ADA Newsletter- December, 2019

Dear ADA Members and Friends,
 

And finally, we are here in the last month of the year and also at the end of one more decade !! it’s time to review and retrospect our works and efforts and move forward using our mistakes as wisdom towards safeguarding the rights of our people and fight to continue our struggles .

But  before that, please don’t forget to relax and enjoy the year end welcome the next decade :-)

Please glance through the events organised and feel free share any news/ updates should you wish them published in our monthly newsletter apart from giving your suggestions on how to improve our communication with you at   ada2030.secretariat@gmail.com
 

In solidarity, 

Jyotsna Mohan
Regional Coordinator-Asia
ADA Secretariat
                          
 

Table of Contents

South Asia People’s Forum on Sustainable Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 7, 2019
3rd South Asia Forum on Sustainable Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8-9 December, 2019
Worth a Read!!!
Global Indicator Framework on SDGs: update and CSO perspectives
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019
Asia and the Pacific Progress Report 2019
Empowering Civil Society for National reporting and Action on SDG16
Forus and ADA National Case Studies on Goal 16
Growing Inequality in South Asia  :  SAAPE report:
Action Please!!!
APFSD 7
53rd ADB Annual Meeting: Invitation to submit a civil society session proposal
ECOSOC 2019-2020 & HLPF 2020 Theme: (07 July – 14 July, 2020)
UN DESA-UNITAR: Massive Open Online Course: Strengthening stakeholder engagement for the implementation and review of the 2030 Agenda – Deadline: December 31
2nd South Asia Regional Institute on the Study and Practice of Strategic Nonviolent Action 20-26 April 2020, Kathmandu, Nepal
[2020 UN Ocean Conference] - Pre-Registration to Preparatory Meeting (4-5 Feb 2020, New York) now open! - Deadline 10 January 2020
Work Calendar 2020

Funding Opportunities

OPEN CALL NETWORK PARTNERSHIP GRANT

South Asia People’s Forum on Sustainable Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 7, 2019

The South Asia People’s forum was organized by the civil society of South Asia, Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 7, 2019, ahead of the South Asia Sub-regional forum on Sustainable Development. The one-day event deliberated the challenges and issues of the civil society in the region and the opportunities to engage with various stakeholders towards implementation, monitoring and review mechanism. Main agendas of the forum were Poverty, Inequality, Exclusion and Leaving No One Behind; Peace, Human Rights, Justice and Governance; Natural Resources, Climate Change and Disaster Risk; VNR 2020, Regional Forum/APFSD 2020, and HLPF; and establishing peoples power for SDGs.
 The civil society also came up with the statement of the CSOs on people’s action and voice.

3rd South Asia Forum on Sustainable Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8-9 December, 2019

Third South Asia Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals” was jointly organized by The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Government of Bangladesh. The Forum took place on 8-9 December 2019 in Dhaka. 
The South Asia Forums on SDGs has evolved into a vibrant multi-stakeholder platform in the region, providing a subregional forum to the Governments, think-tanks, civil society, among other stakeholders, to share challenges, opportunities and good practices for achieving SDGs in South Asia and identify areas of regional cooperation for promoting the SDGs. The Forum also serves as the preparatory for the Asia and Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) for South Asian countries and the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) of the United Nations. 
The Forum was a unique opportunity to bring together the stakeholders from governments, academia, the international community, civil society and the private sector to share knowledge and discuss key challenges and opportunities implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Forum also provided opportunities for complementing the subregional agenda on Regional road map for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific.
The presentations of the sessions can be accessed at
https://www.unescap.org/events/third-south-asia-forum-sustainable-development-goals

Worth a Read!!!

Global Indicator Framework on SDGs: update and CSO perspectives 

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 

Asia and the Pacific Progress Report 2019 

Empowering Civil Society for National reporting and Action on SDG16 

Forus and ADA National Case Studies on Goal 16 

Growing Inequality in South Asia   :  SAAPE report:

 Action Please!!!

APFSD 7

The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual and inclusive intergovernmental forum and a regional platform for supporting countries, in particular those with special needs, in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 
The Forum provides a regional perspective on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda by identifying regional trends and consolidating and sharing best practices and lessons learned. The Forum takes into consideration the contributions of United Nations system bodies (at the regional level), other regional and sub regional organizations, and relevant stakeholders.  The APFSD also supports follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda at the regional level.
The theme of the 7th APFSD is “Accelerating action and delivery of the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific”. It will be organized from March 25-27, 2020 at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand.
People's Forum will be organised between 22-24 March, 2020, at Bangkok. 
Please look at this space for more information in coming months.

