Side-events during the HLPF in New York - Spotlight on Sustainable Development
Published on Fri, 2016-07-08 19:02
Social Watch, with different partners will be co-hosting several side-events during the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to be held in New York, July 11th to 20th, 2016. See below the information of the side events. Shadowing SDG-implementation” Shadow reporting is a well-established tool of civil society when it comes to holding governments accountable. A number of CSOs have already started to prepare shadow or spotlight reports or similar monitoring tools to follow-up on their governments efforts to implement the 2030-Agenda, especially its 17 goals and 169 targets. The main focus in this first year’s reports was to devise and discuss methodologies and to monitor governments’ efforts on drafting national implementation plans or strategies. In future reports they will point to governments’ short-comings in the implementation and highlight issues relevant for successful achievement of the SDGs which have not been raised by their governments so far. The event aims to:
Speakers include: Roberto Bissio (Social Watch), Areli Sandoval (Mexico, Equipo Pueblo), Daniel Jüttner (VENRO) / Marie-Luise Abshagen (German NGO Forum on Environment and Development), Marivic Raquiza (Social Watch Philippines), Jürg Staudmann (Alliance Sud – Swiss Alliance of Development Organizations, Switzerland) and Mahinour El Badrawi (ECESR, Egypt) Organized by: Alliance Sud, Equipo Pueblo, German NGO Forum on Environment and Development, ECESR, Global Policy Forum (GPF), Social Watch Philippines, Social Watch, Kepa and VENRO. DATE: July 11th, 2016 VENUE: Conference Roomm E in the UN Conference Building Download invitation and programme here. More on this session here.
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development A Good or Bad Start? Civil Society Reflection Group Report Launch: Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2016 Independent monitoring and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its structural obstacles and challenges are key factors for the success of the SDGs. It is for this reason, a global alliance of civil society organizations and networks has agreed to produce an annual Spotlight Report assessing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the structural obstacles in its realization. The report puts a spotlight on the fulfillment of the 17 goals, with a particular focus on inequalities, responsibility of the rich and powerful, means of implementation and systemic issues. What are currently the main obstacles to achieving the SDGs? Are there transnational spill over effects that influence or even undermine the implementation of the goals? Are the current policy approaches, as they are reflected, inter alia, in the 2030 Agenda, an adequate response to the challenges and obstacles (or are they part of the problem)? What has to be done? Which specific policy changes (at international level) are necessary? At the side event key findings and recommendations of the global Spotlight Report will be presented. Speakers: Barbara Adams/Jens Martens (Global Policy Forum), Roberto Bissio (Social Watch), Ziad Abdel Samad (Arab NGO Network), Chee Yoke Ling (Third World Network), and others. Jointly organized by: Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND), Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (WEDO), Third World Network (TWN), Global Policy Forum (GPF) and Social Watch DATE: July 11th VENUE: Conference Room D in the UN Conference Building Contributing partners of the report include: ATD Fourth World, ITUC, Center for Economic and Social Rights, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Public Services International, Global Alliance for Tax Justice, International Centre for Adult Education, ETC Group, NGO Mining Working Group at the UN, What Next Forum, Council of Canadians, Society for International Development, Global Action to Prevent War, Ecoropa and more. Download the invitation here. More on this session here. Please RSVP by 10 July 2016 to gpf@globalpolicy.org
Civil Society Exchange “Shadowing SDG-implementation” Civil Society Action for meaningful participation and accountability Shadow reporting is a well-established tool of civil society when it comes to holding governments accountable. A number of CSOs have already started to prepare shadow or spotlight reports or similar monitoring accounts to follow-up on their governments efforts to implement the 2030-Agenda, especially its 17 goals and 169 targets. The main focus in this first year’s reports was to devise and discuss methodologies and to monitor governments’ efforts on drafting national implementation plans or strategies. In future reports they will point to governments’ short-comings in the implementation and highlight issues relevant for the successful achievement of the SDGs which have not been raised by their governments so far. The aims of the event are thus to:
Organized by: Alliance Sud, DECA Equipo Pueblo, German NGO Forum on Environment and Development, ECESR, Global Policy Forum, Social Watch Philippines, Social Watch, Kepa and VENRO. Wednesday, July 13th, 2016, 1:00 PM TO 3:00 PM BAHA'I International Community | 866 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, Suite 120 (First Floor) As space for this side event is limited, we kindly ask you to RSVP until July 13th. Download the invitation and programme here. » |
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