26 September 2016The President of the General Assembly is convening a one-day high-level plenary meeting on Monday, 26 September 2016 at United Nations Headquarters in New York with the aim to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. At the request of the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA), UN-NGLS is facilitating a process for civil society to apply to attend this special event as observers, and to express interest in speaking at the event. The OPGA will make the selection of a speaker from among those who express interest, due to the short time frame until the event Civil society representatives that are interested in attending or speaking at the event this event may apply here: http://bit.ly/26Sept-Apply-Attend-Speak-HLM-Nuclear-Elimination
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016: 6:00 PM – 8:15 PM,Now, more than ever, international cooperation and strong partnerships will be central to the success of the development agenda. The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) will contribute to this global effort by bridging Asian and European perspectives in sustainable development through a conference on SDGs entitled, "Sustainable Development Goals for Asia and Europe: Delivery Options for Agenda 2030." This conference is jointly organised by ASEF and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and is supported by the Asia-Europe Environment Forum (ENVforum) consortium. The conference will take place on 19-20 October 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden and will gather policymakers and development experts from Asia and Europe involved in the SDGs process. The conference aims to contribute to national preparations for SDG implementation and monitoring, as well as supporting multi-stakeholder, regional and international dialogue and knowledge exchange on mainstreaming the SDGs into national development planning. The conference will use participatory methods to achieve its objectives and build on active involvement and expert input. The conference will include guidance presentations on SDGs implementation and monitoring, formal country presentations by representatives from Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) member states on their experience in implementing SDGs, as well as plenary discussions on various aspects of SDG implementation. WHEN Wednesday, 19 October 2016 at 09:00 - Thursday, 20 October 2016 at 16:30 (CEST) WHERE The Brewery Conference Center - Torkel Knutssonsgatan 2, 104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Register: https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/sdgs-for-asia-and-europe-delivery-options-for-the-2030-agenda-tickets-27698006483 Monday, 19 September 2016 |