsforum.org | ||||||||||||||||
12 | 23-September | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Addressing Implementation: Translating SDGs Into National Development Agenda | International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Level B Boardroom, Ford Foundation Headquarters, 320 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017, US | This side event will highlight three key elements in order to achieve an inclusive and participative implementation of SDGs at the national level, which are identifying effective partnership schemes, mainstreaming SDGs at a national level through the development strategies, and generating an accountability mechanism. This side event will create a forum for lesson learnt experience and view analyse with resources persons from various sector including governments and CSOs, with welcome remarks from Sugeng Bahagijo (Executive Director of INFID) and keynote speech from Nila Moeloek (Minister of Health, Republic of Indonesia). Detail of panel speakers: 1) Ambassador Hahn Choong-hee, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations; 2) John D. Holm, Senior Director Business Development of Charities Aid Foundation of America; 3) Raden Siliwanti, State Ministry of Development Planning of Republic of Indonesia; 4) Leo Williams, International Coordinator of Beyond 2015; 5) Lord McConnell, former First Minister of Scotland and the founder of the UK All Party Parliamentary Committee on the SDGs; 6)Ambassador Peter Lehmann Nielsen, Deputy Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations; 7) Kate Donald, Program Director at Center for Economic and Social Rights; 8) Joe Powell, Deputy Director of Open Government Partnership; 9) Selina Patta Sumbung, Chair Person of Save the Chidren Indonesia. | Yes | Please confirm by 20th September to sekar@infid.org | ||||||||||||||||
13 | 23-September | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Children's Voices for the #GlobalGoals | The Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN and ChildFund Alliance | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Scandinavia House-Volvo Hall, 58 Park Ave. (Btw. 37th and 38th St.) | In the past three years, ChildFund Alliance has engaged with over 16,000 children across 50 countries, capturing their aspirations and thoughts about the new global goals. World leaders listened and agreed on a vision of a world which "...invests in its children and in which every child grows up free from violence and exploitation." Children's Voices for the #GlobalGoals is a collection of children's aspirations, priorities and recommendations for the post-2015 development agenda. In a one-stop site, users will be able to visualize and interact with all the data and information that ChildFund Alliance has gathered from children throughout its consultations. Screens will be set up for guests to interact with the new site. They will also experience a living collage of images from children expressing their support for the pledge of a world where they are free from violence and exploitation. Light refreshments will be served | Yes | http://goo.gl/forms/oKIc4G61UZ | ||||||||||||||||
14 | 23-September | 7:30 PM | 9:00 PM | Music for a Sustainable Planet | The Earth Institute, Sustainable Development Solutions Network | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025 | The International Conference on Sustainable Development presents “Music for a Sustainable Planet” featuring The Kronos Quartet and ÆON Music Ensemble performing works in response to Climate Change. At this pivotal time in history as World Leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the adoption and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, this concert offers a musical interpretation of what is at stake and what is possible. Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute will offer opening remarks that contextualize the larger issues being faced by all of us as we work for a more sustainable future. The program will include a World Premiere of “Rise” by Vladislav Boguinia, a piece inspired by data revealing the desperate state of our oceans. The Kronos Quartet and the ÆON Music Ensemble will premier this amazing multi-media work as well as presenting pieces by Omar Souleyman, Hamza El Din, and Terry Riley. | http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/9010/Music/music-for-a-sustainable-planet | Yes | http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/9010/Music/music-for-a-sustainable-planet | |||||||||||||||
15 | 24-September | 8:00 AM | 11:00 PM | 2015 New York City - United Nations Summit Action Week | Financing for Development Business Advisory Group & UnitedNationsWeek.com | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | New York City at Various Locations | A Week of Activities Parallel to the Summit and Activities Around Town brought under the umbrella of UnitedNationsWeek.com in the aim to promote Action in the form of Mobilization Citizens & Partnerships between Governments and the Private Sector. Our Featured Activities include: 1. Leaders Town-Meeting at Medgar Evers College " Immigrants, Harnessding their Transnational Expenditures for Economic Growth" 2. The Financing for Development Fund Stakeholder Engagement Meetings 3. Power Africa Bond Initiative 4. Welcoming Cuba Reception 5. UN 70th Anniversary International Music Night 6. World National Dish Tasting 7. Celebrating America's More Perfect Union | http://www.unitednationsweek.com | Yes | info@unitednationsweek.com | |||||||||||||||
16 | 24-September | 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Third International Conference on Sustainable Development (Day 2) | Co-hosted by SDSN and the Global Association of Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Lerner Hall, Columbia University, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 | The conference will focus on solutions for implementing and monitoring progress towards achieving the SDGs. The first day of the conference will feature speakers from businesses, NGOs, and the UN and will look at implementation and monitoring of the SDGs from a global perspective. On the second day, accepted papers about solutions implementation at the national and sub-national level will be presented. The overall conference will present a clear picture of how policy decisions will spur progress and data systems will track achievements. | http://ic-sd.org/ | Yes | http://ic-sd.org/register/ | |||||||||||||||
17 | 24-September | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 7th Annual SDSN Leadership Council Meeting | Sustainable Development Solutions Network | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | 64 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027 | This biannual meeting convenes SDSN’s Leadership Council to explore SDSN’s strategy and governance structure for SDSN to support support successful outcome at climate conference in Paris (COP21) and the implementation of the SDGs. | No | |||||||||||||||||
18 | 24-September | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | High-level Panel on Funding Low Carbon Transition: the Role of the Financial System | Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, France Stratégie, Climate Week | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 6, UN Headquarters | Within the framework of Climate Week New York City, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and France Stratégie are jointly organizing an event bringing together top-level experts and policymakers in the fields of climate change, finance and monetary policy to discuss the possible contribution of financial mechanisms to carbon emission reductions. Given the tight budgetary constraints faced by most governments across the world, public spending will not be sufficient to provide the level of investment needed to deliver on our collectively agreed target of reducing global warming by two degrees. Setting up the right financial mechanisms for efficient carbon pricing is therefore essential to enforcing, implementing and ensuring the success of the “Intended Nationally Determined Contributions”. With this in mind, a growing number of private financial operators, central banks and financial regulators are already incorporating sustainability factors into their objectives and policies. The aim of the conference will be to assess the effectiveness of the various financial mechanisms the private and public sectors can put in place to foster carbon reductions. Experts and policymakers will also discuss whether there is scope at a national, regional or international level for an agreed economic and social value of mitigation actions that could anchor private and public investments. | http://www.feem.it/getpage.aspx?id=7806&sez=Events&padre=79 | Yes | http://info-strategie.fr/DS10082015145641.cfm | |||||||||||||||
19 | 24-September | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | How NEPAD Programmes can deliver on the SDGs in Africa? | NEPAD Agency and Zambia | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 5, United Nations Headquarters | The High Profile Side Event on How NEPAD Programmes can deliver on the SDGs in Africa will highlight practical experiences with regard to: on-the-ground progress and country experiences on NEPAD programmes as framework to implement and monitor efforts to address the SDGs; initiatives and lessons on catalysing public-private financing and implementation partnerships; success factors and experiences with the NEPAD frameworks, including the CAADP, PIDA and EAP, as instruments to strengthen capacity. Starting with brief high-level framing statements, the session will include two back-to-back panel discussions. The Panels will be organised around two framing questions, namely: • Business unusual in Development efforts, Development financing and Public-Private Engagement to attain success on the Agenda 2063 and SDGs in Africa; • Catalysing change across scales and sectors to accelerate implementation on SDGs: Success factors and stakeholder experiences. | http://greenafrica.tumblr.com/post/129166547026/summit-2015-event-on-nepad-delivering-on-the | Yes | to attend please RSVP to TendaiT@nepad.org before 22SEP2015 CoB | |||||||||||||||
20 | 24-September | 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Girls Do: Girls as Agents of Change for the 2030 Agenda | World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission, 221 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022 | How can we create spaces and conditions for girls to be active drivers of the sustainable development agenda? Speakers to include youth delegates from Sweden, Malaysia, and Madagascar alongside speakers from UN Women, the UN Millennium Campaign, and other experts. An event sponsored by the World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts. | Yes | karena@wagggsworld.org | ||||||||||||||||
21 | 24-September | 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Feminist Forum | Women's Major Group | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Planned Parenthood Federation of America 434 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001 | The Women's Major Group will host a Feminist Forum on September 24, the day before the Post-2015 Summit. Feminists and women's rights activists will come together to discuss, debate, motivate and inspire each other with ideas about next steps | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yM9IJsrWV__dms031i84ZQJUW5IJCG_Kgg7LKsKt-qc/viewform | Yes | Registration is required, deadline September 20th. Fill the Google Form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yM9IJsrWV__dms031i84ZQJUW5IJCG_Kgg7LKsKt-qc/viewform | |||||||||||||||
22 | 24-September | 10:30 AM | 1:00 PM | Land Solutions: An Economics of Land Degradation Presentation | Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative (hosted by GIZ) / Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations New York | Inside the UNHQ building | GA - Conference Room 7, First Basement | The ELD Initiative highlights and facilitates discussions on the economic value of sustainable land management. Land is an underperforming asset in the global economy and land degradation threatens the growing need and availability of fertile lands and land-based ecosystems, and the benefits humanity derives from it. Competition for access to increasingly scarce resources such as healthy and productive soils and water is accelerating, and is further intensified by population pressures, climate change, and resource demands. The aim of the ELD Initiative is to integrate the economics of land as a fundamental part of policy and private sector decision-making. Research by the Initiative shows that global losses of ecosystem services through land degradation cost between 6.3 and 10.6 trillion USD annually while USD 1.4 Billion annually could be gained. Highlighting a great opportunity this also indicates the need to re-align policies and emphasize the economic relevance of terrestrial ecosystems. By increasing awareness about the costs and benefits of land and management choices, more strategic and economically rewarding decisions can be taken by decision makers at all levels. The presentation of the ELD reports during the 70th UN Summit will therefore specifically address actors and senior decision-makers involved in the approval of the Sustainable Development Goal decisions. Keynote speeches by international high-level speakers will frame discussions on the role of land for economic national prosperity and development in the context of the SDGs. | http://eld-initiative.org/solutions | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | eld@giz.de | |||||||||||||||
23 | 24-September | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Transforming our World | Grupo de Trabajo Feminista | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Orange Cafe/UNFPA HQ/605 3rd Ave | The LAC Feminist Network's Working Group. 2030 Development Agenda to invite you to share some views and experiences on the Post2015 Agenda and its implementation processes. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | |||||||||||||||||
24 | 24-September | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Young people leading change: how the SDG targets to end the AIDS epidemic and ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health services will be met | UNAIDS, LinkUp, GYCA, StopAIDSNow, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ACT2015, PACT, Civil Society Working Group on HIV in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, Have You Seen My Rights | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | 350 Fifth Ave, 9201, CUNY | Young community leaders, UN representatives, and advocates, will discuss how young people can make a difference in ensuring the SDG targets on HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights can be realised for all, including marginalised young people. • Cédric Nininahazwe, Executive Director of RNJ+ (Réseau National des Jeunes Vivant avec le VIH), National Network of Young People Living With HIV, Burundi • Lotte Dijkstra, Youth Ambassador for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, the Netherlands • Daniel Tobón García, Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Colombia • Mimi Melles, Youth Programme, UNAIDS, Switzerland • Additional speakers (TBC) Moderation by Nina Kouassi, Key Correspondent, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Côte d’Ivoire. | Yes | mhd-rsvp@taumail.com | ||||||||||||||||
25 | 24-September | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Goal 10 Reducing Inequality: Desirable But Is It Feasible? | International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Permanent Mission Of the Republic Of Indonesia to the United Nations, 325 E 38th St, New York, NY 10016, US | Goal 10 in the SDGs document contains targets to reduce inequality within countries and between countries. Indicators of achievement have also been formulated. The questions are (a) to what extent the indicators are adequate? (b) If the indicator is adequate, how are the implementation mechanism and the realization of Goal 10 at international and national level; (c) what are the key issues that could be weaken or constraints (technical or political) the realization of Goal 10? Therefore, in the perspective to find goal implementation framework goal 10, and ensuring the technical and political conditions it needed. Detail of speakers: A. Opening and Introduction 1. H.E Mr Desra Percaya, Permanent Representative, Permanent Missions of the Republic of Indonesia to the UN, New York 2. Mariano De Donatis, Global Program Unit (GPU) ECSN Program B. Panel discussion 1. Sugeng Bahagijo, Executive Director of INFID 2. Amitabh Behar, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, India 3. Oleg Kucheryavenko, GCAP Russia 4.Gonzalo Berron, REBRIP 5.Ricardo Fuentes Nieva, Country Director , Oxfam Mexico 6.Deborah S Rogers, Initiative For Equality 7. Savio Carvalho, Senior Advisor, Campaignig on International Development and Human Rights, Amnesty International 8.Richard Pichler, Secretary General and CEO, SOS Children’s Village 9.Sanjeev Khagram, Global Partnership on Sustainable Development Data 10.Yanuar Nugroho, Deputy Chief of Staff to The President of The Republic of Indonesia 11.Tom Cardamone, Global Financial Integrity | Yes | Please confirm by 20th September to sekar@infid.org | N/A | |||||||||||||||
26 | 24-September | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | First Ladies High level Forum on Education | US Federation Middle East Peace | Inside the UNHQ building | ECOSOC | Objective The vision of the First Ladies Forum on Education hosted by the U.S. Federation for Middle East Peace is to endow the youth of the world with the access, opportunities, and resources needed to eliminate various kinds of disparities in education. Additionally, the U.S. Federation for Middle East Peace is a non-governmental organization with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The organization more generally promotes respect, understanding and tolerance between all people in the world, especially to the peoples of the Middle East. But because we depend so much on education to enlighten the world on the culture, traditions, history, and issues pertaining to the Middle East and its people, it is evident that education is one of the most important aspects of each individual’s life on this Earth. More specifically, this First Ladies Forum will: • Develop strategies for the operationalization and support for the implementation of the objectives of the proposed Incheon Declaration along with the renewal of the Millennium Development Goals, which will lead to equity and gender equality in education and training; • Build partnerships, renew impetus, and deepen commitment to global education, especially for vulnerable populations, the youth, women, and other human beings most marginalized; • Offer many opportunities for participants from all over the world to discuss specific regional goals for a more comprehensive, effective, and thorough understanding of what needs to be accomplished in the next fifteen years and beyond. | http://www.usfmep.org | Yes | info@usfmep.org | |||||||||||||||
