Date: 26 - 28 August 2019
Venue: Salt Lake Convention Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah
About the event:
The Department of Global Communications (former DPI) will hold its 68th annual UN Civil Society Conference between 26-28 August in Salt Lake city. This year’s theme will be “Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities and Communities”. It will also be linked to the Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit (23 September 2019).
The Conference will feature plenary sessions, interactive thematic sessions, NGO-sponsored workshops, exhibits, youth-led activities, networking opportunities and side-events. Participation is open to CSOs associated with the DGC and/or in consultative status with ECOSOC. CSOs not included in these groups can participate provided they are endorsed by a UN entity that is familiar with their work and can provide feedback on their eligibility.
Proposed Thematic Sessions:
1. Inclusive Communities – Leaving No One Behind
2. Climate Change – Communities in Action
3. Peaceful Societies – Recovering from Conflict and Nurturing Peace
4. Youth-led Session – Creating Opportunities and Economic Success for Youth
5. Infrastructure and Natural Resource Use
6. Emerging Technologies and Innovation
For more information, go to the 68th Annual UN Civil Society Conference page on the UN's website.
Tentative Schedule of Events Attached