HLPF (2024) UNHabitat-KAS: Creating Climate Resilient Cities through Climate Smart Urban Laws
2024-07-11 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 11, 2024
Time:17:00 -18:30
Location: Virtual
Organization: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zoom Registration

Climate Adaptation and Resilience: - Working Animals, an Overlooked Ally?
2024-07-11 18:30 - 19:15 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 11, 2024
Time: 18:30 – 19:15
Location: 229 E 44th St, New York, NY 10017, USA
Organization: The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nations

Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda through Lifestyle for Sustainability with sustainable, resilient, and innovative Harita solutions
2024-07-12 08:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 08:00 – 09:30
Location: Virtual
Organization: HaritaDhara Research Development and Education Foundation
Registration

MGO Caucus Room
2024-07-12 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 09:00- 17:00
Location: Conference Room F
Organization: Major Groups and other Stakeholders

The Ocean: a transformational accelerator of Sustainable Development for Africa : Zoom on SDGs 1 (no poverty), 2 (zero hunger), 13 (climate action), 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions) and 17 (partnerships for the goals)
2024-07-12 09:30 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 9:30
Location: Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations Office
Organization: Co Organized by the African Atlantic States Process (AASP), the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations and the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection

The Ocean: a transformational accelerator of Sustainable Development for Africa
2024-07-12 09:30 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 09:30
Location: Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations Office
Organization: African Atlantic States Process (AASP), the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations and the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection

Sustainable and Resilient Tourism and Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Issues to 2030"
2024-07-12 13:00 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 13:00
Location: 777 UN Plaza, 2nd Floor
Organization: Airline Ambassadors International
Link

3 Pathways for SDG Innovation: Win-win cultures, Interdependent mindset & Light heartedness
2024-07-12 13:00 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 13:00
Location: Virtual event will be broadcasting from Brahma Kumari Offices, 866 UN Plaza, NY, NY
Organization: NGO MG Unitive Cluster; Kosmos Associates
Zoom Registration

Transforming Neighbourhoods: National Policies and Local Actions for Sustainable Urban Development
2024-07-12 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 13:15 -14:30
Location: Conference Room 7
Organization: Secretariat of Government, Justice and Descentralization, Republic of Honduras

Partnerships for Addressing the Waste Crisis and Accelerating Circularity - A New Policy Support Initiative for Data and Action
2024-07-12 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 13:15 -14:30
Location: Conference Room 8
Organization: Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea

The catalytic role of policy integration and inclusive governance for food systems transformation and SDG acceleration
2024-07-12 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 13:15 -14:30
Location: Conference Room 9
Organization: UN Food Systems Coordination Hub

Launch of the State of Volunteering in Central Asia Review
2024-07-12 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 13:15 -14:30
Location: Conference Room 11
Organization: Permanent Missions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United Nations, jointly with the United Nations Volunteers programme

Investment in the Future: School Meals for Sustainable Development
2024-07-12 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 13:15 -14:30
Location: Conference Room B
Organization: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Harnessing Science, technology and innovation for poverty alleviation and structural transformation in Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
2024-07-12 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 13:15 -14:30
Location: Conference Room D
Organization: Permanent Mission of Botswana

Follow up on SDG 7 Global Stocktake.
2024-07-12 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 13:15 -14:30
Location: Conference Room E
Organization: SDG 7 Technical Advisory Group

A new political corridor to achieve SDGs through water - From Bandung Spirit Water Summit to UN 2026 Water Conference-
2024-07-12 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Event

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 13:15 -14:30
Location: S-1521
Organization: SDG 7 Technical Advisory Group

High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Events
2024-07-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Monday, 15 July 2024
08:00 – 09:30

Practice of social dialogue “Kankyo Café” – For the Theme of ‘Climate change’
UNISC International
Location: Zoom Link

Volunteering for Resilience: Strengthening the 2030 Agenda in Times of Global Crisis
Volunteer Groups Alliance
Location: Zoom Link

12:45 – 14:45

Mapping the path to feminist climate justice: Redefining the Pact of the Future
Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF); FEMNET; Women Environmental Programme (WEP); Women’s Major Group; WomenPower2030; Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development(APWLD); La Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer (FEIM); UN Women; GEF Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice; Spain
Location: UN Women Headquarters, 220 E 42nd St, 19th floor.