27 | 24-September | 3:00 PM | 5:15 PM | Food Security, Nutrition, and Health: Harnessing Multi-sectoral Partnerships for the Post-2015 Development Agenda | the Government of Indonesia, in collaboration with the World Food Programme, the World Bank, and UNICEF* | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 6, UN Headquarters | Considering that poor nutrition and health derives from multiple causes leading to multiple consequences, all actors in the national development agenda must address this issue collectively. A well-implemented multi-sectoral approach sustainably led by the government is essential. This event will emphasize the role of multiple stakeholders in improving food security, nutrition and health at a national level, and discuss relevant experiences and lessons learnt from around the globe in implementing sustainable multi-sectoral partnerships. Moderated by Dr. Meera Shekar, the World Bank’s Lead Health and Nutrition Specialist in the Africa Region, and featured speakers include the Indonesian Minister of Health, Prof. Nila Moeloek, and WFP Executive Director, Ms. Ertharin Cousin. Permanent Missions to the UN, UN entities and Secretariat, government representatives, private sector representatives, academia, international civil society organizations, and participants of the 70th UN Summit are invited to this event. Find out why a well-implemented multi-sectoral approach sustainably led by the government is essential in a Post-2015 world. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | RSVP: http://unsummitsideevent-foodnutritionandhealth.eventbrite.com or e-mail us at post2015sdgs@kemkes.go.id or sekretariatpasca2015.kesehatan@gmail.com | ||||||||||||||||
28 | 24-September | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Towards Full Inclusion of Disabled Persons in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and Global Governance Processes | Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, The Nippon Foundation / Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the UN, The World Bank, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (TBC), Institute on Disability and Public Policy, International Disability Alliance | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference room 11, UNHQ | Many disabled persons live in extreme poverty; therefore, the inclusion of disabled persons must take place in order to reach SDGs. The importance of inclusion of disabled persons to the development agenda is recognized once more, and the ideas and discussions that contribute to promoting inclusion of disabled persons further in the post-2015 development framework would be shared. | http://aseanidpp.org/sdg-summit-side-event | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | Those who have valid ID pass on this date are free to join | http://webtv.un.org | ||||||||||||||
29 | 24-September | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Business for 2030: The Portal for Business Engagement in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | USCIB, in partnership with IFPMA, MasterCard, Bechtel | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Harvard Club, 35 West 44th Street | Please join the United States Council for International Business and its partner organizations to celebrate the official public launch of USCIB’s Businessfor2030.org – a public resource to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by stimulating a more productive partnership between the public and private sectors. Featuring over 80 examples of implemented initiatives all over the world, organized in relation to over 50 of the business-relevant SDG targets, Businessfor2030 highlights concrete initiatives and partnerships to inspire renewed trust in the private sector, and to catalyze sustained and active business engagement in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. USCIB member companies and international business representatives will engage with the broader development community to provide deeper context to a selection of the diverse examples featured on Businessfor2030. | http://www.uscib.org/uscib-content/uploads/2015/09/USCIB_Businessfor2030_Invite.pdf | Yes | Shertease Wheeler swheeler@uscib.org | |||||||||||||||
30 | 24-September | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Safer Cities: A Framework to address Universal Access to Safe and Inclusive Public Spaces for All | UN Habitat/ Kenya | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 8 | The event seeks to address the SDG 11.7 on achieving universal access to safe and inclusive public spaces for all, and particularly for women, children, the elderly and persons with special abilities. The Safer Cities Programme of UN Habitat has accumulated 20 years of practice in providing technical support to local governments in developing and implementing city crime prevention and urban safety strategies in over 77 municipalities in 24 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The event will present illustrative examples from Cameroon, Colombia, Italy, South Africa and South Korea, among others. It will also highlight safer cities in the new urban agenda that will be adopted at the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Urban Development that will take place in Quito in October 2016. | http://www.unhabitat.org/safercities | Yes | juma.assiago@unhabitat.org | UN webcast site | ||||||||||||||
31 | 24-September | 3:00 PM | 5:15 PM | Food Security, Nutrition, and Health: Harnessing Multi-sectoral Partnerships for the Post-2015 Development Agenda: an Asia-Pacific Perspective | Government of Indonesia | Inside the UNHQ building | CR6, UNHQ | Asia-Pacific region contributes to 56 percent of the world population. In economy, it is the world’s fastest-growing region—and the ADB study predicts that by the year 2050, developing Asia would cover more than 50 percent of the global GDP. However, It is also the home to two-thirds of the world’s poorest 1.2 billion (people living with less than $1.25 per day). In terms of nutrition, South Asia alone has 299 million malnourished people, higher than in Africa (237 million). Meanwhile, stunted growth among under-fives exceeds 40% in several Asian and Pacific island economies. This figure is comparable with Sub-Saharan Africa, yet higher in absolute number (ADB, 2013). Data indicate that economic privilege does not guarantee improved nutrition and health status in one region. However, studies also suggest that in the long run, poor nutrition and health would adversely affect human capital and eventually, the economy. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | nanetaap@gmail.com, moh.david@indonesiamission-ny.org, delri-ny@indonesiamission-ny.org | ||||||||||||||||
32 | 24-September | 3:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Youth and Mayors Forum on Climate and Sustainability Accelerating Action as Agents of Transformation | ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, UN Children and Youth Major Group, The New SchoolC | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Starr Foundation Hall, The New School, 63 Fifth Avenue | The Forum aims to create an opportunity of dialogue and synergy in tapping the potential of both youth and ambitious local leaders in developing innovative solutions that will much rapidly and collectively transform communities in a path to sustainability in the Urban World by 2030. Master of Ceremony: Maruxa Cardama, Executive Director, Communitas Coalition 15:00 – 15:30 Welcome Shagun Mehrotra, The New School, New York, USA Yunus Arikan, Head of Global Policy and Advocacy, ICLEI, Bonn, Germany Opening Remarks Joel Towers, Executive Dean, the New School Gino Van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Aashish Kullar, UN Major Group Children and Youth Tbc, Representative of the Global Task Force 15:30 – 15:40 Views and expectations of Youth on climate and sustainability Hirotaka Koike, Deputy Organizing Partner for Habitat III at UN MGCY 15:40 – 16:40 Mayors´ experience on ambitious local climate and sustainability action (Facilitated by Gino Van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability) Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Marcio Lacerda, Mayor) Copenhagen, Denmark (Morton Kabell, Environment Mayor) Joondalup, Australia (Troy Pickard, Mayor) Santa Monica, USA (Pam O ´Connor, Vice Mayor) Tshwane, S. Africa (Kgosientso Ramokgoba, Mayor) 16:30 – 17:20 Open dialogue on synergies towards and beyond UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015, UNFCCC COP21, HABITATIII Conference in 2016 (Facilitated by Joel Towers, Executive Dean, the New School) 17:20 – 17:30 Wrap-up and concluding remarks | http://www.iclei.org/activities/our-advocacy/sustainable-development-summit-2015.html | Yes | https://fs8.formsite.com/iclei12/form58/index.html or yunus.arikan@iclei.org or mehrotrashagun@gmail.com | |||||||||||||||
33 | 24-September | 5:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Celelbrating First Ladies in Focus: Invitation to Summit and Dinner,A UN@70 Initiative -Embracing SDGs | UNESCO Center For Global Education and Permannet Mission of Grenada | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | 630 Ballroom Second Avenue 35th Street UN Headquaters NY | The 2015 Dinner Summit in Celebrating First Ladies in Focus on the theme"The Future We Want is a UN@70 Initiative in embracing SDGs on the eve of the Summit for the adoption of the Post 2015 Declaration by World Leaders at the UN Headquarters in New York City. The event is timed to position the minds of spouses of men and women in Executive Leadership on the expectations of the Post-2015 Development Agenda for the future we want. Objective of the Summit: The invitation to the dinner summit on the Theme "The FutureWe Want" in celebrating First Ladies in Focus is aims to recognize the principles of integrative peace building initiatives and explore roles of women in position of governance in achieving successes on the SDGs and targets to the future the world want. The summit will reflect on the role of women to address world peace while supporting the Post 2015 Sustainable Development Agenda.The Dinner Summit will catalyze Bright Spot efforts of the First Ladies in stepping up action to the future we want towards the next fifteen years world agenda . | Yes | center@unescocforge.org | yes | |||||||||||||||
34 | 24-September | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | High Level Reception, Delivering on the Promise of Goal 16 | Open Society Foundations | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | The Westin Grand Central | By Invitation Only. | Yes | aidan.harris@opensocietyfoundations.org | ||||||||||||||||
35 | 24-September | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Health and the Sustainable Development Agenda | Permanent Mission of Ecudaor to the United Nations; Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations; the World Health Organization; the International Disability Alliance; Global Partnerships Forum | Inside the UNHQ building | Delegates Dining Room | The Permanent Missions of Ecuador and Spain to the United Nations cordially welcome you to a panel discussionon the Importance of Including people with disabilities in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda. Speakers will make the case that, in Goal 3: "Ensure healthy lives and promote well being for all at all ages", people with disabilities are inherently included. | http://www.leavingnoonewithdisabilitybehind.org/ | Yes | http://www.leavingnoonewithdisabilitybehind.org/ | |||||||||||||||
36 | 24-September | 6:30 PM | 8:00 PM | FEEM Side Event on "Sustainable Development Goals: New Metrics for Monitoring, Verifying and Assessment | Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations, Climate Week | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 5, UN Headquarters | This side event presents and discusses approaches and methodologies to measure, verify and assess Sustainable Development Goals .The real future challenge with SDGs will indeed be threefold: 1) how to identify and measure a set of indicators that can appropriately capture the past and future dynamics of Sustainable Development Goals; 2) how to verify progress towards SDGs in different countries and how to compare efforts and speed towards the goals; 3) how to design the most appropriate policies to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, and therefore how to assess the possible impacts on SDGs of various policy measures. This side event will focus on these three objectives and will highlight different approaches to achieve them. In particular, the side event will present the first results of FEEM’s APPS (Assessment, Projections and Policy of Sustainable Development Goals) project. APPS has developed a methodology to integrate SDGs into a macroeconomic model of the world economy, thus allowing an ex-ante, prospective analysis of SDGs. Preliminary results for about 140 countries will be shown, as well as a preliminary sustainability ranking. Experts from governments and other relevant organizations will provide their input to assess and further improve the proposed methodologies. | http://www.feem.it/getpage.aspx?id=7807&sez=Events&padre=79 | Yes | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qIqPgI2Tk0FzBUScpQkaGsBvHasRno3nfMgECbcAs6I/viewform | |||||||||||||||
37 | 24-September | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Cities Committing to the SDGs: A High-Level Mayors Event | Sustainable Development Solutions Network | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | The New School, John L. Tishman Auditorium, 63 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10011 | Mayors from major cities around the world will showcase their commitment to sustainable development. Mayors will be invited to sign and present a declaration, marking their intent to implement the SDG agenda within their cities. The event will be followed by a press briefing and a cocktail reception. | Yes | https://docs.google.com/a/unsdsn.org/forms/d/1au6NHZZNrkPX5WirBSkx01Z8lGi0Kp8rwxybZNC7zJk/viewform?c=0&w=1 | ||||||||||||||||
38 | 25-September | 7:30 AM | 8:00 PM | The SDG Business Forum: Providing Solutions and Resources for Sustainable Development by 2030 | ICC, IFC, UNGC, WEF | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | The Harvard Club of New York, Cambridge Room - 35 West 44th Street - New York, NY 10036 | The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for a renewed global partnership to foster transformative changes applicable to all countries, including: poverty eradication, tackling inequality, women and girls’ empowerment, and managing environmental challenges. Business has been an active partner throughout the negotiations and recognizes the strong call for its participation in the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. Organized by the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Finance Corporation, UN Global Compact, and the World Economic Forum, the SDG Business Forum will bring together Chief Executive Officers, Heads of State and Government, Heads of UN Agencies, and Civil Society Leaders to celebrate this landmark event and discuss how business will continue to be an effective partner and contribute solutions to the implementation of the new UN sustainable development framework. | http://www.SDGBusinessForum.com | Yes | http://www.sdgbusinessforum.com/contact.html | |||||||||||||||
39 | 25-September | 8:50 AM | 11:40 AM | Ending All Conflicts in Africa: No Peace, No Development" | The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and Baha'i International Community Addis Ababa Office (BIC-AAO) | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | VENUE: Baha’i Offices, United Nations Plaza, Suite 120, NY, NY 10017 ( Corner of First Avenue and 48th Street) | As you may recall, the African Union has approved “Agenda 2063 – the Africa We Want”, at its Annual Summit, held in Addis Ababa, in January 2015. The Agenda has far reaching goals that include “Ending All Conflicts in Africa by 2020”. Although this may seem to be an ambitious goal, it is one of the important priorities identified at this crucial time in the development of the African continent. In support of this clear vision and objective, the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Baha’i International Community, Addis Ababa Office (BIC-AAO) are co-organizing a Side Event during the “UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015”, on a theme “Ending All Conflicts in Africa: No Peace, No Development” to be held in New York, on Friday 25 September 2015, at 08:50 – 11:40 AM. | Yes | tahderom@gmail.com, carmeltw@gmail.com | ||||||||||||||||
40 | 25-September | 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Inspired Port Harcourt Graduate Trainee | Inspire Africa Movement | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Dunamis Center,Off Odili Road.Trans Amadi | In thorough fulfillment of the SDG's Goals. Whether you’re looking for a new job, a new career, a change of scenery, or just a new direction for your life or career, the Port Harcourt fair is the place to be! Discover employment opportunities you may never knew exists, expand your network, hone your interviewing skills, learn more industry-specific information, gather information about companies and meet with employers in an informal yet professional environment | http://www.portharcourtfair.com | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | www.portharcourtfair.com | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ooClaWJfl9XhA607jPerA | ||||||||||||||
41 | 25-September | 10:00 AM | 5:00 PM | GiveH2OPE | http://ashish-shrivastava.place.xyz/post/55e9673630dbfd621c8b4577/giveh2ope-to-others-at-walgreen | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | http://ashish-shrivastava.place.xyz/post/55e9673630dbfd621c8b4577/giveh2ope-to-others-at-walgreen | Address http://ashish-shrivastava.place.xyz/post/55e9673630dbfd621c8b4577/giveh2ope-to-others-at-walgreen | http://ashish-shrivastava.place.xyz/post/55e9673630dbfd621c8b4577/giveh2ope-to-others-at-walgreen | Yes | http://ashish-shrivastava.place.xyz/post/55e9673630dbfd621c8b4577/giveh2ope-to-others-at-walgreen | http://ashish-shrivastava.place.xyz/post/55e9673630dbfd621c8b4577/giveh2ope-to-others-at-walgreen | ||||||||||||||
