ADA Newsletter- December 2020
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Table of Contents
Nominations for NGO MG Organizing Partner Positions
Glocal Advocacy Leadership in Asia (GALA) 2020 – 3rd Capacity Development Workshop (CDW-III) , December 11, 2020
Fourth South Asia Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals, 2-3 December 2020.
Action Please!!!
8th Asia - Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development - 23-28 March 2021
Worth a Read!!
NGO MG Position Paper to the 2020 HLPF.
IISD / SDG Knowledge Hub Story: “SDG Index Finds No European Country on Track, Green Deal Brings Potential”
Narrative Report on the State of National Implementation of SDGs: Focus on SDG 16_ JANIC, Japan.
Calendar of ECOSOC events for 2021
OECD-UNDP Framework for SDG Aligned Finance.
Feminist Finance: A Brief for the Finance in Common Summit (FiC)"
The NGO MG Nominations Committee met in December 2020 to consider the nominations for the Global and Regional Organizing Partner positions. The following organizations/people were selected for the current vacancies:
Region: / Organization: / Name:
Global / Action for Sustainable Development / Oli Henman
Global / World Animal Net / Jessica Bridgers
Asia / Asia Development Alliance / Jyotsna Mohan
Central Asia / Europe and Central Asia Comparative Education Society / A. Stepanenko
Pacific / Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (PIANGO) / Emeline Siale
Southern Africa / Apostolic Ministerial International Network / Joseph Mihaye
North America / Green Hope Foundation / Kehkashan Basu
Latin America / The Millennials Movement / Rosario Diaz Garavito
ADA with its 12 members from across Asia is in process of preparing SDG -16 Plus 5 years monitoring report. This is coupled with monthly capacity building workshop on CSOs engagement in the SDGs monitoring p rocess at the national , regional and Global process under GALA 2020. The second CDW was organised on December 11
Oli Henman, Global Coordinator of Action for Sustainable Development – A4SD shared A4SD experience on Citizen’s score card , with focus on CSOs independent report especially on ‘Whole of Government Approach’ on SDGs implementation. The 4th workshop is scheduled on January , 08, 2021.
Fourth South Asia Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals, 2-3 December 2020
Fostering Sustainable and resilient recovery from COVID-19 in South Asia, 2-3 December, 2020
The South Asia Forum on the SDGs (SASF), conceived as the subregional preparatory for the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) and the High-Level Policy Forum (HLPF) have been organized by the South and South-West Asia office of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) in collaboration with South Asian member States, stakeholders and partners since 2017.
The “Fourth South Asia Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals” was jointly organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Government of Maldives. The Forum took place on 2-3 December 2020 in virtual meeting format, as part of the preparatory process for the 8th APFSD to be held in March 2021, which in turn contributes towards the HLPF 2021.
Detailed Report here
CSO Statement on behalf of SA CSOs
The 8th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) will be held from 23 to 26 March 2021 in “hybrid” mode in Bangkok and online.
This regional forum is dedicated to advancing progress on the SDGs by enabling a credible review and evaluation of progress – and sharing insights and good practices among government officials and other stakeholders.
This year, keeping an eye on the SDGs will be more important than ever.
Governments across the world have decided to focus the sustainable development process on the theme “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific” – this will also be the theme of the APFSD this year. Global discussions will focus attention on nine SDGs that likely to be impacted by pandemic disruptions and responses. These are:
SDG 1: No poverty
SDG 2: Zero hunger
SDG 3: Good health and well-being
SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 16: Peace and justice
SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
A review of progress and recommendations for each of the above goals is being organized by relevant UN agencies as part of the APFSD. As an important aspect of this review, the forum will seek to understand how COVID-19 has impacted SDG implementation in your country.
Your experiences and insights are critical to a realistic picture of progress.
We would welcome your participation in this online survey on progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia and the Pacific.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7QZZYKK
The results of the survey will be used to draw government and stakeholder attention to key issues and regarding progress on each SDG, through a “goal profile” for each SDG and to identify recommendations for action on each SDG
Thank you for submitting your response before 15 December 2020. This should take approximately 15 minutes of your time. Please note that you can choose to respond to questions on one or more SDGs and that the targeted countries are the ESCAP member states.
We thank you in advance for your participation, and for sharing this survey more widely.
Sincerely,
The APFSD Secretariat
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN Building, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue, 10200 Bangkok, THAILAND
www.unescap.org
https://www.unescap.org/2030-agenda
www.sdghelpdesk.unescap.org
www.sdgasiapacific.net
IISD / SDG Knowledge Hub Story: “SDG Index Finds No European Country on Track, Green Deal Brings Potential”
Download the PDF version here
Please find the 2021 calendar of events and substantive sessions of ECOSOC.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched the OECD-UNDP Framework for SDG Aligned Finance to help public and private actors identify and prioritize investments that contribute to the SDGs.
- 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
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