13:00 – 14:30

Auditing for effective, accountable and inclusive public institutions for implementation of SDGs
International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) / Brazil
Location: Consulate General of Brazil in New York, 225 East 41st Street New York, NY 10017

Road to FfD4: Laying the Groundwork for a New Era of Development Effectiveness
Permanent Mission of Nigeria
Location: Conference Room 3

Results of the “Rapa Nui Pacific Leaders Summit 2024: Protection of the Oceans and the Challenge of Plastic and Microplastic Pollution in the Region
Permanent Mission of Chile
Location: Conference Room 5

Regional partnerships in support of the SDGs: the case of the EAEU and other initiatives in Eurasia
Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation, Permanent Mission of Belarus, and Eurasian Economic Commission
Location: Conference Room 6

Presentation of Local and Sectoral Voluntary Reports on the Progress of the 2030 Agenda in Mexico
Permanent Mission of Mexico
Location: Conference Room 7

Scaling up Debt Swaps and Outcome based innovative Finanincing Mechanism for Clinate,Nature and Food
Permanent Mission of Colombia
Location: Conference Room 8

Mine Action to Attain the Sustainable Development Goals and Leave No One Behind
Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Location: Conference Room 9

Delivering the Future We Want: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue with the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Location: Conference Room 11

Oman’s Sustainable Future: Accelerating Energy Transition and Net Zero
Ministry of Economy, Oman
Location: Conference Room 12

One food system – integrating terrestrial and aquatic food systems
Permanent Mission of Norway
Location: Conference Room B

A wake-up call for action on peace, justice and inclusion: From SDG 16 Data to Action
Permanent Mission of Romania
Location: Conference Room E

A new era of industrial policies for accelerating the achievement of the SDGs
United Nations Industrial Development Organization – UNIDO
Location: S-1520

“Transforming the Relationship Between the United Nations & Civil Society: Building Healthy and Robust SDG partnerships”
NGO Major Group
Location: Zoom Link

09:00- 17:00

MGO Caucus Room
Major Groups and other Stakeholders
Location: Conference Room F

15:00 – 16:00

Fostering Partnerships and Inclusive Multilateral Action for SDGs through the Global Circularity Protocol for Business
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Location: Virtual Registration Link

Launch of SDG self-assessment tool and certification for higher education
2024-07-15 09:30 (America/New_York)
Registration is open for hybrid event:
NEXT MONDAY, 15 JULY 2024 – 9:30 am EDT
Launch of SDG self-assessment tool and certification for higher education
Register Now

In-Person: Commencing at 9:30 am EDT in the Permanent Mission of F.R.Germany to the United Nations in New York. Register Now at: https://set4hei.org/forms/.

Online: Livestreaming starts at 10:00 am EDT at the UNESCO IESALC YouTube channel (no registration required, just save the date and connect).

The SDGs call for all societal actors to accept their share of responsibility and to take direct action. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have a very high potential for the contribution of the SDGs. To find out more about the SDG self-assessment tool for higher education please visit SET4HEI.
In this hybrid event organized by UNESCO IESALC, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) with the support of the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York, higher education stakeholders from different world regions will discuss the need for University Voluntary Reviews and the challenges in translating the SDGs into actionable institutional practices.
This is an official side event within the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

