Hosted by NGO/DPI Executive Committee
Date: Friday, 24 August 2018
Time: 10 00 AM - 5 00 PM
Venue:
LIU Brooklyn
1 University Plaza
(Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts Humanities Building Gallery)
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Description:
A historic agenda has been outlined during the planning of the ‘We the Peoples… Together Finding Global Solutions for Global Problems’ Conference, to be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 22 and 23 August 2018. The Conference is expected to attract close to 1,500 participants from over 100 countries, and more than 1000 organizations from civil society, academia, the private sector, the United Nations system and media.
The varied sessions of the conference and the outcome document aim to:
• discuss the history and effectiveness of the UN, Member States, and civil society,
• address skepticism and misgivings about the UN;
• explore how to address global perceptions regarding the UN that has shaped attitudes toward the values the organization represents; and
• focus attention on the importance of the role of civil society in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through the newly repositioned UN Development System.
UN DPI/NGO Conferences have historically been successful in bringing critical issues to the attention of the UN community and with this forum/event, we hope to identify strategies to implement the proposed solutions discussed during the conference.
This NGO-led forum will build on the outcomes of the conference to adopt concrete strategies, platforms, approaches and technologies to:
• strategically structure to more effectively work within theUnited Nations framework to implement the SDGs;
• efficiently partner with the UN and Member States to implement and communicate the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development;
• identify strategic plans, timelines and establish metrics for implementation and evaluation of Agenda 2030; and
• facilitate networking and collaboration on multilateralism within civil society to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
This is a momentous opportunity for NGOs to actively contribute to achieving Agenda 2030, network and find meaningful ways to address global challenges.