42 | 25-September | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | African Youth Forum on SDG's | Afican Youth Panel | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | Orange Cafe, UNFPA HQ, 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 | The year 2015, will be the peak and turning point in global development trend. This provides an opportunity for African youths to decide the future they want. The Sustainable Development Goals will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after their expiry in September 2015. The meeting will discuss the role of African youths in the popularization and implementation of the SDG's. More importantly, to ensure that African youths take ownership of the SDG's at all levels. The meeting will also dilate on lessons learnt from the attainment of MDG's and role of young people in Africa. It is on this premise that an African Youth Alliance on Post2015 Agenda (AYAP) was launched in New York during the 68th Session UNGA and UN MDG Summit 2013, with the election of African Youth Panel (AYP) as Chair of the alliance. AYP has been running a small-grants program to support members in 10 African countries (Gambia, Ghana, Central Africa Republic, Nigeria, Madagascarr, Namibia, Malawi Zambia, Mozambique and Sudan) to carry out ‘’My World Campaign and Survey and Campaigns’’ to increase votes and gauge the opinion of youth in these countries in relations to SDG's and youth empowerment. The side event will be an open youth forum for youths and relevant partners. There will be limited spaces for intervention for non-youth participants. The forum will be highly interactive with live-streaming, skype, twitter and sms connections to youth organizations in Africa. The meeting should ideally promote youth power, energy and enthusiasm in championing the SDG's in Africa | http://africanyouthpanel.org/ | Yes | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hsFn6LXMuhoSPBncv5Td24NaFj1fNOfsEWd5-TlW-iU/viewform?c=0&w=1 | https://www.facebook.com/africanyouthpanel | ||||||||||||||
43 | 25-September | 10:00 AM | 1:30 PM | Safer Cities | UN-Habitat, New School, New America, Next City.Org | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang College, The New School | New America, in partnership with UN-Habitat, the Global Urban Futures Project at The New School, and Next City, will mark the occasion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York. The broad focus is on the Sustainable Development Goals; the importance of universal access to safe public spaces in every city and for every citizen; and plans for a Safer Cities campaign in the lead up to Habitat III in Quito in 2016. AGENDA 10:00 am: Welcoming Remarks : Mary Watson, Executive Dean, The New School 10:05 am: Introduction: Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat 10:15 am: Overview of the campaign on safe public spaces Pamela Puchalski, Director, Resilient Communities, New America 10:20 am: Panel discussion Parks Tau, Mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa Leoluca Orlando, Mayor of Palermo, Italy Khalifa Sal, Mayor of Dakar, Senegal 11:00 am: Reflections on the achievement of post-2015 SDG Goal 11, Target 7 Dr. Michael Cohen, Director, International Affairs, Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, The New School David Burney, Associate Professor of Planning and Placemaking, Pratt Institute Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment 11:30 am: Towards a citizen-centered campaign for safe public space Alioune Badiane, Director of Programs, UN-Habitat Martha Diaz, Founding Director, Hip-Hop Education Center Sarah Graizbord, Partner, Bennett Midland LLC Robert Holzer, Founder and CEO, Matter Unlimited Tom Dallessio, President and CEO, Next City (moderator) | https://www.eventbrite.com/register?orderid=00ed054a5eaf11e591e322000b7f83de&client_token=9f81a25e1b114f479d888c13236ca976&eid=18565128800 | Yes | https://www.eventbrite.com/register?orderid=00ed054a5eaf11e591e322000b7f83de&client_token=9f81a25e1b114f479d888c13236ca976&eid=18565128800 | |||||||||||||||
44 | 25-September | 10:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Safer Cities: A framework to address universal access to safe and inclusive public spaces 2030 | The New School, UN-Habitat, New America, Next City, the Huairou Commission | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang College. The New School 65 West 11th Street Room B500 New York, NY 10003 | UN-Habitat partners with the Global Urban Futures Project within the New School, New America, the Huairou Commission, and Next City on a two-part event to mark the occasion of the Post 2015 Development Summit in New York. The broad focus is on the Sustainable Development Goals and plans for a Safer Cities Campaign for All in the lead up to Habitat III. The first part will detail and discuss the UN-Habitat Safer Cities progress over the past 20 years with specific case studies and evidence of what works. The Mayors of Johannesburg, Palermo, and Dakar will discuss the importance of universal access to safe public spaces in making cities safe for every citizen. This session will also discuss implications of the SDGs for UN-Habitat’s on-going work. The second part will present and discuss the pre-launch of a Campaign for Safer Public Spaces and Streets, seeking input and critical feedback from experts and the public regarding its content and focus. Especially in times of refugee crises and increasing income inequalities in cities, how can we ensure that cities remain safe for everyone, including women and children? The Campaign will be officially launched at Habitat III in Quito in 2016. | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/safer-cities-a-framework-to-address-universal-access-to-safe-and-inclusive-public-spaces-2030-tickets-18565128800 | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/safer-cities-a-framework-to-address-universal-access-to-safe-and-inclusive-public-spaces-2030-tickets-18565128800 | |||||||||||||||
45 | 25-September | 1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | EATxPost2015 | EAT Initiative, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CGIAR Consortium, World Health Organization, Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malawi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden United Nations World Food Programme Ministry of External Relations, Brazil Ministry of Health, Indonesia | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference room 2, UNHQ | A high-level event on sustainable nutrition security on September 25th 2015, to coincide with the UN Summit to Adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The objective of the event is to provide food for thought on how to develop new norms for collaboration, understanding and dedication to catalyze action towards achieving sustainable nutrition security for all. Tackling the emerging food-related challenges including the double burden of malnutrition, climate change and degradation of ecosystems while ensuring universal access to affordable, nutritious food to a growing world population is one of the biggest barriers to achieve Sustainable Development and the Post-2015 Development Agenda. This effort will require multifaceted actions across scientific disciplines and sectors. The program will be a mix of keynotes, panel discussions and interactive dialogue with the audience. | http://eatforum.org/event/eatx-post-2015/ | Yes | https://oiiku.wufoo.com/forms/mm9n6mq0oxr1ca/ | webtv.un.org | ||||||||||||||
46 | 25-September | 1:15 PM | 2:30 PM | Enabling and tracking business contribution to the SDGs | GRI and the Permanent Representation of France to the United Nations | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 7, UN Headquarters | How can private sector contribution to the SDGs be enhanced and monitored? What are governments doing overall to encourage responsible business conduct? This event will discuss national initiatives that make business more accountable and have the potential to contribute to development, new tools at our disposal to measure private sector contribution to the SDGs, and using innovative business data in the follow-up and review process. Speakers ------------- Mr. Michael Meehan, Chief Executive, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) H.E. Mr. Manuel Sager, State Secretary and Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Switzerland Ms. Lisa Kubiske, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Finance & Development Mr. François Gave, Head of Development and Sustainable Development Department, French Mission to the United Nations Mr. Balaji Ganapathy, Head of Workforce Effectiveness/ Corporate Social Responsibility, TATA Consultancy Services Mr. Ivo Havinga, Assistant Director, United Nations Statistics Division Contacts --------------- Contact person during the Summit: Anne Kullman | Advisor, Business Engagement on the SDGs, GRI | kullman@globalreporting.org | m: + 46 (70) 642 90 36 More information about this event: Justine Swordy | swordy@globalreporting.org Practicalities ---------------- All who have access to the UN Summit, or a valid UN Grounds pass will be allowed access to attend. **//If you require a special pass for this event, please fill out this form by September 21st at 5pm EST//**: http://goo.gl/forms/azVdD4KLsp | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | If you require an access/special pass for this event, please fill out the following form form by Monday, September 21st at 5pm EST//**: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1luUWkmjqswREUcE99pHcNcpRmiP9ggig9386stIvryg/viewform | http://webtv.un.org/ | |||||||||||||||
47 | 25-September | 1:15 PM | 2:30 PM | Transforming the world: Promoting healthy lifestyles and NCDs control | Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations/World Health Organization | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 1, UN Headquarters | This side event will pay tribute to the historic turning point to include NCDs in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – an issue which constitutes one of the major challenges for development in the 21st century and which the MDGs did not address. Discussions will focus on what countries can do in response to target 3.4 of the SDGs in preparation for the third UN High-level Meeting on NCDs in 2018.WHO will launch the WHO NCD Progress Monitor 2015, which provides a snap shot of where the world stands in fulfilling the promises made by global leaders at the first and second High-level Meetings of the UN General Assembly on NCDs in 2011 and 2014, and at the First WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and NCDs Control (Moscow, 28-29 April 2011). | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZfhjzGCwTUkb1ckE-uB3IlYNCZdJFuA5o444p-DCZi4/viewform?c=0&w=1 | ||||||||||||||||
48 | 25-September | 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Climate Change & Overconsumption: Legal & Ethical Insights from the Global South | Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society (CECOEDECON) and Beyond Copenhagen | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | CUNY School of Law, 2 Court Square, Long Island City (7, E or M Trains to Court Square; N or Q to Queensboro Plaza | The side event will explore following questions/aspects, Is the ever increasing & inequitable economic growth model/paradigm pushed by the northern countries government, media & business, as a measure of human well being - destructive and unfair to developing countries & poor societies around the world ? What are the environmental and economic impacts of this model on 'developing' countries worldwide? What are the legal & moral implications of self-appropriation of global common resources / global commons, by the rich countries ? How can alternatives based on ethical, moral and people-first-science (or Life-centric-science) approaches guide us to real solutions ? | Yes | cecoedecon@gmail.com | ||||||||||||||||
49 | 25-September | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | From MDGs to SDGs: lessons and reflections from Brazil | Brazilian Government | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 2 | Brazil had a singular and innovative experience in the implementation of the MDGs. Government action was combined with active participation of civil society, through social movements and the private sector. This strategy was highly successful and the country exceeded most of the targets defined by the UN. From this experience, Brazil wants to turn into reality the SDGs, perfecting and widening its good practices. The main objective of this side event is to share the Brazilian strategy of localization with participation and debate a framework that will help guide the implementation of the SDG and also set up the basis for international cooperation in this realm. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | |||||||||||||||||
50 | 25-September | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Coherent policies for sustainable and low-carbon societies | The Republic of Korea and OECD | Inside the UNHQ building | UN HQ, North Lawn Building, 46th and 1st avenue- New York, Conference Room 6 | This side event, co-organised by the Republic of Korea and the OECD, will focus on how policy coherence can be enhanced to building synergies and managing trade-offs between different sectors critical for a low carbon transition and for achieving the SDGs. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development cannot be achieved without addressing climate change and transitioning to a low carbon economy. But there will always be trade-offs between climate and sustainable development objectives. Climate responses can impose other environmental pressures, have adverse distributional effects, draw resources away from other developmental priorities, or risk limiting growth and development. The side event will convene a high-level panel of representatives from governments, international organisations, the scientific community, civil society organisations and the private sector to discuss: · How to move towards a low carbon economy without jeopardising growth or compromising other fundamental policy goals, such as employment, investment or competitiveness? · How to achieve prosperity without over-reliance on carbon-intensive fossil fuels? · What incentives do businesses and governments have to invest and move to low-carbon? · Can one country’s climate, and sustainable development efforts be undermined by another’s domestic policy choices? These are some of the difficult questions that policy makers and industrialists will have to face in implementing the SDGs. | http://www.oecd.org/pcd/ungasideevent2015.htm | Yes | The deadline for registration is Monday, September 21st. Please send an email to PCD.Contact@oecd.org to register and indicate if you require a Special Event Ticket to attend this event. | http://webtv.un.org | ||||||||||||||
51 | 25-September | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Powered by Inclusive Sustainable Growth: Why and How We Decided to Alter Course | Hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme, the Government of Germany, and the United Nations Development Programme | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | W Hotel, 541 Lexington Avenue | The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - and SDG 8 in particular - highlight the need to put environmental sustainability and social inclusion at the centre of economic frameworks by promoting "sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all". At this event, panellists will explore ideas and options for: 1) creating opportunities and triggering change for more inclusive and greener growth, especially in the context of the SDGs, 2) mobilizing investment and financing at scale, 3) ensuring equitable benefits for all from transition to greener and more inclusive economies, and 4) strengthening advisory mechanisms, networks and partnerships, such as the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) and the Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI), among others, that can support countries in reframing economic policies and practices around sustainability. Invited Panellists: H.E. Barbara Hendricks, Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany H.E. Bomo Edna Molewa, Minister of Environmental Affairs, South Africa H.E. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Minister of Environment, Peru H.E. Tine Sundtoft, Minister for Climate and the Environment, Norway Neven Mimica, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Gilbert Houngbo, Deputy Director-General for Field Operations & Partnerships, ILO Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP Moderated by: Magdy Martínez-Solimán, Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP A Reception will follow the Panel Discussion | http://www.un-page.org/upcoming-event-sdg-summit-panel-discussion-25-september-2015 | Yes | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gUxeAZtB48xAfNsMF94y5RO9PF3eK8E3dQzSmW0-y7g/viewform | |||||||||||||||
52 | 25-September | 6:30 PM | 8:30 PM | Women & The New SDGs: Why NCDs Matter | American Heart Association & The Taskforce on Women & NCDs | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Scandinavia House, Volvo Hall, 58 Park Avenue (at 38th Street) | Join the Discussion: Women are central to families and our world, and a discussion of their health and the health of their children must include noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Join a dialogue with leading thought leaders on effective strategies to address women and NCDs. Learn from Leaders: Nancy Brown - Chief Executive Officer, American Heart Association Moderator and Host Ambassador Sally Cowal - Senior Vice President, Global Health, American Cancer Society Topics to include: Global Women Framework, Public Health Programs Integrating NCD's & Women's Agenda Kathy Vizas, Population Services International The Youth Perspective, Not a Voice Forgotten but One to be Heard Suleika Jaouad, critically acclaimed New York Times Well columnist, health advocate and cancer survivor Championing SDG Women-Specific Indicators, Measuring Country Response Dr. Gustavo Gonzalez-Canali, UN Women | Yes | https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ebew6wz8fb055738&oseq=&c=&ch= | ||||||||||||||||