Delivering the Future We Want : A UN Global Policy Dialogue with the High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs
2024-07-15 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Delivering the Future We Want
A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue with the High-level Advisory Board for Economic and Social Affairs
Monday, 15 July 2024, 1:15-2:30 p.m. EDT
In person: Conference Room 11, UN Headquarters, New York
Online: Register at bit.ly/dialogue15july
Join the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) on Monday, 15 July, for a Special Event on the margins of the annual High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), where members of the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLAB) and other experts will discuss key emerging socioeconomic trends, risks and opportunities, and suggestions for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Hear from these global thought leaders as they put forward ways to build our capacities to cope with complex global challenges, generate synergies and manage trade-offs ahead of the once-in-a-generation UN Summit of the Future in September.
Speakers scheduled to appear:
Ibrahim Elbadawi, Managing Director, Economic Research Forum for the Arab World, Iran and Turkey
Nargis Kassenova, Senior Fellow and Director of the Program on Central Asia, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Chief Executive, South African Institute of International Affairs
Izabella Mônica Vieira Teixeira, former Minister of Environment (2010-2016), Brazil
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Rola Dashti, Executive Secretary, UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Li Junhua, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Navid Hanif, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development
All are welcome! Please feel free to share this invitation with your networks.
In-person attendees must already be accredited for the HLPF. Our event is free and open to all on Zoom by registering at bit.ly/dialogue15july, and it also will be streamed live on UN DESA’s Facebook page. It will be held in English with captions available in other languages on Zoom. The virtual event is made possible by the United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund.

ASPBAE and Global Partnership for Education’s (GPE) Side Event for the 2024 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on “Advancing Climate Action Through Education.”
2024-07-15 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Dear ASPBAE Members, Partners and Friends,
Warm greetings from ASPBAE!
You are cordially invited to the ASPBAE and Global Partnership for Education’s (GPE) Side Event for the 2024 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on “Advancing Climate Action Through Education.”
When: Monday, 15 July 2024 | 13:15-14:30 ET
Where: Baha’i International Community UN Office, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 120 New York City
This roundtable discussion will aim to build political will and momentum around the climate-education nexus and underscore the need for resilient education systems and the pivotal role of education in climate action.
It will explore innovative approaches and best practices, drawing on insights shared at the Asia Pacific and Africa Regional Forums for Sustainable Development, to showcase the transformative power of education in building sustainable and resilient futures.
We encourage you to save the date, share the information within your network, and register here if you will be attending in person or here if you will participate online.
This event will be live streamed through ASPBAE’s Facebook page. And details can also be accessed through GPE’s website. The draft concept note/programme can be accessed through this link.
Thank you and we look forward to your active participation!
Sincerely,
ASPBAE Secretariat

High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Events
2024-07-16 08:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Tuesday, 16 July 2024
8:30

People and Planet: Addressing the Interlinked Challenges of Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in Asia and the Pacific
Co-hosted by ESCAP, ADB, UNDP and the Government of Nepal
Location: UNDP – AP Central Conference Room One
United Nations Plaza, DC1- 2300 New York, NY 10017
Registration Link

10:00 -12:00

Bridging Business and Human Rights : The American Private Sector’s Role in Addressing Poverty
UN Global Compact Network USA
Location: Midtown Manhattan

Launch of the 2024 Africa Sustainable Development Report: Progress and prospect on the implementation of Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030 for sustainable development in Africa
African Union, African Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Location: African Union Mission to the United Nations, 3 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza 305 East 47th Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10017 United States

13:00

Making Nitrogen Visible: A reflection on the SDGs under review at the 2024 HLPF
Compassion in World Farming
Location: Blue Gallery, 222 E. 46th St. (b/t 2nd & 3rd Aves.), New York, NY

13:15

Mobilizing Faith Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean to Eradicate Extreme Poverty and End Hunger
World Conference of Religions for Peace
Location: Virtual Zoom Registration

13:15-14:30

Delivering on the promise to Leave No One Behind
Major Groups and other Stakholders
Location: Conference Room 3

The Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty: Bridging knowledge, Finance and Partnerships to achieve SDGs
Ministry for Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger (MDS), Federative Republic of Brazil
Location: Conference Room 5

