ADA Newsletter- June 2020

Dear ADA Members and Friends,
 
With High Level political Forum just round the corner, we all have intensified our advocacies around the various themes that we are working around and also making sure to mend the digital divide created widely during the virtual events, where the CSO voices are easily supressed. This itself shows the nature of involvement of the Civil society Actors against the will and norms of Agenda 2030 . Nevertheless, we keep continuing our struggles to fight in solidarity and making our voices heard , if not in these huge virtual showcases, then through using wide social media and openly sharing our concerns, reminding ourselves constantly – ‘Never Stop Doing What We have been Destined to -  Do- Raise Our Voices against any suppression’!!
 
Please feel free to share your concerns and opinion and how can we help you, by writing to ADA secretariat and share 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
Coordinator - ADA
                         

 
 

Table of Contents

SC members  of ADA (2020-22) 
Action Please!!!
Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak
HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2020 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF ECOSOC
ADA and it’s members and Partners Side Events during HLPF 2020
For Your Endorsement!! 
Stand in Solidarity with Code-NGO (Philippines) Statement Against Anti-Terrorism Bill  2020. 11
Calendar 
 

SC members  of ADA (2020-22)

We are so excited to announce the newly elected Steering Committee members of ADA for 2020-22 following the announcement of the results on June 11, 2020 (The total 7 Steering committee members have Pan Asia representation, North East, South East, Central and South Asia), and finally, during ADA June Steering Committee Meeting on June 26, 2020,  the following members were elected as,


 

SC members  of ADA (2020-22)

Mr. Hideki Wakabayashi- JANIC-Japan
(North-East Asia)
Chair - ADA





Ms. Jamila Asanova , Civil Society Development Association – ARGO, Kazakhstan
(Central Asia)
Co- Chair- ADA
 

Ms. Linh Phuong Nguyen , MSD- Vietnam
(South-East Asia)
 Co-Chair- ADA







Mr Jit Ram Lama , NGO Federation of Nepal
(South Asia)
Treasurer – ADA





Mr. Saroeun SOEUNG, Cooperation Committee of Cambodia
(South-East Asia)
Internal Auditor – ADA





Ms. Urantsooj Gombosuren , CSOs Network on SDGs – Mongolia
(North-East Asia)
Co-Chair- C20 Working Group







 Mr. Abdul Awal, Campaign for Good Governance – SUPRO, Bangladesh
(South Asia)




 

ADA Advisors


Mr. Harsh Jaitli, Voluntary Action Network India

Co-Chair- C20 Working Group?

Mr. Anselmo LEE, Korean Association For Human Rights Studies, RoK



 

We are very thankful to Mr. Zia Ur Rehman, ADA, an active member from Pakistan Development Alliance (PDA), Pakistan, and former Steering Committee member to hold the election successfully and in a very transparent manner in his capacity as an Election Officer.

We are also very thankful to our three former Steering Committee members for their active contribution to the ADA Steering committee not only in the last four years but also as founding members of ADA.

Mr. Zia Ur Rehman - Pakistan Development Alliance (South Asia)
Ms. Hanui LEE - KCOC, Republic of Korea (North-East Asia)
Mr. Sugeng Bahagijo - INFID, Indonesia (South East Asia)

 

 Action Please!!!

Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak 

HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2020 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF ECOSOC