53 | 25-September | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Starting strong: from SDG ambition to action | Overseas Development Institute and CEPEI | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Harvard Club of New York City, 35 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036 | In September we hit the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals. World leaders convene in New York to announce the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will drive the next 15 years of the global struggle to end poverty and build prosperity for all. But what should the first steps be? We invite you to join us for a debate, hosted by development think tanks the Overseas Development Institute and CEPEI, to prioritize efforts to move beyond business as usual. The event will also mark the launch of a new ODI flagship report outlining a set of projections for each of the SDGs – providing the best available snapshot of the progress we are on track to achieve over the next 15 years and the areas that will require greater global effort. The discussion will be followed by a networking reception with key actors involved in implementing the SDGs, including country missions in attendance at the UN General Assembly, UN agency leadership and civil society. For registration enquiries please contact startingstrong@odinet.org.uk | http://www.developmentprogress.org/event/starting-strong | Yes | startingstrong@odinet.org.uk | |||||||||||||||
54 | 25-September | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Imagine 2030: Creating a world inclusive of people with disabilities | The Guardian, The International Disability Alliance and The International Disability and Development Consortium | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Riverpark, 450 E, 29th Street, New York 10016 | Imagine 2030, which is hosted by the Guardian, The International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the International Disability Development Consortium (IDDC), intends to provide a platform for the voices, experiences and observations of persons with disabilities living in developing countries, whilst acknowledging success in the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Sustainable Development Goals. Framing Perceptions features a selection of photographs by award-winning Guardian photographer Graeme Robertson, who travelled with IDDC member Sightsavers to visit social inclusion projects in Uganda and India. In Rajasthan, North India, the URMUL Trust brings people with disabilities together to advocate for their rights, while the Uganda Inclusive Education Programme is working with schools to break down barriers to educate children with disabilities. The exhibition presents the picture of what life is like for people with disabilities in developing countries. Some have missed out on opportunities and live with the devastating impact of exclusion; others have been empowered to transform their lives and gain independence. Imagine 2030; celebrates the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and aims to raise awareness of what the SDGs will mean for persons with disabilities, their families and their communities. | Yes | s.jarman@sightsavers.org | ||||||||||||||||
55 | 26-September | 7:45 AM | 9:45 AM | Business Unusual: moving beyond aid to implement the SDGs | Bond | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Murase Room, Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, New York | Side event with UK Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening, and other high level speakers to discuss the policy measures beyond aid needed to realise the ambition of the SDGs. Agenda 7.45-8.15 Arrivals and light breakfast served 8.15 Event starts Opening remarks from Chair, Ben Jackson, CEO, Bond Keynote address from Rt. Hon. Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for International Development followed by Q & A Panel discussion and Q & A with Alicia Barcena, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Loretta Minghella OBE, Chief Executive, Christian Aid Eric Solheim, OECD Development Cooperation Directorate (DAC) Chair 9.45 Close | Yes | http://goo.gl/forms/4cahB7KLs7 | ||||||||||||||||
56 | 26-September | 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | The Family in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Does the Family Matter? | Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the UN, Qatar Foundation for Social Work, Alliance Defending Freedom, Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 8 | The Side-event will argue that family relationships are key to our well-being to development. The event will also highlight the centrality of empowered women and girls in strengthening the web of family relationships and in creating positive synergies with the SDGs related goals, targets and indicators. The event aims at: (a) a discussion on the role of the family in achieving national and global sustainable development objectives; and (b) to establish an alliance among Civil Society Organizations for the tracking implementation of the recommendations emanating from the discussions and related resolutions. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | AL-Anoud Qassim Al-Temimi <atemimi@mofa.gov.qa | ||||||||||||||||
57 | 26-September | 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | SAFE SURGERY: Challenges to Overcome, Opportunities to Exploit and Approaches That Work | G4 Alliance, Jhpiego, GE Foundation | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Marriott East Side Stuyvesant Ballroom (first floor) 525 Lexington Avenue at 49th Street New York, NY 10017 | Join Dr. Richard Besser, Chief Health and Medical Editor for ABC News, and leading experts in health system strengthening and surgical care for a high-level discussion on current challenges, proven approaches and opportunities for success in meeting the needs of the 5 billion people who do not have access to safe surgical care and anaesthesia. | http://www.goo.gl/plBMVT | Yes | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yHw4JHvlMyTt6709EDzmyhgGaJxDHU2LcZ2bcK8zmDE/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=send_form | |||||||||||||||
58 | 26-September | 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | SAFE SURGERY: Challenges to Overcome, Opportunities to Exploit and Approaches That Work | G4 Alliance, Jhpiego, GE Foundation | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Marriott East Side Stuyvesant Ballroom (first floor) 525 Lexington Avenue at 49th Street New York, NY 10017 | Join Dr. Richard Besser, Chief Health and Medical Editor for ABC News, and leading experts in health system strengthening and surgical care for a high-level discussion on current challenges, proven approaches and opportunities for success in meeting the needs of the 5 billion people who do not have access to safe surgical care and anaesthesia. | http://www.goo.gl/plBMVT | Yes | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yHw4JHvlMyTt6709EDzmyhgGaJxDHU2LcZ2bcK8zmDE/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=send_form | |||||||||||||||
59 | 26-September | 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | The SDGs and Mining: Challenges and Opportunities | UNDP, SDSN, CCSI, and WEF | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Wharton Forum, 17th floor, Convene, 730 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017 | Together with the World Economic Forum, UNDP, and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, SDSN is preparing an atlas of how the SDGs will affect corporations in the mining sector. The organizers are also charting out opportunities for the mining sector to contribute to the SDGs. A draft for public consultation of the Atlas will be launched at this event. | No | |||||||||||||||||
60 | 26-September | 9:00 AM | 11:15 AM | No transformation without localization: How a strong focus on the subnational level is essential for the effective implementation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda | United Cities and Local Governments, UNCDF and the Government of Uganda | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Grand Hyatt Hotel | By invitation only. This event aims to identify innovative models to strengthen capacity, governance, service delivery and financial ability of LG to meet the SDG, how to take these models to secondary cities, peri-urban and rural urban areas in the Least Developed Countries and to launch UNCDF initiative on Municipal Finance. | No | |||||||||||||||||
61 | 26-September | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | A Call for Joint Action to Achieve the SDGs: Advancing Integrated Solutions to Accelerate Change | UNEP, UNDP, Un-Habitat, IPU, IUCN, CBD, ICLEI, WRI, WWF, UN-NGLS | Inside the UNHQ building | United Nations Headquarter, Conference Building, Conference Room 4 | New forms of solution-oriented, inclusive and integrative multi-stakeholder partnerships will be a key element of Agenda 2030 and efforts to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Many successful examples of such partnerships already exist and we should build on those which have proven to deliver meaningfully on commitments related to sustainable development. At the same time, there is an urgent need to mobilize new partnership initiatives that can accelerate the transition to environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient development pathways to achieve the SDGs and ensure no one is left behind. To help meet this challenge, leaders from governments, civil society, business and international organizations will meet at this event, which provides a platform to focus international attention on the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships that work across regions and at multiple scales to achieve collective impact through agenda-setting, policy change, communications and on-the-ground implementation. Speakers include, inter alia, H.E. Oyun Sanjaasuren, President of the United Nations Environment Assembly; H.E. Barbara Hendricks, Minister of Environment, Germany; H.E. Maxine McClean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Barbados; H.E. Eva Kje Hansen, Minister of Environment, Denmark; Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP; Martin Chugong, SG of the Inter-Parliamentary Union; Yolanda Kakabadse, President of WWF International; Andrew Steer, President of teh World Resources Institute; Gino Van Begin, SG of ICLEI; Inger Andersen, DG of IUCN. | https://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/506028 | Yes | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_UuBNpQfyC_FQkceXzU4yuOV0RB1zNcK-IRnXtPq-g0/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=send_form | |||||||||||||||
62 | 26-September | 10:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Panel discussion on “Social Harmony for Sustainable Development: Promoting Understanding and Respect in a Time of Intolerance” | Permanent Mission of Albania, Permanent Mission of Jordan and the Observer Mission of the Holy See | Inside the UNHQ building | UNHQ - Conference Room 1 | The goal of the high level event is precisely to share ideas and thoughts based on experiences and lessons learned in creating and promoting an environment that promotes tolerance, reconciliation and respect for diversity as essential tools in preventing radicalization and violent extremism. It intends to highlight best practices, actions and measures taken by different state, non-state actors and international organizations. It will also spotlight existing models of tolerance. The discussion is expected to focus also on the need to work continuously and at various levels to address the root causes of the highly intrusive and increased intolerance and violent extremism, which can lead to terrorism in the world. Moreover, it is expected to raise issues related to international terrorism and the challenges posed by the foreign terrorist fighters, as well as on the best ways for their rehabilitation and eventual re-integration in the respective societies. Within the context of the Summit on Sustainable Development, it goes without saying that achieving national and international development goals is frustrated by ethnic and religious disharmony and can be sabotaged by the consequences of violent extremism. Promoting understanding and respect at a time of increasing intolerance is an important condition for social harmony and conducive to sustainable development. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | briseida.nina@mfa.gov.al | http://webtv.un.org/ | |||||||||||||||
63 | 26-September | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Scaling Up Climate Smart Agriculture to Achieve the SDGs in Africa | NEPAD Agency, Senegal, and iNGOs | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | Mandela Hall (5th Floor), African Union Mission to the United Nations, 305 East 47th Street, New York | The Side Event is jointly convened by NEPAD Agency, the government of Senegal and members of the NEPAD-iNGO CSA Alliance, including Catholic Relief Service (CRS), World Vision International, CARE International, Oxfam, and Concern Worldwide; and technical partners Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Food Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network (FARNPAN), Forum for Agriculture Research in Africa (FARA) and CGIAR research program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS). It aims to show case progress, experiences and lessons from the recent intensive work to support the scaling up of CSA in agriculture productivity, food security and poverty alleviation programmes. Starting with brief high-level framing statements, the session will include two back-to-back panel discussions. The Panels will be organized around two framing questions, namely: • On the ground experiences: How CSA can empower communities to realize SDG goals and targets? • Regional and Continental Scale Coordination: The importance of building regional and continental momentum on CSA and how coordination at these levels can catalyze support to national and grassroots initiatives. | http://greenafrica.tumblr.com/post/129308959671/summit-2015-event-on-scaling-up-climate-smart | Yes | to attend please RSVP to KwameA@nepad.org before 24SEP2015 CoB | |||||||||||||||
64 | 26-September | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | The Role of Islamic Finance in the Implementation of the SDGs | Permanent Observer Mission of the OIC to the UN, Islamic Development Bank and United Nations Development Programme | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 2, UN General Assembly Building | Achieving the SDGs will require the international community to unlock substantial new sources of public and private financing. Islamic financial instruments are well suited to address and finance the implementation of many of the SDGs, as they seek to promote social, economic and financial inclusion of the poor and the underserved. With its emphasis on risk-sharing and asset-backed financing, Islamic finance can provide long- term financing solutions to social and economic development through a wide range of financial products including Sukuk (i.e. Islamic bonds) and social welfare tools including awqaf. The objectives of the side-event are to: i) explain the concept of Islamic Finance with special emphasis on how it balances rewards and risks in a fair and transparent manner, and how it links finance with the real economy; and ii) discuss how various components/instruments of Islamic Finance could be a transformative force for unlocking resources to finance the SDGs. A moderated panel of experts from the Government of Turkey and Benin, UNESCAP, the World Bank, the IsDB and UNDP will lead the discussion. | Yes | To RSVP, please email aismail@oicun.org | ||||||||||||||||
65 | 26-September | 12:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Monitoring by the People for the People | DataShift | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | Church Center for the UN, E 44th St, NY 10017 | Monitoring by the People for the People: How can civil society and citizen-generated data drive accountability for the 2030 agenda? This open, interactive event will explore how to harness the power of civil society and citizen-generated data for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In particular, it will: Discuss ways civil society could collaborate to see that its data is used to strengthen SDG monitoring, accountability and progress Identify concrete activities and action plan for collaboration that civil society can work together on to harness its data for SDG monitoring and accountability Introduce the new Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, explain why it is important to civil society and explore how it could support its efforts on SDG monitoring and accountability A light lunch will be provided. | http://civicus.org/thedatashift/save-the-date-sat-26th-sep-datashift-event-at-unga-70/ | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14HYf-pJAuYfEon1MWbgMFtduWkVgVk-CaRj1rbust7M/viewform | |||||||||||||||
66 | 26-September | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Operationalization of the 2030 AGENDA for Africa’s industrialization | UNIDO, UNECA, AUC, OSAA | Inside the UNHQ building | Delegates Dining Room (West Terrace) | The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), together with the African Union Commission, the Office of the Special Advisor on Africa, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, are organizing a high-level event on 26 September that will bring together African leaders, heads of relevant UN Organizations, other senior officials, and key development actors. They will discuss concrete partnerships for the effective operationalization of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development in Africa, and particularly as related to SDG 9 on “resilient infrastructure, inclusive and sustainable industrialization and innovation”. As a way to effectively implement the 2030 Agenda in support of Africa’s industrialization, new partnerships and implementation models are required. UNIDO’s Programmes for Country Partnership, which is currently piloted in Ethiopia and Senegal, addresses current challenges, including the need for enhanced cooperation and coordination. The high-level event will rally the political support of and commitment from key stakeholders for Africa’s development priorities in the area of inclusive and sustainable industrial development. The event will also discuss how to forge stronger regional, inter-regional and global cooperation for inclusive and sustainable industrial development and deriving recommendations for appropriate mechanisms to facilitate such cooperation, including through South-South cooperation and new partnership models. | http://www.unido.org | No | Contact UNIDO NY Office | |||||||||||||||