Tirer profit du dividende démographique pour accélérer les progrès vers les Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD) en RDC / Leveraging the demographic dividend to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the DRC
Ministère du Plan de la RDC / Ministry of Planning of the DRC
Location: Conference Room 6

SDG 18-Ethnic-Racial Equality in the 2030 Agenda: the Brazilian experience for the construction of a new sustainable development goal
Federative Republic of Brazil, United Nations Development Program, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Education and Academia Stakeholder Group
Location: Conference Room 7

Promoting good governance and peaceful Africa to accelerate the implementation of SDGs and Agenda 2063
Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone
Location: Conference Room 8

Critical Energy Transition Minerals to accelerate progress towards the SDGs Regional Commissions New York Office – RCNYO 13:15-14:30 Conference Room 11 Autonomous Weapon Systems: How their international regulation will contribute to the achievement of SDG 16 on peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development
Permanent Mission of Austria
Location: Conference Room 9

Turning the Tide: Scaling SDG 16 for the Future, Reinforcing Access to Justice, and Advancing Democracy
United States of America
Location: Conference Room B

Perspectives from land-locked mountainous countries on Sustainable Development
Republic of Armenia
Location: Conference Room D

Addressing Poverty means Caring for Everyone: Why We Need to Pay Attention to the Care Economy
Government of Canada, Department of Employment and Social Development
Location: Conference Room E

Urban Finance for Social Impact: financing strategies for SDGs localization
UNHABITAT
Location: S-1521

Partnerships for impact- how economic opportunities for the most vulnerable youth reduce poverty and violence
SOS Children’s Villages and DHL Group
Location: Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN – 871 UN Plaza New York, NY 10017

Promise of World Peace: A Coherent Approach to Peace and Security; Discussion 9: HLPF SDG16 Under Review
Bahá’í International Community & Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future
Location: Bahá’í International Community, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite #120, New York, NY

Eliminating Poverty and Hunger: Building Resilient Strategies through Stakeholder
Sendai Stakeholder Mechanism
Location: Baha’i International Community, UN Office, 866 UN Plaza, Suite #120 (Ground Floor)

09:00- 17:00

MGO Caucus Room
Major Groups and other Stakholders
Location: Conference Room F

Storytelling for Hope: Living the SDG Lifestyle
ProVeg, World Food Forum – FAO, the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, Mercy for Animals, the National Young Farmers Coalition, the Urban Garden Initiative, and Act4Food
Location: Tzu Chi Center, 229 East 60th Street New York, NY 10022

Unlearning Intolerance: Global Citizenship Education and SDG 16
2024-07-16 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
RSVP
See Concept Note

High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 Side Events
2024-07-17 07:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
7:30

Deciphering the interlinkages of climate change, hunger and poverty
India Water Foundation
Location: Virtual Zoom Link

08:00 – 09:30

Societies in harmony with nature: building sustainable and resilient communities through the implementation of the Satoyama Initiative and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Keidanren Committee on Nature Conservation
Location: Virtual Zoom Registration

8:30

Internal displacement and SDG1: the importance of solutions for IDPs to reach the goal of eradicating poverty and leaving no one behind
Office of the Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement
Location: UNDP DC1 building, Floor 21st, RBAP Central Conference Meeting room. One United Nations Plaza, DC1-22nd Floor New York, NY, 10017
Zoom Link

9:30 – 11:30

Global Youth Call for Green Skills and Green Jobs
HESI Student Action Group
Location: UN Global Compact, 685 3rd Ave, New York

10:00 – 13:00

Bio-Farming for Food Security
UN MGCY
Zoom Registration

13:15-14:30

Catalyzing Local Action for SDGs
Ministry of Economy and Planning, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Location: Conference Room 3

Empowerment for a brighter and more sustainable future : Advancing SDGs 4, 5, and 6 for Quality Education, Gender Equality, and Access to Clean Water and Sanitation
Permanent Mission of Eritrea
Location: Conference Room 6

