ADA Monthly Newsletter - June 2017
Dear ADA members and Friends,
With HLPF just round the corner, we hope most of you ae busy with the events and activities around Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other development issues. We hope ADA’s June edition newsletter serves the purpose of disseminating information more widely across the globe!
Please remain in touch to get the latest news and updates on HLPF 2017 and related issues.
Hope it is useful for your reflection… Please see below for details how to get involved and share your activities for greater impact!
In solidarity,
ADA Secretariat
Table of Contents
ADA and Members Activities
International Activities
C 20 18-19 June, Hamburg
At the C20 Summit on 18-19 June 2017, more than 450 individuals representing more than 200 NGOs from over 60 countries came together in Hamburg to discuss “The World We Want”, making the voice of civil society heard within the G20. In plenary sessions and workshops, issues like shrinking spaces, global health, climate, agriculture, finance systems reform and others were discussed, as well as new networks built. One of the highlights was the discussion with Chancellor Merkel. ADA was well represented in this important event.
 The participants supported the C20 Communique. The Communique, together with the C20 Recommendations, lays out the asks of civil society organisations from more than 60 countries to the G20 Leaders’ Summit on 7-8 July 2017 in Hamburg.
You may find the C20 Communique here and the C20 Recommendations here. You may also find observations from civil society perspective here
Regional Activities
Capacity Development and Strengthening in the Asia region: Regional Strategy MeetingJune 26-28th 2017 Manila, Philippines
CIVICUS in partnership with CODE NGO (ADA member) organized the Asia regional meeting to identify capacity gaps in training needs in order to fill those gaps with capacity strengthening sessions. The three days’ regional workshop focused on the issues of #DataForAction (how and what data to collect) and data presentation tools, need and capacity building assessment in Asia and the issue of digital security. Please refer to the link for greater information on data collection and analysis tools. The three days training program, was highly appreciated by the participants and there were requests to organize such more but elaborated programs as the CSO’s collect huge volumes of data and information but don’t know how to use or showcase real information for advocacy purpose. Similarly, digital security is becoming one of the gravest problems in the region and the CSOs are also getting impacted because of their inability to protect their data and information.
National Activities
India: 3rd planning meeting on Shadow Report – 19th June 2017
WNTA in partnership with the different members of the Civil Society had organized the national multi-stakeholders consultation on SDGs on 8th & 9thNovember 2016. It was unanimously decided by the various civil society members to monitor the progress of the SDG implementations in India.
In this context the first planning meeting was held on 21st March 2017 to strategies the process of the Shadow reporting of the SDGs by the members of the Civil Society at Indian Social Institute from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM. The second planning meeting was held on 05th May 2017 at National foundation for India, New Delhi to take stock over the process and to discuss further course of action such as press release/ media event, resources, time line for the final report along with the endorsement and side event at the HLPF. In continuation, third planning meeting was held on 19th June 2017 at National foundation for India, New Delhi to monitor the process and progress on the final report and to strategies the advocacy for the shadow report.
A brief discussion was held on the process and progress made on the SDGs at the national, regional and around the globe such as VNR process. The anchor groups shared the update on their respective pieces/goals.A detailed discussion on the Advocacy plan, resources mobilisation, media event, social media and the side event at the HLPF was held and the following decisions were taken unanimously by the members present. After a quick update on the progress by each group’s member/anchor for each goal was briefly shared and discussed. It was unanimously decided that the shadow report will be released on 6th July 2017 at Constitution Club of India in the second half and the following discussion was taken and the different group was formed for different activities.
National Activity
India: 3rd planning meeting on Shadow Report – 19th June 2017
WNTA in partnership with the different members of the Civil Society had organized the national multi-stakeholders consultation on SDGs on 8th & 9thNovember 2016. It was unanimously decided by the various civil society members to monitor the progress of the SDG implementations in India.