67 | 26-September | 1:15 PM | 2:30 PM | Mobilizing Generation Zero Hunger | FAO, IFAD, WFP / Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth | Inside the UNHQ building | UNHQ, Conference Room 4 | Our planet needs new champions – young people who will take on the challenge of ending hunger by 2030. Join some of the world’s freshest thinkers to discuss how we reach our global goal to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition as well as promoting sustainable agriculture. | http://www.un.org/en/zerohunger/events.shtml | Yes | https://unite.un.org/events/mobilizing-generation-zero-hunger/register | http://www.un.org/en/zerohunger/events.shtml | ||||||||||||||
68 | 26-September | 1:15 PM | 2:30 PM | ‘“Prioritizing Education and Sustainable Peace – SDG 4 and 16, In Action” | The Permanent Mission of Qatar to the United Nations/ Reach Out to Asia | Inside the UNHQ building | United Nations Head Quarters Conference Room 5 | This side event called upon by young people brings together humanitarian practitioners, policy makers and youth to discuss the synergies between the current global policy agendas, the post-2015 development goals, the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) themes and the UNFCC Climate change talks. As the hosts of the WHS Youth consultations, ROTA Youth envisions to play a constructive role in taking forward the cause of protecting the rights to education in all contexts, including in humanitarian settings. Emphasis is on education for conflict, education in conflict and education post conflict. The objective of the event is to highlight the education needs of people in conflict situations and to set a roadmap to share the best practices to meet these needs. Please RSVP to nabueissa@qf.org.qa by 20 September 2015 to confirm your participation. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | Please RSVP to nabueissa@qf.org.qa by 20 September 2015 to confirm your participation. | ||||||||||||||||
69 | 26-September | 1:15 PM | 2:30 PM | PRIORITIZING EDUCATION AND PEACE: SDG 4 AND 16 IN ACTION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS | Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the UN; Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth; UNDP, Saferworld; UNESCO | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room-5 | The side event will discuss the role of Arab and African youth in the popularization and implementation of the SDG' and how to ensure that Arab youth takes ownership of SDG 4 and 16. The meeting will also dilate on lessons learnt from the attainment of MDG's and role of young people in the Middle East and Africa. It will: • Look into synergies between the post 2015 development agenda and the World Humanitarian Summit Agenda with the theme of leaving no one behind and how to integrate humanitarian work in the new development agenda. • RYACT Reflections on youth role as a catalyst, in the context of SDG number 4 and 16 • How to protect the right to education in all contexts • The importance of partnerships and youth empowerment • How to assure Youth ownership of Goal 4 and 16 • Linking youth organizations • Roadmap | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | nalbuquerque@mofa.gov.qa | ||||||||||||||||
70 | 26-September | 1:15 PM | 3:00 PM | High-Level Side Event on Engaging People for Sustainable Development: Accountability, Transparency and Participation | The Governments of Botswana, Mongolia and Switzerland, as well as International IDEA | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 8 (GA Building) UN HQ | The High-Level Event will engage representatives of countries from different regions in an exchange on national experiences of promoting accountability, transparency and participation that could contribute to the implementation and monitoring of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The High-Level Event will also attempt to identify a set of key guiding principles in this regard. Keynote speeches -H. E. Ms. Simonetta Sommaruga, President of the Swiss Confederation -H. E. Mr. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia -H. E. Mr. Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi, Vice President of the Republic of Botswana -Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (tbc) -Mr. Yves Leterme, Secretary-General of International IDEA -Mr. Carl Wright, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) | Yes | k.lettrich@idea.int | http://webtv.un.org/ | |||||||||||||||
71 | 26-September | 1:15 PM | 2:30 PM | Governments Leading the Way: Digitizing Payments and Advancing Inclusive Finance to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals | The Republic of Peru, the Republic of Indonesia, the United Republic of Tanzania, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance | Inside the UNHQ building | UN Headquarters, Conference Room 1 | Please join us at the UN Global Goals Summit for an action-focused event on how governments are using digital payments to deliver economic opportunity to more people, especially women, and to drive inclusive economic growth. HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT H.E. Mr. Ollanta Humala Tasso, President of the Republic of Peru H.E. Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone H.E. Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania H.E. Mr. Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia (tbc) MINISTERIAL PANEL H.E. Mr. Alexander De Croo, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development Cooperation, Digital Agenda, Telecommunications and Postal Services of the Kingdom of Belgium H.E. Mr. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Minister of Finance of the People's Republic of Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría, Minister of Finance and Public Credit of the Republic of Colombia H.E. Mr. Goodall Edward Gondwe, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development of the Republic of Malawi H.E. Mr. Arsenio M. Balisacan, Socio-Economic Planning Secretary and Director General of the National Economic Development Authority of the Republic of the Philippines H.E. Mr. Claver Gatete, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of Rwanda (tbc) HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Ms. Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas, Assistant Secretary-General and Controller of the United Nations Department of Management | http://betterthancash.org/join-us-at-unga-summit-event/ | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | btca@uncdf.org (by Sept 22) | http://webtv.un.org/ | ||||||||||||||
72 | 26-September | 1:15 PM | 2:30 PM | Prioritizing Education and Peaceful Societies: SDG 4 and 16 - In Action Through Partnerships | Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the UN, Reach out to Asia (ROTA Qatar), UNDP, Saferworld, UNESCO, Office of the Secretary-General on Youth | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 5 | The session will discuss the role of Arab and African youth in the popularization and implementation of the SDG's and how to ensure that Arab and African youth take ownership of the SDG's, especially SDG 4 and 16. The meeting will also dilate on lessons learnt from the attainment of MDG's and role of young people in the Middle East, with reflections from discussants from Eastern Africa, Central Africa and South Asia. • Looking into synergies between the post 2015 development agenda and the World Humanitarian Summit Agenda with the theme of leaving no one behind and how to integrate humanitarian work in the new development agenda. • RYACT Reflections on youth role as a catalyst, in the context of SDG number 4 and 16 • How to protect the right to education in all contexts • The importance of partnerships and youth empowerment • How to assure Youth ownership of Goal 4 and 16 • Linking youth organizations • Roadmap | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | For those without a UN grounds pass please RSVP to nalbuquerque@mofa.gov.qa | ||||||||||||||||
73 | 26-September | 2:30 PM | 4:00 PM | Integrating Humanitarian Work into the SDG Agenda | Sustainable Development Solutions Network | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | TBD | During the June Leadership Council meeting in Paris Jan Egeland and Mike Penrose underscored the importance of integrating humanitarian issues into the SDG agenda. We will now convene a small group of people, including Jan and Mike, to explore specific opportunities for the SDSN to support and promote this integration. Inter alia we will explore the role an SDSN Thematic Group could play. Participation in this event is open to Leadership Council members and invited outside experts only. Please contact Eve if you would like to participate. An agenda and logistics information will be circulated to participants ahead of the meeting. | No | |||||||||||||||||
74 | 26-September | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Results and Rights: Monitoring the SDGs and the Post 2015 Development Agenda through CEDAW | International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Armenian Hall, Armenian Convention Centre, 630 Second Avenue, New York | The implementation of the SDGs requires close scrutiny to ensure the principles of substantive equality and the duties and obligations of the State are clearly articulated and infused and that the goals and targets stay true to being people-centred and rights-based. This is a meeting with organisations, networks and partners who work with CEDAW to discuss the implications of the SDGs as they stand on standards set by CEDAW and the opportunities to address gaps and lacunae as well as strengthen implementation of the SDGs through CEDAW. The specific objectives of the meeting are: 1. To examine how CEDAW as an international mechanism can be used to ensure accountability and implementation of the sustainable development goals. 2. To examine possible means of influencing national and regional mechanisms for monitoring implementation of the SDGs to ensure compliance with CEDAW principles and standards. 3. To explore how women’s rights organisations can engage effectively with the post- 2015 development agenda as well as identify specific needs and requirements such as in the development of gender sensitive indicators at international, regional and national levels. | Yes | Those interested to attend could write to: sanyu@iwraw-ap.org, ayesha@iwraw-ap.org | ||||||||||||||||
75 | 26-September | 3:00 PM | 6:20 PM | Special High-Level Event on A New Rural Development Paradigm and the Inclusive and Sustainable New Communities Model Inspired by the Saemaul Undong | UNDP, OECD, and MOFA Republic of Korea | Inside the UNHQ building | UN Secretariat Building, Conference Room 3 | This High-Level Event on ‘A New Rural Development Paradigm and the Inclusive and Sustainable New Communities Model Inspired by the Saemaul Undong’ will take stock of rural poverty and rural development needs of developing countries; assess the viability of utilizing lessons from OECD’s New Rural Development Paradigm, UNDP’s ‘Saemaul Initiative Towards Inclusive and Sustainable New Communities’ model including Republic of Korea’s Saemaul Undong (New Village Movement) experience, and reaffirm the international commitment to eliminate rural poverty, bring about sustainable development through rural development all in light of localizing the SDGs. During the event, UNDP and OECD will share research findings and progress in advancing OECD’s New Rural Development Paradigm and UNDP’s integrated local development approach – “Inclusive and Sustainable New Communities”. This event will also discuss the use of various development co-operation modalities, including South-South and Triangular cooperation, domestic resource mobilization, and community in-kind contributions – all of which complement ODA – to deliver development results at local level and benefit communities. | http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/events/2015/september/localizing-the-sdgs---a-new-rural-development-paradigm-.html | Yes | Kindly check with Protocol service if you do not need any observer pass. The contact person at Protocol is: Lieutenant Paul Jankowsky Security and Safety Service, Pass and ID Unit, New York tel: (917) 367-2059 | cell: (917) 826-2290 email: Jankowsky@un.org | fax: (212) 963-9541 You will need a SPECIAL PASS will be needed in addition to your agency ground pass in order to attend the event. Conference Room 3 is located within the restricted area during the GA and therefore access will be limited to delegates only. Starting from Monday, 21 September 2015, we kindly ask you to designate a staff member from your organization to pick up a special pass to facilitate your access to Conference Room 3. The special passes can be picked up at 304 East 45th Street, 16 floor from one of the following staff members: - Doningnon Soro at FF 1649; Tel: 212-906-5471 or 347-867-1066 - Shams Banihani at FF1642; 646-781-4125 - Devika Parbhu at FF1646; +1 646 781 4363 | http://webtv.un.org | ||||||||||||||
76 | 26-September | 3:00 PM | 6:20 PM | Special High-Level Event on A New Rural Development Paradigm and the Inclusive and Sustainable New Communities Model Inspired by the Saemaul Undong | UNDP, OECD, and MOFA Republic of Korea | Inside the UNHQ building | UN Secretariat Building, Conference Room 3 | This High-Level Event on ‘A New Rural Development Paradigm and the Inclusive and Sustainable New Communities Model Inspired by the Saemaul Undong’ will take stock of rural poverty and rural development needs of developing countries; assess the viability of utilizing lessons from OECD’s New Rural Development Paradigm, UNDP’s ‘Saemaul Initiative Towards Inclusive and Sustainable New Communities’ model including Republic of Korea’s Saemaul Undong (New Village Movement) experience, and reaffirm the international commitment to eliminate rural poverty, bring about sustainable development through rural development all in light of localizing the SDGs. During the event, UNDP and OECD will share research findings and progress in advancing OECD’s New Rural Development Paradigm and UNDP’s integrated local development approach – “Inclusive and Sustainable New Communities”. This event will also discuss the use of various development co-operation modalities, including South-South and Triangular cooperation, domestic resource mobilization, and community in-kind contributions – all of which complement ODA – to deliver development results at local level and benefit communities. | http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/events/2015/september/localizing-the-sdgs---a-new-rural-development-paradigm-.html | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | Kindly check with Protocol service if you do not need any observer pass. The contact person at Protocol is: Lieutenant Paul Jankowsky Security and Safety Service, Pass and ID Unit, New York tel: (917) 367-2059 | cell: (917) 826-2290 email: Jankowsky@un.org | fax: (212) 963-9541 You will need a SPECIAL PASS will be needed in addition to your agency ground pass in order to attend the event. Conference Room 3 is located within the restricted area during the GA and therefore access will be limited to delegates only. Starting from Monday, 21 September 2015, we kindly ask you to designate a staff member from your organization to pick up a special pass to facilitate your access to Conference Room 3. The special passes can be picked up at 304 East 45th Street, 16 floor from one of the following staff members: - Doningnon Soro at FF 1649; Tel: 212-906-5471 or 347-867-1066 - Shams Banihani at FF1642; 646-781-4125 - Devika Parbhu at FF1646; +1 646 781 4363 | http://webtv.un.org | ||||||||||||||
77 | 26-September | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | One billion slum dwellers: Tackling the unfinished business of slums, water and sanitation | co-organized by Government of Cameroon, Government of Rwanda and Participatory Slum Upgrading Progamme | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 2 | This event is organized by UN-Habitat under the framework of the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP). PSUP focuses on improving living standards of people living in slums in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific with currently 35 implementing member states. The PSUP is funded by the European Union with political support of the ACP Group of States. The event will serve as a platform to exchange good practices on slum upgrading and prevention. Secondly, it will initiate dialogue focusing on SDG indicator number 11 A “By 2030, ensure access, for all, to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums”. Key note speakers: Tripartite partner’s vision on Sustainable Development Goal 11 Dr. Aisa Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat Mr. Klaus Rudischauser, Deputy Director General, DEVCO, European Commission Dr. Patrick Ignatius Gomes, Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Mr. Jockin Arputham, President, Slum Dwellers International Country Statements Dr. Fred Okeng’o Matiang’i , Minister of Land, Housing and Urban Development, Kenya Hon. Jean-Claude Mbwentchou, Ministre de l’Habitat et du Développement Urbain, Cameroon Hon. Dr. Guy Morrais, Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Jamaica Mayor Khalifa Sall, Dakar, Senegal Hon. James Musoni, Minister of Infrastructure, RwandaOF | http://www.unhabitat.org/psup | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | Write to Murugi Maina through PSUP@unhabitat.org | |||||||||||||||
78 | 26-September | 3:00 PM | 4:30 PM | Food security in the post-2015 Agenda. The Milan Charter in the context of the New Global partnership for sustainable development. | Brazil, Italy, Ghana, Guyana, Thailand, FAO, IFAD, WFP | Inside the UNHQ building | CR-5 | In the aftermath of the approval of the Sustainable Development Goals, the issue of food security will have to be addressed with renewed energy with the aim of fostering partnerships between Member States, UN agencies and civil society. To this end, the most important international event focused on the theme of food security – Expo Milano 2015 - delivered the Milan Charter, an international initiative open to the contributions of citizens, companies, associations and institutions, which all share and jointly engage to tackle the challenges posed by the Universal Exhibition, summed up in the question: "Is it possible to ensure good, healthy, sufficient and sustainable nutrition for all?". The Charter represents a compass to guide individual behaviors and political choices of those who adhere to it. It focuses on key issues such as food waste, the right to food, food safety, poverty reduction, the role of women in agricultural development, sustainable agricultural production and food consumption, preservation of biodiversity. The document, which is presently open to public subscription and which will be formally delivered to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, on the occasion of the World Food Day on October 16th, can be seen as an exercise of “global citizenship” and a new departing point for strengthening international cooperation to reach the common goals of ensuring sustainable nutrition for all. | Yes | sec.italyun@esteri.it | ||||||||||||||||