The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2020 will be held from Tuesday, 7 July, to Thursday, 16 July 2020, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This will include the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 14 July, to Thursday, 16 July 2020. .
The theme will be "Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development ".
The HLPF annual meeting is the core United Nations platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
In the 2020 HLPF, participants will debate where we stand on the SDGs in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. They will reflect on how the international community can respond to the pandemic in a way that puts us back on track to achieve the SDGs and accelerate progress during the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development.
47 countries will carry out voluntary national reviews (VNRs) of their implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the 2020 HLPF from Friday, 10 July to Thursday, 16 July 2020. For more details, please click here.
The HLPF will adopt a Ministerial Declaration as the outcome of its session. The President of ECOSOC will also prepare a summary to capture the key messages of the discussions. For more details, please click here.
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and expected limitations on in-person meetings and international travel, the ECOSOC Bureau has made adjustments to the format and programme of HLPF 2020 (Information note on the arrangements for the 2020 HLPF and HLS). Available technological solutions for virtual sessions and interaction will be used – including for presentations of Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs). All meetings will be held virtually, including all side and special events.
HLPF Format
The [2020 HLPF Programme] has been released and is available for you download from the 'Latest' column of the HLPF 2020 website. The 2020 HLPF will most likely be virtual.
Funding
Due to the likely virtual format of the 2020 HLPF, there will not be funding allocated to support travel of MGoS representatives at the 2020 HLPF. 
Registration
Registered participants will be able to attend the virtual meetings. Others will be able to follow the meeting through UN Web TV or YouTube. Further details on the process will be shared soon.
New Stakeholders Webpage
UN DESA has created a 'Stakeholders' page which is accessible from the HLPF 2020 navigation bar. It contains information on engagement and participation at the 2020 HLPF.
Ministerial Declaration [update] 
All documentation can be found in the Library section of the Stakeholders, 2020 HLPF website. Three meetings of informal consultations will take place on:
Monday, 8 June 2020 @ 3pm EDT (New York time)
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Participation
1 representative from each of the MGoS will be invited to the meeting to represent each Group. Each MGoS Group will nominate their representative. Please note that the informal consultations will not be broadcast on UN Web TV. Notetakers should be advised that the consultations will take place under Chatham House Rule. 
Oral Statements
3 representatives will be invited to make statements on behalf of the MGoS. The nomination process will be conducted by the MGoS CM Advocacy Task Group.
Written Statements
Each MGoS Group may submit a written statement of key messages (1 page). These should be sent to desa-oisc2@un.org on Monday, 8 June 2020 by 1pm EDT (New York time). Please await further instructions from your MGoS Group.
Lead Discussants - Official Thematic Sessions
UN DESA will be requesting 11 Lead Discussants from the Major Groups and other Stakeholders to participate in the official thematic sessions of the 2020 HLPF.
Each of the MGoS will conduct its own process to nominate Lead Discussants. These nominations will then be reviewed by the Steering Group of the MGoS Coordination Mechanism. A slate of nominations will be submitted by the Steering Group to ECOSOC for review. Please do not contact UN DESA directly to submit a nomination, await instruction from your Major Group and/or Stakeholder Group about its own nomination process.
The deadline to submit the slate of nominations to ECOSOC will be on Monday, 22 June at 12pm EDT (New York time). Please note that the deadlines for the MGoS' own nomination processes will conclude much earlier than the date above and may differ between each Group.
Stakeholder Perspective - Official Thematic Session
The MGoS Official Session is listed in the 2020 HLPF Programme on Tuesday, 7 July 2020 from 5 - 6pm EDT (New York time). The title of the session is: Transformative pathways to realize the 2030 Agenda: a whole of society approach taking into account the impact of COVID19 (Stakeholder perspective). UN DESA will be working with the MGoS Coordination Mechanism Steering Group to organise the session. You will be able to view the session on UN Web TV or YouTube.
Reports
Executive Summaries
The deadline for the executive summaries of the MGoS Sectoral Position Papers has passed. An advance unedited version of the compilation of the executive summaries of the position papers on the theme of the HLPF, submitted by MGoS, can be found here: E/HLPF/2020/2
Sectoral Position Papers
The deadline for the MGoS Sectoral Position Papers (in full) has passed. We are very grateful for all of the submissions from the MGoS. These reports will be reviewed and posted as inputs on the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
Paragraph 89 Reports  [final call]
The soft deadline for MGoS Paragraph 89 reports was on Monday, 1 June. Please submit any outstanding reports as soon as possible to bekelee@un.org. These reports will be reviewed and posted as inputs on the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
Side Events & Exhibitions
All Side-events and Exhibitions will be held virtually. The deadline to submit an application has now passed. Further information can be found under Other Events on the HLPF 2020 website.
 

ADA and it’s members and Partners Side Events during HLPF 2020

 
Accelerating ‘whole of society’ action on SDG implementation through innovative civil society partnerships, Friday 10 July, 2020, 6.30 to 9 AM EST

6:30 AM-9:00 AM

Accelerating'whole of society' action on SDG implementation through innovative civil society partnerships 

Concept Note Link

Panel Discussion

Moderator:  Mr. Hideki Wakabayashi- JANIC-Japan NGO Center (Tokyo, Japan)

Panelists: 

Hideki Wakabayashi  -Mr. Hideki Wakabayashi- JANIC-Japan NGO Center (Tokyo, Japan)

Dr. Sabyasachi Saha  -Research and Information System for Developing Countries India (RIS) / Forum for Indian Development Cooperation (FIDC). (New Delhi, India)

Dr. Gulshan Sachdeva  -Jean Monnet Chair I Chairperson, Center for European Studies

Jawaharlal Nehru University, India-  "India's experience with multiple development partnerships"

Priya Sood  -Coordinator, Global Alliance on Reporting on Progress on SDG 16 + / UNDP

UNDP Representative-UN HQ, NY

John Romano  TAP Network, (New York, US)

Ingo Ritz  -SDG Watch Europe/Global Call to Action against Poverty, Brussels, Belgium

Dr. Denison Jayasooria Malaysian  CSO SDG Alliance, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Contact details:

                               Jyotsna Mohan (jyotsna@ada2030.org) 

                              Deirdre De Burca (deirdre@forus-international.org) 
 

Registration Link

Concept Note Link
 

Zoom Link to Connect;  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89814576839

This side event covers the first transformative entry area of the 2030 Agenda- :‘human wellbeing and capabilities”. Participants will exchange experiences, success stories, obstacles and opportunities to address gaps in the production and usage of data to monitor SDG16+.

They will also explore opportunities for collaboration, in particular around citizen- led and generated data which should be recognized by governments Participants will be introduced to online tools to facilitate data collection on groups traditionally left behind (specifically on indigenous peoples) and improve the monitoring of SDG 16+ targets with big data gaps, such as SDG 4.7 (Human Rights Education)

[2020 HLPF Side-event] How to strengthen the partnership between
the government and civil society to accelerate the implementation of SDG
16/17 in the corona context?
 
Date: Monday, 14 July 2020
 -1st session: CSO roundtable 07:00-08:00 EDT (20:00-21:00 in East Asia time)
 -2nd session: HLPF Side-event 08:00-09:00 EDT (21:00-22:00 in East Asia time)
 
Registration: https://forms.gle/HZbNKT5BQJLx1V1L7
Register your seat here:
https://forms.gle/HZbNKT5BQJLx1V1L7
 
2020 VNR Countries from Asia and Pacific
Bangladesh*, Brunei Darussalam, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India*, Kyrgyz Republic, Micronesia, Nepal*, Papua New Guinea, Samoa*, Solomon Islands, Uzbekistan 
 

For Your Endorsement!!

Stand in Solidarity with Code-NGO (Philippines) Statement Against Anti-Terrorism Bill  2020

Calendar

• 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