In this context, the first planning meeting was held on 21st March 2017 to strategies the process of the Shadow reporting of the SDGs by the members of the Civil Society at Indian Social Institute from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM. The second planning meeting was held on 05th May 2017 at National Foundation for India, New Delhi to take stock over the process and to discuss further course of action such as press release/ media event, resources, the timeline for the final report along with the endorsement and side event at the HLPF. In continuation, a third planning meeting was held on 19th June 2017 at National Foundation for India, New Delhi to monitor the process and progress on the final report and to strategies the advocacy for the shadow report.
A brief discussion was held on the process and progress made on the SDGs at the national, regional and around the globe such as VNR process. The anchor groups shared the update on their respective pieces/goals.A detailed discussion on the Advocacy plan, resources mobilization, media event, social media and the side event at the HLPF was held and the following decisions were taken unanimously by the members present. After a quick update on the progress by each group’s member/anchor for each goal was briefly shared and discussed. It was unanimously decided that the shadow report will be released on 6th July 2017 at Constitution Club of India in the second half and the following discussion was taken and the different group was formed for different activities. Useful Documents
Civil Society Reports ahead of HLPF 2017
During the HLPF 2017, 10 countries in Asia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, and Iran are presenting their Voluntary National Review. The Civil Society, in some of these countries, have also come up with their own reports as a result of various meetings and consultations held during last one year. CSOs in following countries have already prepared their reports:
Thailand Civil Society Report here
Bangladesh Civil Society Report here
Japan Civil Society Report here
India Civil Society Report here
Nepal Civil Society Report here
VNR Main Messages and Full Reports
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Malaysia
Maldives
Nepal
Thailand
NGO MAJOR GROUP POSITION PAPER FOR 2017 HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM
Draft - Ministerial Declaration of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the ECOSOC High-Level Segment
Together 2030 Position Paper for the HLPF 2017
http://www.together2030.org/final-t30-hlpf-2017-position-paper-july-2017/Ahead of the 2017 Session of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development (HLPF), to be held in New York from July 10 – 19, Together 2030 launches its position paper with key messages to governments and stakeholders engaged in the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda.
The position paper includes national experiences from seven countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, India, South Korea, Togo and the United Kingdom), based on contributions from Together 2030 Members in their path to promote and engage on the SDGs implementation and accountability.
The paper also raises concerns around participation, accountability, and transparency.
Check the position paper and country experiences here.
A summary of this position paper has been included in the official discussion paper from major groups and other stakeholders to the HLPF 2017. The full text was also published at the official HLPF 2017 website as a thematic paper.
For your Action
If you are attending HLPF, Please have a look at the programs below
HLPF Official Programs
Draft Official Programme (PDF Version)
Annotated Programme with Speakers (PDF Version)
Preliminary Programme of Side Events (PDF version)
Side Events
Invitation to the 2017 HLPF- Side Event " Universal Social Protection: End Poverty and Reduce Inequality", at the German Mission to the UN, Tuesday, July 18, 2017, from 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm
Side Event Means of Implementation Efforts for Meeting the 2030 Agenda - Footsteps from the Regions. Organized by: APRCEM, PACCOM, Region Refocus. Confirmed time: 12 July 2017, 3.30 - 5.00 pm at UN Church Center
SDGS & MALAYSIA – CIVIL SOCIETY REFLECTIONS
Date: Tuesday, 18 July, 2017
Time: 9:30am to 11am
Venue: B’hai Centre, 53 E 11th St, New York, NY 10003 Map
TAP WORKSHOP: Beyond VNRs: Global Workshop on Civil Society “Parallel Reports” for SDG16:
Friday, 14 July, 9:00 - 14:00; UN Church Center Second Floor
WORKSHOP: TAP Network Workshop on SDG16 National-Level Advocacy:
Saturday, 15 July, 10:00 - 16:00; World Vision International Office
Asia Dalit Rights Forum!
Roundtable of Descent based discriminated communities & Global Cast - Strategies to address them through SDGs: (2.00-4.30 pm) in Large Conference Room, UN Bahai International Centre on 10 July 2017
Intersectionalities of Gender, Caste & Descent Discrimination in Implementation of SDGs - Moving towards a poverty-free World: (02.00-04.00 pm) in 2nd Floor Conference Room, UN Church Centre on 12 July 2017.