79 | 26-September | 3:30 PM | 6:30 PM | High-Level Side Event “Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport and the Post-2015 Development Agenda” | UN Global Compact, UN Habitat, Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN, International Road Transport Union (IRU), Internatioanl Chamber of Commerce (ICC) | Inside the UNHQ building | UN HQ building, Conference Room 9 (3:30pm-4:15pm) & Conference Room 5 (4:30pm-6:30pm) | “Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport and the Post-2015 Development Agenda” High-Level Side Event The transport sector is a key driver of economic prosperity and sustainable development. The sector accounts for a significant percentage of the gross domestic product of countries, and innovative and vibrant transport value chains are essential to global economic integration and economic development. The transport sector generates millions of jobs and moves goods and services across the globe. However, these benefits are often undermined by a series of environmental, social and governance challenges faced by the industry. These challenges are global and affect all modes of transportation. Therefore, collective action and partnerships among companies and industry groups throughout the transportation value chain are essential to formulate solutions to these challenges, and to help meet the objectives of the Post 2015 Development Agenda. This event will bring together a select group of leaders from all modes of transport, industry associations, civil society, Governments and the United Nations, to highlight how transport sector businesses can support the implementation of global sustainable development priorities. During this event, the Global Partnership for Sustainable Transport (GPST) – a global, business and industry-led, multi-modal initiative focusing on the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the recommendations of the UN Secretary General’s High-level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport (HGLAST) – will be soft-launched. | https://www.unglobalcompact.org/take-action/events/251-global-partnership-for-sustainable-transport-and-the-post-2015-development-agenda-high-level-side-event | Yes | Prospective participants are encouraged to register by 18 September 2015 to radulescu@un.org; marie-helene.vanderpool@iru.org | |||||||||||||||
80 | 26-September | 6:30 PM | 8:00 PM | Catholic Teaching on Climate Change | Holy See, Caritas Internationalis, CIDSE | Inside the UNHQ building | CR 7 | Cardinal Antonio Tagle and a list of speakers will outline Catholic Teaching on Climate Change, the history of the teaching, its coverage in Pope Francis' Laudato Si, and where we go from here. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | caritasny@aol.com | ||||||||||||||||
81 | 26-September | 6:30 PM | 8:00 PM | HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE on CLIMATE CHANGE | Permanent Observer Mission of Holy See to the UN, CARITAS Internationalis, CIDSE | Inside the UNHQ building | UN Conference Room #7 | High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change under kind sponsorship of the Holy See Mission to UN with international Catholic organizations, CARITAS Internationalis, CIDSE and others, bringing together global Catholic leaders, government representatives, climate experts and members of NGO and civil society communities from around the world. Determined effort to focus on remaining priority concerns during the UN General Assembly as timely opportunity to clarify challenges for global conversation before the much anticipated COP 15 in Paris. Also noting significance of June 2015 encyclical message, Laudato Si, from Pope Francis, urging all to share responsibility for our common home. Caritas President from Philippines, Cardinal Tagle, will deliver keynote message. | No | invitation | ||||||||||||||||
82 | 27-September | 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Climate Finance for Sustainable Cities | Agence Française de Développement, France, CCFLA, UNSG Climate team, Devex | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Building, meeting room CR-11 | A morning event (welcome coffee from 7:30) to discuss and showcase initiatives deployed in a collective effort to catalyze and accelerate additional capital flows to cities, maximize investment in low-carbon and climate resilient infrastructure and close the investment gap in urban areas over the next fifteen years. How to reinforce climate planning practices at the city level in order to improve urban projects? How to improve cities capacity to access and benefit from climate funds? After an opening by Annick Girardin, French Minister of State for Development and Francophony, Raj Kumar, from Devex, will moderate exchanges between : - Joan Clos, Secretary-General of the Habitat III Conference - Rachel Kyte, World Bank Vice President and Special envoy for climate change - Anne Paugam, Chief Executive Officer, Agence Française de Développement - Naoko Ishii, Chief Executive Officer, Global Environment Facility - Enrique Garcia, Executive President, CAF, Development Bank of Latin America - John Taylor, Vice President for Climate, European Investment Bank | Yes | damicoo@afd.fr | ||||||||||||||||
83 | 27-September | 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | BUILDING A WORLD THAT IS SAFER FOR CHILDREN | UNICEF, OSRSG on VAC, ChildFund, Plan, Save the Children, SOS Children's Villages, World Vision | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza, Danny Kaye Visitors Centre | The ‘Building the world that is safer for children’ UNGA side event will facilitate a discussion about the role of the Global Partnership and associated Fund to end violence against children to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An inspiring youth - read letter from child survivors of violence will set the stage for the discussion around the Global Partnership and aligning of efforts to meet target 16.2 to end all forms of violence against children and the other violence related SDG targets. The event will garner public commitment from influential leaders, governments and stakeholders to champion concrete actions on national and global level. | http://16-2endviolenceagainstchildren.org/ | Yes | njaved@unicef.org | |||||||||||||||
84 | 27-September | 8:15 AM | 10:30 AM | Planning the SDGs Implementation at Local and Regional Levels | Global Taskforce | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Grand Hyatt Hotel | By invitation only. The aim of this event is to look into the modalities and indicators for the implementation of the urban goal and define a localization agenda for the rest of the relevant goals and targets for local and regional governments. This action plan will be part of the roadmap towards the Second Assembly of Local and Regional Governments in relation to the Habitat III Conference and the new urban agenda. | No | |||||||||||||||||
85 | 27-September | 9:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Civil Society Watch: Governments’ Commitments to Action – CSO parallel event to the UN Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment | NGO/CSW & PPFA (lead partners) UN Women (sponsor) | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | The Graduate Center – City University of New York 365 Fifth Avenue between 34 and 35th street | A coalition of social justice organizations (including feminist activists, academics and students, faith-based groups and others) will convene civil society to contribute to holding leaders accountable to visionary commitments to women’s rights and empowerment. Prior to the UN GA’s adoption of the SDGs, it also coincides with the UN Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action (convened by UN Women, co-sponsored by China, Kenya, Denmark and Mexico). The CSO event is future oriented, focused on advancing women’s human rights using an intersectional analysis to underpin discussions. It is linked to the 20-year review of the BPfA, and will also take into account the inter-linked commitments to women’s rights and gender justice that have been secured through multiple processes, from CEDAW and Resolution 1325 to gender equality commitments in the AAAA the SDGs. Specific thematic priorities (land rights, SRHR etc) will be raised through the diverse representation of participants. Gov.t commitments will live stream throughout the day, with simultaneous participatory sessions (11am to 3pm). Each strategy session will be designed and convened by a team of CSOs: Accountability Score Board (WMG); CSO & Community Commitments (Post-2015 Women’s Coalition); Advancing our vision of an open and transparent inter-governmental policy-making space (CWGL); Youth Express (under 35 years) (AWID/World YWCA); Imagining the World in 2030 (Breakthrough/Gender at Work/JASS) | http://www.eventbrite.com/e/civil-society-watch-governments-commitments-to-action-tickets-18226408679 | Yes | http://www.eventbrite.com/e/civil-society-watch-governments-commitments-to-action-tickets-18226408679 | |||||||||||||||
86 | 27-September | 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Jump-starting the SDGs: Lessons from Early Adopters on Policy Shifts to Accelerate Progress | World Resources Insitution, Government of Colombia, Government of Switerland | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 12, UN Headquarters | This side event will facilitate an open and in-depth discussion on how to smartly unify national strategies with the comprehensive and far-reaching set of goals and targets now in front of us. It will be a high-level opportunity to address critical issues facing countries that will be leading-by-example on SDG implementation. Key messages and learnings that result from the discussion during the side event will inform a robust research and learning agenda that helps generate the momentum necessary for successful uptake of the SDGs. Speakers •H.E. Mr. Simón Gaviria, Minister for Planning, Colombia •H.E. Mr. Régis Immongault, Minister of Economy, Gabon •H.E. Ms. Isabella Lövin, Minister for International Development Cooperation, Sweden •H.E. Mr. Manuel Sager, State Secretary and Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Switzerland •Ms. Paula Caballero, Senior Director, Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice, The World Bank •Ms. Elizabeth Cousens, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, United Nations Foundation •Mr. Manish Bapna, Managing Director and Executive Vice President, World Resources Institute (Moderator) In the event of any questions, please contact Adam Fishman at afishman@wri.org. | http://www.wri.org/events/2015/09/jump-starting-sdgs | Yes | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lzA1JoImd40TJiqs8dDV8z_w6Vs7DvHKo1gNGGhfmNU/viewform?usp=send_form | |||||||||||||||
87 | 27-September | 9:00 AM | 4:00 AM | Side event | NGO csw / un women | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | City university 34 & 35 st | Commit lents equality | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | dmamakoite@gmail.com | ||||||||||||||||
88 | 27-September | 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Scaling up the sustainability ladder - LDCs and their specific environmental challenges in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | Belgium and UNEP, on behalf of the Poverty- Environment Initiative (UNEP/UNDP) | Inside the UNHQ building | UN Headquarter, Conference room 5 | In 2015, the world gathers to set an ambitious, global and universal agenda for poverty reduction and sustainable development. In implementing the 2030 Agenda, sustainable management of natural capital is key, especially in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) that depend most on it. Digitalization can play an important role in helping them leapfrog. LDCs, to which Belgium has decided to allocate 50% of its official development assistance (ODA), will face particular challenges to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. Decision-makers have largely ignored the importance of natural resources as a capital asset. UNEP and UNDP team up in the Poverty- Environment Initiative (PEI) to optimize the management and use of environmental assets in national development planning and budgeting, in order for inclusive and sustainable economic growth to take root and expand, including in LDCs. The sustainable use of natural capital however empowers LDCs to meet the Agenda 2030 challenges in a more resilient way. Topics of discussion will include: the poverty and environment nexus in a post-2015 context, sustainable use of energy and natural resources in LDCs and the role of ODA therein, and digitalization as a global, regional and local tool for scaling up the sustainability ladder. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | Kathelijne.Cooreman@diplobel.fed.be or pieter.leenknegt@diplobel.fed.be | ||||||||||||||||
89 | 27-September | 10:30 AM | 3:30 PM | Sustainable Development Goals as an Opportunity to Strengthen the New Urban Agenda | GTF and Cities Alliance | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Grand Hyatt Hotel | By invitation only. This event is a technical Workshop of the Cities Alliance Joint Work Programme in support of the preparation process for the Post 2015 Agenda / Sustainable Development Goals towards Habitat III. | No | |||||||||||||||||
90 | 27-September | 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Development in the Digital Age | USA, Estonia, Tansania, The World Bank, World Economic Forum, NSRC | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 3 | Over the last two decades, digital technologies have had a profound impact on social and economic development. No other major technology has reached so many people in such a short time. Today, more people in developing countries have access to a mobile phone than to electricity or clean water. The various benefits of the digital revolution are undeniable—easier communication, greater access to information, and new forms of leisure, to name a few. In the developing world the focus is gradually shifting to generating the broader benefits typically associated with technology—higher economic growth, more jobs and better public services. A discussion on how to make digital technologies a more effective force for development is timely, in light of the UN Summit on Post-2015 Development Agenda and after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). It is also useful to consider whether and how digital technologies can accelerate the process of attaining these goals. The forthcoming World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends, to be launched in January 2016, provides many useful facts and analysis to anchor this discussion. Speakers: The President of ESTONIA, H. E. Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves; President of the United Republic of TANZANIA H. E. Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete; The Secretary of State of the USA, H. E Mr. John F. Kerry (TBC) and the The WORLD BANK, President Dr. Jim Yong Kim & the Chief Economist, Mr. Kaushik Basu; Steve Song, Network Startup Resource Center Moderator: Mr. Richard Samans, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | Please send an e-mail to tmadsen@mfa.ee by September 22 | ||||||||||||||||
91 | 27-September | 12:15 PM | 2:30 PM | High Level Event on Open Government Partnership | PERMANENT MISSION OF MEXICO | Inside the UNHQ building | CR 7 | The Open Government Partnership Steering Committee will adopt a declaration on Open Government as a tool for the operationalization of the 2030 Development Agenda. | Yes | brios@sre.gob.mx | ||||||||||||||||
92 | 27-September | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Calling all NGOs... we need your help to find the best UN leader! | 1 for 7 Billion Campaign | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | UN Church Center (777 1st Ave, New York, NY 10017), 2nd Floor | The issue: Climate change. A global refugee crisis. Conflict and terrorism. The world is a mess and more than ever we need a strong UN, led by an inspiring, highly-qualified Secretary-General. A new one will be appointed in 2016, but just five countries - the permanent members of the Security Council – will decide who it will be behind closed doors. The 1 for 7 Billion campaign is a civil society movement committed to opening up the process. We are calling for a fair, inclusive, and merit-based process that puts the needs of the world ahead of the needs of the powerful. Civil society input is vital – we need your support! To get an effective Sec-Gen we need your help. There is a vital role for civil society, urging governments around the world to speak up for a fairer process and helping identify and scrutinise candidates for the UN’s top job. Join us on 27 Sept for a participatory campaigning session and help us #FindTheBestUNleader! | http://www.1for7billion.org/27-sept-ngo-event | Yes | To RSVP, please visit www.1for7billion.org/27-sept-ngo-event, or contact Alexandra Maresca at maresca@wfm-igp.org. | |||||||||||||||
93 | 27-September | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Calling all NGOs... we need your help to find the best UN leader! | 1 for 7 Billion Campaign | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | UN Church Center (777 1st Ave, New York, NY 10017), 2nd Floor | The issue: Climate change. A global refugee crisis. Conflict and terrorism. The world is a mess and more than ever we need a strong UN, led by an inspiring, highly-qualified Secretary-General. A new one will be appointed in 2016, but just five countries - the permanent members of the Security Council – will decide who it will be behind closed doors. The 1 for 7 Billion campaign is a civil society movement committed to opening up the process. We are calling for a fair, inclusive, and merit-based process that puts the needs of the world ahead of the needs of the powerful. Civil society input is vital – we need your support! To get an effective Sec-Gen we need your help. There is a vital role for civil society, urging governments around the world to speak up for a fairer process and helping identify and scrutinise candidates for the UN’s top job. Join us on 27 Sept for a participatory campaigning session and help us #FindTheBestUNleader! | http://www.1for7billion.org/27-sept-ngo-event | Yes | To RSVP, please visit www.1for7billion.org/27-sept-ngo-event, or contact Alexandra Maresca at maresca@wfm-igp.org. | |||||||||||||||