Partnerships to address the water, energy and climate poly-crisis in conflict-affected countries (the experience of Yemen)
Republic of Yemen
Location: Conference Room 7

Poverty, Inequalities and the Green Transition
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Location: Conference Room 8

Youth-Powered Sustainable Development Goals
United Nations Youth Office
Location: Conference Room 9

Bridging Gaps: Infrastructure’s Role in Achieving Zero Hunger
Permanent Mission of Poland
Location: Conference Room A

How are multi-stakeholder platforms for SDGs involved in the follow-up and review process at national level including the Voluntary National Review process?
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Location: Conference Room B

Forging Forward Together: Intensifying collective action for accelerating SDG implementation amidst multiple crises
Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic
Location: Conference Room D

Strengthening Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Development: Towards a Transformative Change
The Republic of Indonesia (Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas and The Nusantara Capital City/NCC Authority
Location: Conference Room E

Accelerating Action on SDG16.2 to Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Trafficking in Persons: A High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Side Event to Mark the 2024 World Day against Trafficking in Persons
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – UNODC
Location: S-1520

Higher Education Institutions as critical partners in design and delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions
United Nations Institute for Training and Research – UNITAR
Location: S-1521

09:00- 17:00

MGO Caucus Room
Major Groups and other Stakeholders
Location: Conference Room F

Strengthening the Role of Major Groups and Other Stakeholders in Combating Global Racism
Geledés – Black woman institute
Location: 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 120 New York, NY 10017 United States of America

ECOSOC Meeting on Care and Support Systems
2024-07-19 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
The NGO Committee on Ageing calls your attention to an upcoming event:
ECOSOC Meeting on Care and Support Systems
19 July 2024, 10am – 1pm,
ECOSOC Chamber at the UNHQ
For more information about this meeting please refer to the following concept note:

