President of the United Nations General Assembly’s
High-level Thematic Debate on
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
21 April 2016
By 29 February: Apply for Stakeholder Speaking Roles
On Thursday, 21 April 2016 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the President of the General Assembly H.E. Mogens Lykketoft will convene a High-level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to support prompt and inclusive implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
The Thematic Debate will feature a panel discussion on “Action at all levels,” which will focus on national responses to implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The panel will include three stakeholder representatives: one each from civil society, the private sector and academia.At the request of the Office of the President of the UN General Assembly (OPGA), the UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs (UNDESA) and UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) are facilitating a process to identify these three speakers. Travel funding will be available for the speakers selected through this process.
Apply here for a speaking role or for the Stakeholder Selection Committee for this process:
http://bit.ly/21April-UNPGA-HLTD-Achieving-SDGs-apply Applications received may be viewed here:
http://bit.ly/21April_PGA_Achieving-SDGs-Apps-Received Stakeholders may also submit written inputs to the meeting through the Office of the President of the General Assembly here.