94 | 27-September | 1:15 PM | 2:30 PM | High-Level Event: “Implementing the Post-2015 Agenda – Building Political Leadership for a Transformative Agenda” | Beyond 2015, BOND, CAN International, IFP, Participate, UN-NGLS | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 1, Conference Building, UNHQ | This High-Level Event aims to recognize and celebrate political will and leadership at the national level, highlighting country level implementation plans for the post-2015 agenda and the importance of all countries fully committing to the implementation of the post-2015 agenda. The High Level-Event will also allow for discussion around mechanisms and opportunities to ensure that people and their organisations are fully engaged with governments at all levels during the implementation and monitoring of the post-2015 agenda. | http://www.beyond2015.org/sites/default/files/Invitation%20High-Level%20Event%2027%20September_final.pdf | Yes | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wBrkk-kK3jCdVaghLsbrD4-SJr4cVViUVTTI1K8uTvY/viewform | TBC | ||||||||||||||
95 | 27-September | 2:30 PM | 3:30 PM | Towards the World Assembly of Cities, Local and Regional Governments Bogotá/Quito 2016 | Global Taskforce | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations | By invitation only. This meeting will review the advocacy process within the GTF and will present the way forward towards the II World Assembly of Cities and Local and Regional Governments. | No | |||||||||||||||||
96 | 27-September | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Empowering Afghan NGOs to contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Afghanistan | Organization for Research and Community Development | Inside the UNHQ building | to be determined later | The event is aimed at attracting the attention of donors, international organizations which are interested to work in Afghanistan. The achievement of ambitious sustainable development goals could be challenging in an impoverished country such as Afghanistan. The discussions would be focus on this issue to find out how to overcome this. | https://www.facebook.com/events/896544210427849/ | Yes | info@orcd.org.af | NA | ||||||||||||||
97 | 27-September | 5:30 PM | 8:30 PM | The People's General Assembly | Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Campaign for People's Goals for Sustainable Development (CPGSD), Ibon International, Asia Pacific Regional CSO Engagement Mechanism (RCEM) | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Greenberg Lounge- NYU Law 40 Washington Sq. South, New York, New York 10012 | Governments will be gathering in New York this September to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda which will set development priorities for the next 15 years. Unsurprisingly, the Agenda fails to genuinely transform the global architecture that has created the climate crisis and unprecedented levels of inequality. Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, Ibon International, Asia Pacific CSO Engagement Mechanism, and Campaign for Peoples’ Goals for Sustainable Development are organizing the People’s General Assembly on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 5:30PM in New York City. This event provides an opportunity to hear the stories that governments in the United Nations did not want the international community to hear! The People’s General Assembly will gather speakers from grassroots organizations and social movements from all over the world to share their experiences of development policies and present a transformative framework. We will discuss ways of addressing persistent and structural crises of environment, finance, food, democracy, growing inequalities, and ways of working towards Development Justice. | http://apwld.org/save-the-date-peoples-general-assembly/ | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | If you would like to attend, please email Leanne@apwld.org | |||||||||||||||
98 | 28-September | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM | UrbanSDG Campaign High-Level Plenary and Workshop | Sustainable Development Solutions Network | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | The Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street | This high-level event will convene the members of the SDSN-inspired UrbanSDG Campaign, which was so successful in mobilizing the urban community around a goal for cities and human settlements. Participants will explore how the SDG on Cities and Human Settlements can be implemented and how a “New Urban Agenda” can be crafted at Habitat III in 2016. Leadership Council members who are interested in urban development are invited to join the meeting even if they have not been active members of the Urban SDG Campaign. | No | |||||||||||||||||
99 | 28-September | 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Dialogues for Justice, Public Interest, and the Common Good: From the Margins and the Frontlines | IBON International, CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE), U.N. and International Affairs Ministry of the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church (GBCS), International Migrants Alliance (IMA), NGO Mining Working Group, Migrants Center of Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Land is Life, Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | St. Francis of Assisi Church San Damiano Hall, 135 West 31st Street, New York | The event will consist of dialogues among grassroots groups, faith-based groups, social and environmental justice activists and advocates from all corners of “our common home”, reflecting the local in the global and the global in the local. It will also be a space for propounding solutions to peoples’ basic problems including those that governments are currently not addressing inasmuch as they go against entrenched elite interests and the status quo. The aim is to initiate a conversation or process towards a peoples covenant for climate justice and system change, to be formally released to the public in Paris during the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The draft document will be used as an outreach and education tool in the lead up to these climate talks in November. | Yes | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dialogues-for-justice-the-public-interest-and-the-common-good-from-the-margins-and-the-frontlines-tickets-18208628498?aff=efbnreg | ||||||||||||||||
100 | 28-September | 10:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Peace & Justice dialouge | Fundamental Human Rights & Rural Development Association FHRRDA | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | Outside UNHQ but inside UN security perimeter | Event will consist of peace justice dialogues among grassroots groups, faith-based groups, social and environmental justice activists and advocates from all corners of “our common home”, reflecting the local in the global and the global in the local. It will also be a space for propounding solutions to peoples’ basic problems including those that governments are currently not addressing inasmuch as they go against entrenched elite interests and the status quo. | http://fhrrda.org | Yes | fhrrda_ngo@hotmail.com | |||||||||||||||
101 | 28-September | 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Central or Sidelined? Examining How Girls Fared in the 2030 Agenda | ICRW, UNFPA, Advocates for Youth, Let Girls Lead | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | 605 3rd Avenue, New York, New York | As the United Nations Member States prepare to adopt the 2030 Agenda, join us for a conversation with adolescent girls, moderated by actor, activist, and author Ashley Judd, to discuss whether girls' unique needs and priorities are central to the goals, or if, once again, they have been sidelined. Speakers (in order of appearance): Dr. Ravi Verma, Executive Director of the ICRW Asia Regional Office Kate Gilmore, Deputy Executive Director for the United Nations Population Fund Ashley Judd, Actress, Author, and Advocate for Women and Girls Elizabeth, Girl Advocate, Nigeria Preslava, Girl Advocate, Bulgaria Jimena, Girl Advocate, Guatemala Laura, Girl Advocate, Uganda Ambassador Catherine Russell, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues | http://www.icrw.org/events/central-or-sidelined-examining-how-girls-fared-2030-agenda | Yes | Please RSVP via: http://www.icrw.org/events/central-or-sidelined-examining-how-girls-fared-2030-agenda | |||||||||||||||
102 | 28-September | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | High-Level Side Sessions on Achieving SDG2 | The event is co-organized by the International Trade Centre, a joint agency of the UN and WTO, and the UN Global Compact in association with Women in Parliament and other partners. | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 12 | Robust local and global food systems are comprised of strong, viable farming communities supported by domestic SMEs. How will the private sector, both small and large businesses, contribute to empowering farmers? This two-session event will review how empowering grower-communities advances national food security and promotes sustainable agriculture. Built on the Food and Agriculture Business Principles framework, the sessions will introduce a global registry for actors contributing to food security, as well as focus on how business is working to help governments deliver food security policy in the ASEAN region. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Session 1: Achieving SDG2 Through National Strategies for Farmer Empowerment and Inclusive Business 10.00am – 11.30am, Conference Room 12, UN Headquarters Session 2: Achieving SDG2 in ASEAN - Regional Food Security Strategy and Public- Private Partnerships 11.30am – 1.00pm, Conference Room 12, UN Headquarters | https://www.unglobalcompact.org/take-action/events/261-sdg-summit-week-side-session-achieving-sdg2 | Yes | Please email Ms. Huan Xiao (xiao@unglobalcompact.org) | http://webtv.un.org | ||||||||||||||
103 | 28-September | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | Collect More-Spend Better: A contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 1 | This event will highlight the importance of the mobilisation and effective use domestic resource to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in a holistic, inclusive and sustainable way. It will provide a platform for increased cooperation between developed and developing countries and to explore what the international community can do to support developing countries' efforts to improve their tax systems, fighting tax avoidance, tax evasion and illicit financial flows and to benefit more from their domestic resources, while avoiding increasing the tax burden on the poor. Introductory remarks by Mr Neven Mimica (Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission), Mr Wu Hongbo (UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, DESA), Ms Lilianne Ploumen (Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Netherlands and Co-Chair of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation) and Mr Davor Ivo Stier (Member of the European Parliament), followed by a panel discussion. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | |||||||||||||||||
104 | 28-September | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Collect More-Spend Better: A contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | European Union | Inside the UNHQ building | UNHQ, conference room 1 | This event will highlight the importance of the mobilisation and effective use domestic resource to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in a holistic, inclusive and sustainable way. It will provide a platform for increased cooperation between developed and developing countries and to explore what the international community can do to support developing countries' efforts to improve their tax systems, fighting tax avoidance, tax evasion and illicit financial flows and to benefit more from their domestic resources, while avoiding increasing the tax burden on the poor. Introductory remarks by Mr Neven Mimica (Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission), Mr Wu Hongbo (UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, DESA), Ms Lilianne Ploumen (Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Netherlands and Co-Chair of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation) and Mr Davor Ivo Stier (Member of the European Parliament), followed by a panel discussion. | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | |||||||||||||||||
105 | 28-September | 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Implementing the SDGs for NCD Prevention & Treatment in Young People | NCD Child, UNICEF, American Academy of Pediatrics, International Pediatric Assocation | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Harvard Club of New York City, 35 West 44th St | New York, New York | A diverse panel discussing viable and long-term strategies to implement the Sustainable Development Goals agenda with attention to NCD prevention and treatment in children and adolescents | www.ncdchild.org | Yes | ncdchild@aap.org to request additional information; seating is limited | N/A | ||||||||||||||
106 | 28-September | 1:15 PM | 2:30 PM | « Innovative financing: showcasing solutions to implement the Global Goals for Sustainable Development » | Chile/France | Inside the UNHQ building | CR7 | The event is aimed at review the main trends in Innovative Financing, by combining an analysis of both the language that can be found ever since the Monterrey Consensus through Doha and the recent texts of the Addis Ababa Action Plan and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and it is also aimed at showcasing solutions based on Innovative Financing that may be of high utility and help for any country to implement the Goals for Sustainable Development. By stressing the practical and proven side of Innovative Financing the organizers would like to cast some light on how accessible and sometimes easy is to mobilize financing resources to advance and achieve the sustainable development goals. | Yes | clara.delmon@diplomatie.gouv.fr | ||||||||||||||||
107 | 28-September | 1:15 PM | 2:30 PM | Objectif 2030: Une dynamique francophone pour le succès du nouveau Programme de développement durable | Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) | Inside the UNHQ building | UNHQ - Salle de Conférence 1 | L’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) a été active lors des différents foras internationaux sur le développement durable. Au XVe Sommet de la Francophonie, tenu à Dakar en novembre 2014, les Chefs d’Etat et de Gouvernement se sont engagés « pour l'adoption du Programme de développement des Nations Unies pour l'après-2015 visant l'élimination de la pauvreté et la promotion du développement durable, en tenant compte des principes directeurs sur l'extrême pauvreté et les droits de l'Homme». Dans cette optique, l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie est mobilisée aux côtés des Nations Unies pour favoriser, à l'échelle internationale, la mobilisation des acteurs francophones afin de démultiplier les contributions et les énergies pour le succès d'un programme de développement ambitieux, populaire et inclusif. A cet égard, l’OIF organise, en marge du Sommet spécial des Nations Unies pour le développement durable, une manifestation francophone de haut niveau sur le thème: "Objectif 2030 : Une dynamique francophone pour le succès du nouveau Programme de développement durable". Sous la présidence de Son Excellence Monsieur Macky Sall, Président de la République du Sénégal, cet événement de haut niveau vise à mobiliser les Etats et Gouvernements membres de l’OIF et, à lancer, dès son adoption, une dynamique pour la mise en œuvre du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 des Nations Unies dans l’espace francophone | Open event - attendance on a first come, first served basis | objectif2030@francophonie.org (copie à reper.new-york@francophonie.org) | ||||||||||||||||
108 | 28-September | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Launch of the New Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data | Sustainable Development Solutions Network | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Waldorf Astoria Jade Room - 301 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022-6897 | This high-level event will launch a new Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, mobilizing governments, companies, civil society, and academic institutions to support the data revolution for the SDGs. The event will feature a heads-of-state panel to announce the partnership, make specific commitments, and respond to queries from the media and participants. | No | |||||||||||||||||
109 | 28-September | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Education Coming together for the SDGs | Global Campaign for Education-US, iEARN-USA | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | 590 Madison Avenue, IBM Client Center | Major education and teacher organizations are coming together at a reception to announce how they are adapting or creating education programs and activities to highlight and/or align with the Sustainable Development Goals. Participating organizations include: Education International, National Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, US Department of Education, InterAmerican Teacher Education Network, International Education and Resource Network, Global Campaign for Education-US. | Yes | http://www.eventbrite.com/e/education-comes-together-for-the-sdgs-tickets-18559473886 | ||||||||||||||||