PURPOSE:
This meeting will promote care and support systems from the foundational pillars of gender equality, human rights, and sustainable development. It will seek to articulate good practices, lessons learned about the contribution of care and support systems to ensure the wellbeing and the rights of care recipients and caregivers through coherent and gender responsive policies. It will also seek pathways for implementation of this agenda based on the ongoing efforts by Member States, the UN System, and relevant stakeholders and to take concrete steps towards establishing care and support systems that are human rights-based, gender-responsive, disability-inclusive, and age-sensitive.
BACKGROUND
The Care agenda has built important momentum over the last year, as the General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/77/317 titled “The International Day of Care and Support”, and the Human Rights Council adopted resolution “Centrality of care and support from a human Rights Perspective”. The latest resolution adopted by the ECOSOC (E/RES/2024/4) urged Member States to “ensure the creation of enabling environments for promoting care and support systems for social development and implement all measures necessary to ensure the well-being and rights of care recipients and caregivers, to recognize and redistribute care work among individuals, as well as families, communities, the private sector and States, and to contribute to the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”
CARE AND SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Care and support systems are crucial to sustain societies, and to foster economic prosperity. Sustainable Development cannot be achieved without robust and resilient care and support systems where no one is left behind. These systems are not only critical to addressing the undervaluing and gendered division of care work as a precondition for SDG 5 on gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls with benefits cutting across multiple SDGs, including SDG 1 on Poverty, SDG 3 on Good health and wellbeing, SDG 4 on Quality education, SDG 8 on Decent work and economic growth, SDG 10 on Reduced inequalities, SDG 11 on Sustainable cities and communities, thus contributing to support just, prosperous and sustainable economies.
THE HUMAN RIGHTS LENS OF CARE
Care is central to meeting the physical, psychological and emotional needs of care receivers and care providers, thereby enhancing their rights, dignity, agency and wellbeing. This encompasses not only the rights of paid and unpaid care workers, as enshrined in the human right treaties and various international labor standards, but also the broader obligation to support all persons throughout their life cycle. Such care and support ensures that all people can live independently and within their communities. This is particularly crucial for upholding the dignity, agency, independence and autonomy of older persons, persons with disabilities, and persons with mental health conditions. It is also central to children’s development through the provision of sufficient, safe and nutritious food, to support healthy growth and development through stimulating environment and social interactions with attentive caregivers.
CARE AND GENDER EQUALITY
The redistribution of the disproportionate responsibility of domestic and care work that women have historically faced is a matter of economic and social justice. Work that, by the way, remains invisible and undervalued in many parts of the world today. Official figures indicate this: according to the International Labor Organization (ILO), 16.4 billion hours a day are dedicated to unpaid care work, which is equivalent to 11 trillion dollars or 9% of the world’s GDP. Furthermore, the Gender Snapshot 2023 found that progress towards a fairer balance of unpaid care work has been slow and that globally women spend 2.8 more hours than men on unpaid care and domestic work.
CARE AND THE FUTURE OF WORK
It is clear that more needs to be done to recognize, reward, and value paid care work and care workers as essential workers and adopt measures that combat gender stereotypes related to care and support, as well as those related to, inter alia, race, disability, ethnicity, age, and migratory status, to reduce occupational segregation for care work. It is also important to improve the working conditions and reduce precarious employment in paid care work. Working conditions for care workers should be improved and decent work for care workers should be promoted in accordance with international labor standards. In particular, decent work contracts should be ensured for care and support workers in the informal and formal economy, including migrant care and support care and support workers. Additionally, it is key to account the value of informal care work and the need for recognition and support for unpaid family caregivers.
ADVANCING CARE AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS: THE INSTITUTIONAL OPPORTUNITY
This ECOSOC Special Meeting will provide a platform for member states, UN Agencies, and stakeholders to share best practices, innovative policies, and effective strategies that recognize and bolster care work as a fundamental component of social and economic development. To this end, the UN system has mobilized efforts towards a UN Policy Paper on Transforming Care Systems in which aims to inform and harmonize UN Agency efforts on care by offering key definitions, guiding principles, approaches, and policy options that can be contextualized to different socio-economic realities. It intends to amplify the impact of the UN System in advancing comprehensive care systems that enable gender equality, well-being, and social justice alongside sustainable development and economic transformation.
OBJECTIVES
In accordance with draft resolution E/RES/2024/4, the objective of the informal intergovernmental interactive dialogue is to:
• Evaluate experiences, good practices, and main challenges concerning the promotion of and investment in care and support systems – Participants will discuss past experiences and existing practices in promoting and investing in care and support systems, and will have an opportunity to react to the UN Policy Paper on Transforming Care Systems
• Understand contributions of care and support systems to individuals, families, societies, and economies – The discussion aims to deepen understanding of how care and support systems contribute to the well-being of individuals, the resilience of families, the cohesion of societies, and the overall economic prosperity.
• Consider caregivers’ and receivers’ roles, and pathways to the care economy – Central to this dialogue is the recognition of the pivotal roles played by caregivers and receivers in care and support systems.
• Discuss the potential of investing in the care and support systems to reduce women’s time and income poverty, support women’s labor force participation, and expand employment opportunities in the care sector.
FORMAT
The meeting will be open to all delegations, and will consist of a high-level opening, an interactive panel discussion, and a closing segment. The meeting will feature the participation of the President of the Economic and Social Council and high-level officials from the United Nations. Leaders from civil society, private sector, and other key partners also will be in attendance.
PARTICIPATION
Delegations are invited to share their valuable contributions by requesting the floor in the open discussion segment of each panel. There will be no list of speakers for this event. Every effort will be made to facilitate contributions from Permanent Missions and other participants during the interactive panel discussions. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided to all official UN languages.