NGO MG Annual meeting is scheduled on 14 July from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm at 866 UN Plaza.
the weekend gathering of civil society activists from around the world on July 15th and 16th in the UN Church Centre in NY hosted by Action for Sustainable Development (IFP is one of the four organizing partners),
and the gathering of IFP members and secretariat staff on the evening of Monday 17th July. If you are attending the HLPF please do make sure to come along to these events.
Together 2030
- July 12: From 2-3pm, Room S-1525 (Secretariat Building)
- July 18: From 2-3pm, Room S-2723 (Secretariat Building)
MGos
UN DESA Division for Sustainable Development and the MGoS HLPF Coordination Mechanism will organize a pre-HLPF preparatory meeting, to take place on Sunday, 9 July 2017, from 9:00 to 15:00 at the Church Center (777 UN Plaza, New York), second floor. The full-day preparatory meeting will promote understanding of the HLPF, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the opportunities and procedures for engagement throughout the HLPF, and peer-to-peer learning sessions and exchanges among representatives of major groups and other stakeholders. Additionally, it will be a good moment for MGoS to network, become familiar with one another, and share experiences in implementation efforts, as well as for identifying common ground and different perspectives.
CIVICUS
You are invited to the UN High Level Political Forum side event Leave No One Behind: Ensuring inclusive SDG progress on Tuesday 18 July from 13:15-14:30at UN Headquarters in New York (Conference room 11).
The Global Invisible Mosaic: Community Mapping the SDGs for Sub-national Implementation
14:00~15:30, July 10th
10th floor, the Church Center
Organised by the British Colombia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC), the Korea SDGs Network
Speakers from India, Nepal, Pakistan, Korea, and Canada
International Key Events related to SDGs 2017
| Dates |
Place |
Events |
| Feb 24-25 |
Bangkok |
ADA-APSD Regional Workshop on HLPF VNR on SDGs |
| Feb 25 |
Bangkok |
ADA Steering Committee Meeting |
| Feb. 26 |
Bangkok |
Regional Consultation on Civic Space in Asia – India, Pakistan, Cambodia and Philippines |
| Mar 1-3 |
Bonn, Germany |
Global Festival of Ideas (GFI) by UN SDGs Action Campaign and ODI |
| Mar 26-28 |
Bangkok |
Asia Pacific CSO Forum on SD |
| Mar 29-31 |
Bangkok |
UNESCAP Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) |
| April 5 |
Paris |
OECD Global Forum on Development |
| April 6 |
Oslo, Norway |
UNDP-OGP-CD Expert Workshop on SDG 16 Supplementary Indicators for National Government |
| April 20-22 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
ADA, Equity BD, SUPRO- National Workshop on SDGs |
| May 4-7 |
Yokohama |
ADB Annual General Assembly |
| May 13-20 |
Seoul and Gwangju, South Korea |
Asia Youth Leadership Forum for Democracy (AYLD) by ADN |
| June 18-19 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Civil 20 for G20 Summit |
| July 10-19 |
New York |
UN HLPF on 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development / SDGs |
| July 17-19 |
New York |
UN HLPF Voluntary National Review (VNR) |
| Dates to be decided |
Philippines |
ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC)/ASEAN People’s Forum (APF) |
| Sept. |
New York |
UN General Assembly |
| Oct. |
Cambodia |
GALAA East Asia – SDG 10, 16 and 17 |
| Oct-Nov |
TBC |
People’s SAARC and SAARC Summit |
| Nov. |
Pokhara, Nepal |
GALAA South Asia – SDG 10, 16 and 17
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| Dec. 4-8 |
Fiji |
International Civil Society Week (ICSW) by CIVICUS |
- ADA's official website has been renewed. All the information related to the implementation of SDGs in Asia and actions conducted by Asian CSOs will be accumulated on this website. Please visit www.ada2030.org
- ADA's Facebook page has been activated! The page will channel useful information among civil society actors in Asia. Feel free to tag @Asia Development Alliance in future collaboration. The page is accessible with this web address: https://www.facebook.com/ada2030/
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