110 | 28-September | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | High Level Event of the Leading Group on Social and Solidarity Economy | France, on behalf of the International Leading Group on Social and Solidarity Economy, coordinated by the association The Mont-Blanc Meetings (MBM) – International Forum of the Social and Solidarity Economy Entrepreneurs as permanent secretariat | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 7 - Conference Building (CR7-CB) | During this meeting, the different representatives of States, Institutions and Organizations members of the Leading Group on SSE will meet to answer the following issue: “Which concrete measures can help support the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) on national and international levels as part of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?” The United Nations General Assembly will therefore be the occasion for the Leading Group on Social and Solidarity Economy to demonstrate the potential of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in the SDGs as its values, principles and methods of intervention make it possible to do business differently, consistent with an overall objective of sustainable development and developing coalitions of actors. Speakers: - François Hollande, President of the French Republic - Annick Girardin, French Secretary of State for Development and Francophony, France - Heads of State of the founding or new member countries of the Leading Group on SSE UN inter-agency Task-Force on SSE (TFSSE) : - Guy Ryder, Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) - tbc - Helen Clark, Administrator of the UN Development Program (UNDP) -tbc - Dame Pauline Green, President, International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) - tbc - Michèle Sabban, President, Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV) - Thierry Jeantet, President of the Mont-Blanc Meetings (MBM) – International Forum of the SSE Entrepreneurs Announcement of a roadmap for the International Leading Group on SSE | http://www.rencontres-montblanc.coop/en | Yes | http://bit.ly/LeadingGroupSSE | webtv.un.org | ||||||||||||||
111 | 28-September | 6:30 PM | 8:00 PM | Implementation of the SDGs in Fragile and Conflict Affected States | The Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone and International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Secretariat | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 7, UNHQ | To contribute to the implementation of the SDGs, and SDG 16 in particular, the International Dialogue wants to share some of the lessons learned from the implementation of peace- and statebuilding efforts under the New Deal framework with a broad range of stakeholders. It will provide an opportunity to share experiences and reflect on what will be required to support the implementation of the SDGs in countries affected by conflict and fragility and what needs to be done collectively to ensure people living in countries affected by conflict and fragility are "not left behind". | Yes | Through Email: sierraleone@un.int or fax: 212-688-4924 | ||||||||||||||||
112 | 29-September | 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | Empowering Women in Climate Action | France-Peru-Morocco-UNDP-UN WOMEN | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 12 (Conference Building) | This event will deliver a political statement on the importance of scaling up gender-responsive climate actions and empowering women as an effective response to climate change. Foreign Minister Fabius, Peru Environment Minister Pulgar-Vidal and Morocco Environment Minister El Haïte will participate. | Yes | antonin.dersu@diplomatie.gouv.fr | http://webcast.untv.org | |||||||||||||||
113 | 29-September | 11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | The Fundamental Link between Climate and Development: Identifying Practical Solutions for Both | The Liberian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, the Ministry of Climate and Environment of Norway, the United Nations Development Program, and the Center for Global Development | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 11, UN Headquarters | Feauturing President Bharrat Jagdeo, Former President, Guyana; Manuel Pulgar Vidal, Minister of Environment, Government of Peru; Rachel Kyte, World Bank Group Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change, incoming CEO of Sustainable Energy for All; Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Program (TBC); Harrison Karnwea, Managing Director, Forestry Development Authority, Government of Liberia; Per Pharo, Director, Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative; Nancy Birdsall, President, Center for Global Development; Rajesh Mirchandani, Center for Global Development (moderator) As nations sign on to the Global Goals for Sustainable Development, and look ahead to an historic agreement on climate change at COP21, a transformative process is culminating that fully integrates climate change into sustainable development. Now is the time to underline clearly the fundamental reality that without sustainability, development will falter, and to examine solutions for both. Practical mechanisms are at hand: payment-for-performance in reducing tropical deforestation, adopting sustainable energy practices, climate-proofing development planning and programming. The distinguished panel of innovators, thought-leaders and implementers will share experiences from the field, highlight new ways of thinking, and reveal forward-looking policy options that address the twin questions of how to minimize climate change and increase development outcomes at the same time. Attendees will gain an understanding of proven sustainable solutions the world can adopt immediately. | http://www.cgdev.org/event/fundamental-link-between-climate-and-development-identifying-practical-solutions-both | Yes | sdfierro@cgdev.org | |||||||||||||||
114 | 29-September | 3:00 PM | 4:30 PM | Making it Happen: Transitioning from MDGs to SDGs in Asia and the Pacific | Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Asian Development Bank (ADB) | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 7 United Nations General Assembly | The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will hold a high-level side event during the 70th session of the General Assembly on 29 September 2015 in New York. The event ‘Making it happen: transitioning from MDGS to SDGS in Asia and the Pacific’ will facilitate an in-depth discussion of the final ESCAP-/ADB-/UNDP Regional MDGs Report 2014/15 and to take stock of experiences and lessons learned in the region’s pursuit of the MDGs. Innovative ways to address the ambitious and transformational vision of the proposed SDGs in the region will be discussed, with a key focus on means of implementation, and challenges in transitioning from the MDGs to the SDGs in the Asia- Pacific region. Key issues include: financing for development, technology and innovation, statistics and evidence-based policymaking, global action plans of Least Development Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and policy reforms that reflect best practices in delivering on sustainable development needs. Prime Ministers and ministers, development experts, private sector and civil society representatives from the Asia-Pacific region and senior officials from ESCAP/ADB/UNDP will attend the high-level event. | http://www.unescap.org/events/apsesdg | Yes | basu@un.org or jianz@un.org | |||||||||||||||
115 | 29-September | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship for Sustainable Development | Dream Ventures and UN OICT Innovation | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room, North Lawn 2082, United Nations HQ | This session brings together together entrepreneurs from the global social innovation community and UN intrapreneurs - staff leading entrepreneurial initiatives from within the organization - together to share their work and discuss how innovation is paving the way towards achieving the new Sustainable Development Goals. | Yes | Contact dixonb@un.org | ||||||||||||||||
116 | 29-September | 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | Connecting the Next 4 Billion | IREX, IFLA, and the New York Public Library | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Trustees Room The New York Public Library Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10018 | Join IREX, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), and the New York Public Library for an evening reception to discuss why inclusive access to information and technology is imperative to meet the new development agenda, and how community spaces like libraries are already implementing this vision. Cocktails and Hors D'oeuvres will be served. Speakers include: Ann Mei Chang, Executive Director, USAID Global Development Lab Mark Surman, Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation Kristin Lord, President and CEO, IREX Donna Scheeder, President, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Gary Fowlie, Head, ITU Liaison to the United Nations Myat Sann Nyein, Project Manager, Beyond Access and Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation The UN2030 Sustainable Development Goals are prioritizing digital literacy skills and affordable access to the Internet so that more people are able to fully participate in the information society. Join us for an evening reception to discuss why inclusive access to information and technology is imperative to meet this new development agenda, and how community spaces like libraries are already delivering on this vision. #Next4Billion RSVP Required. Space is limited. Please respond to beyondaccess@irex.org by September 18, 2015. | http://www.irex.org/news/connecting-next-4-billion | Yes | beyondaccess@irex.org | No Webcast Available. | ||||||||||||||
117 | 29-September | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | RHD Action Launch | RHD Action Alliance (World Heart Federation, RhEACH, Medtronic Philanthropy) | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | Westin Grand Central Hotel, Madison Ballroom, 212 East 42nd Street, New York City | Against the backdrop of the United Nations Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda, and in support of the Sustainable Development Goals and UN Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health, we are excited to launch “RHD Action”—the global movement to reduce the burden of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in vulnerable populations of all ages throughout the world. Join us at this exciting time, when the maternal and child health, infectious disease, and non-communicable disease communities come together to end one of the great injustices of our time. Come meet the many faces of RHD for an evening of storytelling, learning, and action! There will be a post-event reception. | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/save-the-daterhd-action-launch-tickets-18168162463 | Yes | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/save-the-daterhd-action-launch-tickets-18168162463 | |||||||||||||||
118 | 29-September | 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | Linkages between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and CVE | USAID, European Union, and the International Crisis Group | Inside the UNHQ building | Trusteeship Council Chamber | You are cordially invited to attend an event co-sponsored by the European Union and the International Crisis Group that will gather a panel of experts to explore links between development and preventing violent extremism. This event will complement the Leaders' Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism held earlier that day by examining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the 2030 Agenda, and how they relate to addressing the factors that lead to radicalization and the growing threat of violent extremism. The event will provide a unique forum to bring together different communities, including development, diplomatic, and security stakeholders, to discuss the relationship between these critical issues. Invited speakers include representatives from the World Bank, Mercy Corps, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). We hope you can join us. | http://cvesummit.org/site/cve-events/balancing-security-and-development-preventing-violent-extremism-and-the-post-2015-sustainable-development-goals/ | Yes | rbhulai@globalcenter.org | |||||||||||||||
119 | 29-September | 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | Linkages between the SDGs and CVE | USAID | Inside the UNHQ building | UN Trusteeship Council Chamber | This event will provide a unique forum for development, diplomatic and security stakeholders to discuss the relationship between these two critical agendas – the SDGs and CVE – and catalyze a debate. In addition to this in-person element, the event will include a virtual component with blogs and other papers published by thought leaders, practitioners and others. The event will explore key questions, including: as the SDGs move into implementation, how can the relevant parts be reflected in national CVE strategies; how can national SDG implementation plans best address the security challenge posed by violent extremism? What opportunities does the SDG agenda present to reinforce the CVE agenda within the CT conversation, and vice versa? What are the potential pitfalls? The United States will be represented at this event by Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development Alfonso Lenhardt. | http://www.cvesummit.org/ | No | ||||||||||||||||
120 | 30-September | 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | High-level Breakfast event on Ensuring the Inclusion of the Right to Education in Emergencies in the Post-2015 Development Agenda | Permanent Missions of Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cost Rica, Nicaragua, Norway, Portugal and Qatar to the United Nations | Inside the UNHQ building | Delegates Lounge | The High-level Breakfast event takes place in the context of the UN Summit which will adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda, from 25-27 September, 2015 and the World Humanitarian Summit, to be held in Istanbul on 23 and 24 May 2016. A major question relates to the right to education in emergency situations. Evidence suggests that in humanitarian crisis, including conflict and disasters, the situation for far too many students around the world is bleak: both access to education and its quality are adversely affected by economic disruption, general insecurity and forced displacement. In this, the right to education is often jeopardized. Furthermore, despite convincing international evidence on the critical need to provide children and youth with education during emergencies and times of crisis, it is one of the least supported sectors in humanitarian response. | Yes | By invitation only | ||||||||||||||||
121 | 30-September | 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | High-level Breakfast Event on Ensuring the Inclusion of the Rigth to Education in Emergencies in the Post-2015 Development Agenda | The State of Qatar, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Norway, Nicaragua, Portugal and Education Above All | Inside the UNHQ building | Delegates Dining Room, UNHQ | Moderator Mr. Nicholas Kristof, Columnist, The New York Times Keynote Speakers H.E. Mr. Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qatar H.E. Mr. Gordon Brown, UN Special Advisor for Global Education H.E. Mr. Jorge Sampaio, Former President of Portugal; Former High Representative, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations; and Chairman of the Global Platform for Syrian Students High-level Panelists Mr. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO Mr. Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General, UNRWA Dr. John Sexton, President of New York University (NYU) Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Ms. Geeta Rao Gupta, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF Mr. John Ging, Director Operational Division, OCHA | Yes | By invitation - nalbuquerque@mofa.gov.qa | http://webtv.un.org/ | |||||||||||||||
122 | 30-September | 10:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Launching the Movement for Community-Led Development: Key to Achieving the SDGs | Movement for Community-led Development (c/o The Hunger Project) and the Government of the Philippines | Inside the UNHQ building | UNHQ Conference Room 7 | The SDGs call for participatory, responsive, effective decision-making at all levels - and perhaps the most important level is the community level! Governments, NGOs and donor agencies are increasingly empowering communities to become the authors and key actors in their own development. Please join us to explore how to make community-led development a high priority on the agenda everywhere! Speakers: -Corazón "Dinky" Solíman y Juliano, Secretary of Social Welfare, Government of the Philippines -Cindy Huang, Deputy Vice President for Sector Operations, Millennium Challenge Corporation -Fatema Z. Sumar,Regional Deputy Vice President for Europe, Asia, Pacific, and Latin America, Millennium Challenge Corporation -Cheick Traore, Youth Representative, Restless Development; Youth Envoy for UN Post 2015, Government of Burkina Faso (TBC) Moderator: Åsa Skogström Feldt, President and CEO, The Hunger Project | http://communitydev.eventbrite.com | Yes | marykate.costello@thp.org | |||||||||||||||
123 | 30-September | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Side Event on "Transitions to Democracy and Sustainable Development: Lessons from Country Experiences" | Permanent Mission of Chile to the UN, International IDEA and the Community of Democracies | Inside the UNHQ building | Conference Room 6 (General Assembly Building) | The Side Event will address whether lessons from successful experiences of democratic transition over the last decades are relevant to the current efforts of democratization in different regions of the world. The event will emphasize the trade-offs between short-term political reforms and long-term sustainable development gains. It will also consider the important role of leadership in transitions by addressing the role played by leaders in concrete situations of political, economic and social change that in each national context characterized complex and intricate transitions to democracy. | Yes | s.graf@idea.int | http://webtv.un.org/ | |||||||||||||||
124 | 30-September | 5:30 PM | 6:30 PM | Climate and Security – The Foreign Policy Dimension of Climate Change | France - Germany | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | German House (871 United Nations Plaza) | This event will highlight the role that foreign policy can play in strengthening the resilience of vulnerable countries. Foreign Ministers Steinmeier and Fabius will participate. | Yes | rachel.rouchouse@diplomatie.gouv.fr | ||||||||||||||||
125 | 10/28 | 6:00:00 PM | 10:00:00 PM | 2015 Summit-side event listing by ASHISH SHRIVASTAVA | UN-NGLS/ ASHISH SHRIVASTAVA | Outside UNHQ and UN security perimeter | INDIA | address http://ashish-shrivastava.place.xyz/post/5630bc1825203515048b45b0/2015-summit-side-event-listing-by-ashish | http://ashish-shrivastava.place.xyz/post/5630bc1825203515048b45b0/2015-summit-side-event-listing-by-ashish | Yes | ashishzz_2k2@rediffmail.com | http://ashish-shrivastava.place.xyz/post/5630bc1825203515048b45b0/2015-summit-side-event-listing-by-ashish |