Program
Opening Remarks:
● H.E. Ms. Paula Narvaez, President of the Economic and Social Council.
● H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (video message).
Keynote Segment:
● H.E. Ms. Alicia Bárcena, Minister of Foreign Affairs of México.
● Professor Laura Pautassi, Principal Investigator of the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research.
High Level Panel: UN Policy Paper on Transforming Care Systems in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals and Our Common Agenda
Panelists:
● Ms. Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women
● Mr. Haoliang Xu, Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.
● Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights.
● Ms. Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, International Labor Organization Special Representative to the UN.
● Mr. Jose Manuel Salazar, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (video message).
Interactive Discussion
Expert Workshop: Lessons Learned and Good Practices on Promoting Care and Support Systems for Social Development
Moderator: Ms. Raquel Coello-Cremades, Policy Advisor, Macroeconomics and Global Lead on Care and Economic Empowerment, UN Women.
Special Address:
● Ms. Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (virtual).
Panelists:
● Ms. Rudaba Zehra Nasir, Global Lead for Care and Economic Inclusion, of the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group.
● Ms. June Barrett, Second Vice President of the Executive Committee of International Domestic Workers Federation.
● Ms. Sofía García García, Head of Strategic Partnerships, SOS Children’s Villages International.
● Ms. Stephanie Oula, Director, UN and Civil Society Engagement, Girls and Women, UN Foundation.
Interactive Discussion
Closing Segment:
● H.E. Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.
● H.E. Ms. Paula Narváez, President of the Economic and Social Council.

5 Trillion USD as Year as Payment Towards Climate Debt
2024-07-25 - 2024-07-26
CAMPAIGN LAUNCH JULY 25
5 TRILLION AS PAYMENT TOWARDS THE CLIMATE DEBT!
CALL to ACTION & COMMUNICATIONS PACK
The Global North has an incalculable climate debt owed to the Global South, stemming from their huge share of responsibility for the cumulative historical and continuing greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting climate crisis. This climate debt is part of a larger historical, social, economic, and ecological debt owed to the Global South, arising from centuries of colonial and post-colonial exploitation and oppression.
On July 25, movements and civil society organizations will launch a Campaign demanding that Global North governments pay US$5 trillion a year in public funds as a downpayment on their Climate Debt.
These governments claim they do not have enough public funds to deliver on their financial obligations towards the Global South but spend trillions in fossil fuel subsidies and military infrastructure and operations. Instead of addressing tax abuses of huge multinational corporations that are global polluters and profiteers, they advance global tax deals favoring the rich. At a time when public funds are desperately needed for peoples’ needs and rights, Global North governments refuse to respond to the clamor for the cancellation of public debts in the South which they, together with their elites and corporations, bear the biggest responsibility for, and instead promote failed, flawed and futile debt reduction measures and offer more loans. In recent years, the unjust and inequitable global economic and financial architecture that they perpetuate – legacies of colonialism – caused an annual net resource transfer from the South to the North in the trillions.
This year is a pivotal year to raise our claims for payment for Climate Debt. In the lead-up to and during COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Climate Finance will be a central issue in the international climate space. for Climate Finance. These next months will offer crucial opportunities that will either propel us toward the radical transformation needed in our social, economic, and political systems or doom us to further climate chaos. Delay is no longer an option – we need to unite and increase pressure on all fronts to ensure decisive action.
Join us in Launching this Campaign through intensive and massive digital actions on July 25 and continuing on July 26. Our actions will coincide with the Heads of Delegation retreat happening in Baku from July 26 to 28.
The Campaign Launch will be followed by key moments in the next months when we will be holding globally coordinated mobilizations including a Global Week of Action in September during the period of the UNGA and the Summit of the Future.