53rd ADB Annual Meeting: Invitation to submit a civil society session proposal

ECOSOC 2019-2020 & HLPF 2020 Theme: (07 July – 14 July, 2020)

‘Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development’.
2020 HLPF Website:
The website for the 2020 HLPF website is now live. This year there will be a link in the navigation bar for information on processes and documentation specific to the Major Groups and other Stakeholders at the 2020 HLPF. More information will be uploaded in the coming months.
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2020
HLPF VNR 2020
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/vnrs/

UN DESA-UNITAR: Massive Open Online Course: Strengthening stakeholder engagement for the implementation and review of the 2030 Agenda – Deadline: December 31 

Background: This massive open online course (MOOC) is designed in the context of the preparation to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) as part of an effort to strengthen the capacities of Governments to engage in an effective and meaningful way with MGoS (Major Groups and other stakeholders) as they implement and review progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Event Objectives: This event complements a range of other capacity development activities being rolled out, among other, by UN Secretariat to meet the needs of both governments and other stakeholders with regards to the 2030 Agenda and HLPF process.
Additional Information: a2030@unitar.org and flyer attached.
Please visit: https://www.unitar.org/event/full-catalog/mooc-strengthening-stakeholder-engagement-implementation-and-review-2030-agenda

2nd South Asia Regional Institute on the Study and Practice of Strategic Nonviolent Action 20-26 April 2020, Kathmandu, Nepal

 
The Asian Action Institute offers an opportunity to share, reflect upon and learn about ways to achieve social change through nonviolent civil resistance actions. 

The Institute is scheduled to be held in Park Villege, Kathmandu, Nepal from 20 to 26 April, 2020. Please note that the deadline for submitting application is on 05 February, 2020.
To know more about the Institute and Apply, visit: http://asianactioninstitute.org/

Know about the Institute partners

Center for Social Change, Nepal http://socialchange.org.np/

Department of Conflict, Peace and Development Studies, Nepal http://dcpds-tu.edu.np/

National Network of the Families of the Missing and Disappeared, Nepal https://nefadnepal.org/

International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, United States https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/

For enquiry

Email us at: nepal.socialchange@gmail.com / nonviolentinstitute@gmail.com

[2020 UN Ocean Conference] - Pre-Registration to Preparatory Meeting (4-5 Feb 2020, New York) now open! - Deadline 10 January 2020

 
Preparatory Meeting
4-5 February 2020, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY
Pre-registration of Non-governmental organization, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector and philanthropic organizations 
The General Assembly in its resolution 73/292 decided to convene the 2020 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. The overarching theme of the Conference is "Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the implementation of Goal 14: stocktaking, partnerships and solutions".
The Governments of Kenya and Portugal will co-host and assume all costs of the United Nations Conference to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 2 – 6 June 2020. 
A preparatory meeting is scheduled to be held on 4-5 February 2020 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
 
Preparatory Meeting (4-5 February 2020) - Pre-registration of non-governmental organizations, major groups and other stakeholders
Relevant stakeholders, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector and philanthropic organizations, whose work is relevant to the 2020 UN Ocean Conference, accredited in accordance with the provisions set forth in Annex II of A/RES/73/292 can request registration to participate as observers in the Conference and its preparatory meeting.
The following organizations can request registration to the preparatory meeting:
Deadline: 10 January 2020
A.     Representatives of Organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council.

 
B.     Representatives of organizations specially accredited for:
Please click on the links below to check if your organization can request pre-registration to attend the Preparatory Meeting and the 2020 UN Ocean Conference:
o The World Summit on Sustainable Development;
o The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development;
o The 2017 high-level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development;
o The intergovernmental conference on an internationally legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction;
o Previous United Nations conferences on sustainable development of small island developing States, held in Barbados, Mauritius andSamoa.
o Organizations that have received special accreditation by Member States to participate in the 2020 UN Conference and the preparatory meeting. First list of organizations specially accredited can be found here.
 
OPEN CALL NETWORK PARTNERSHIP GRANT
https://princeclausfund.org/call-prince-claus-fund-network-partnership?fbclid=IwAR3y8GUWxy8Fpeb90nyGtWAc0QZxuDhixDesfyqbY6t6c9edQQktFpTQxdY 

Work Calendar 2020

• 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/ 
• ADA Twitter account @alliance_asia