JULY 25 and 26
ONLINE ACTIONS: $5 TRILLION FOR CLIMATE DEBT
On July 25, we aim to march the launch of the $5 trillion campaign byposting the #PayUp materials on social media. The goal is to amplify the demand for a $5 trillion annual down payment for the climate debt owed by Global North governments to the people of the Global South. We emphasize that the full cost of what is owed is incalculable and the $5 trillion demand provides a realistic, attainable figure in addressing the urgent, escalating climate needs of the Global South.
When: July 25 and 26
Where: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn
Main call: $5 trillion for climate debt now!
Hashtags: #PayUp #ClimateFinanceNow #TrillionsNotBillions

DOWNLOAD LEAD $5TR MACRO HERE (in En, Fr, Es)
LANGUAGES TO COME: Portuguese, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, Japanese, Chinese (simplified)
DOWNLOAD ADDITIONAL MESSAGING MACROS HERE (En, Es, Fr)
For the consideration of various CSO constituencies in the climate justice arena and of the wider social movements is the Climate Finance Escalations Campaign 2024 Background Paper. This paper can be used as a briefing paper, as a newsletter and to help guide advocacy work.
CALL to ACTION & COMMUNICATIONS PACK

Webinar for Civil Society: The World Drug Report 2024
2024-07-25 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Paris)
REGISTER NOW!
The event will be moderated by Mr. Matej Košir, Chairperson of the VNGOC, and Ms. Mirella Dummar Frahi, Chief of the UNODC Civil Society Unit will give opening remarks.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the event.

Kind Regards,
Civil Society Unit
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Vienna, Austria
unodc-ngounit@un.org

NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief Meeting
2024-08-01 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
We are pleased to invite you to a virtual event with the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief on Thursday, August 1, at 1:00 pm EDT. We are excited to hear from Danica Damplo, Policy Manager at the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the United States Holocoust Memorial Museum. She will discuss the work of the Center and its tools and research available to those working in the FoRB space, followed by a Q&A. Please register in advance at the following link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIldOiqqzgoGdXd0XmmYnZpy-dP0-0GCrpx

We hope to see you there!

SDG Digital GameChangers Award
2024-08-11
16 July 2024

The SDG Digital GameChangers Award Returns! ITU and its partners are thrilled to announce the return of the SDG Digital GameChangers Award. In its second edition, this prestigious award recognizes digital technologies who are harnessing the power of digital to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The SDG Digital GameChangers Award shines a spotlight on those dedicated individuals and organizations that are making a real impact.

The Award will be presented across five distinct categories :

People: Empowering lives and communities
Planet: Innovating for our climate and environment
Prosperity: Driving economic growth
Peace: Fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies
Special Category – Pioneers: Unlocking ideas and innovations from youth (ages 18-29)

We are calling on all WSIS Stakeholders to showcase your innovative digital solutions that demonstrate the transformative power of technology in achieving the SDGs. Whether it’s a project that leverages digital tools, a groundbreaking legislation or policy, a cutting-edge application, or a visionary idea — your contribution could be the next game changer in our collective quest for a sustainable future.

Don’t miss your chance to be recognized! Submit by 11 August 2024, at 23:59 (Central European Summer Time). Join us in shaping a world where no one is left behind.

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Purify the Heart, Beautify People and Planet—Brahma Kumaris
2024-08-13 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Dear Friends,
Greetings of peace and love.
We extend a warm invitation for you to join us in celebrating Raksha Bandhan, the Festival of Universal Love. The theme for the event is “Purify the Heart, Beautify People and Planet.”
Rakhi is a tie that binds us in the sacred and spiritual relationship of belonging to One Divine Source. The beauty of this belonging re-ignites the flame of kindness and compassion in our hearts and returns us to our true nature of peace and purity. This eternal flame emerging from pure hearts beautifies the people and the planet.
The event will be take place on:
Tuesday, August 13 from 4:00 – 6:00pm. at the Brahma Kumaris Office at the UN. Kindly see attached the flier for more details and a message. We would appreciate a confirmation via email: info@un.brahmakumaris.org by Sunday, August 11 whether you will be able to be with us.
Looking forward to being together for this auspicious celebration.
Thank you and have a blessed week.
Warm regards,
Sabita on behalf of BKUN Team

Working Group on Decolonization Meeting
2024-08-19 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
This is a continuation of the 8/14 meeting.

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