The GALA-ELSAH Training of Trainers (ToT) is an online capacity-building program for civil society advocates who are interested to learn and willing to conduct training programs at national and/or international level in Asia about how to engage in policy advocacy on the SDGs through human rights-based approach (HRBA) in partnership with ADA, the Korean Association of Human Rights Studies (KAHRS) ,Asia Civil Society Partnership for Sustainable Development (APSD), JANIC, Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) and the Action for Sustainable Development (A4SD) with financial support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
 
Approximately 80 participants across Asia are participating in this training program which is set to be organised from 1-4th November 2022, preceded by a series of preparatory webinars.

 
High-Level Political Forum- Outcome and Follow-up Webinar – 29 August 2022

ADA in collaboration with the APSD, A$SD, Forus, and KOICA organized 4 hrs virtual forum on the follow-up and review process of the High-Level Political Forum, which was organized earlier in July, in New York. Civil society across Asia and the globe took the stock of what went right and what could have been made better in terms of CSO's participation and their engagement in this global process.
It was also discussed that the lack of commitment and concerted action from the governments poses detrimental threats to the people and planet caught amid multidimensional crises compounded by COVID-19. The  UNESCAP SDG Progress Report 2022 indicates that the SDGs will not be achieved in Asia and the Pacific until 2065 given the current pace of progress.
The webinar also deliberated the voluntary national review process of 2022 and the VNR 2023 preparations from the Asian countries. The meeting highlighted the lack of intersectional ties across processes that compromises their scope that only focus on development obligations within national borders. Despite a regular contention over foreign occupation at the Ministerial Declaration every year, the VNRs do not feature extraterritorial obligations to advance development around the globe or accountability over aggressive designs beyond borders. The meeting highlighted that the VNRs can promote open dialogue among countries on collective development obligations and develop bi and multilateral synergies to advance the Agenda 2030. This should also forge collaborations among people as well as civil society organizations to exchange knowledge and best practices on several issues including the localization of the SDGs. 
The UNESCAP official deliberated about the forthcoming sub-regional preparatory meeting, as below:

Interesting Readings!!

• Statement of the Asia Pacific Regional CSO Engagement Mechanism (APRCEM) on the 2022 HLPF Ministerial Declaration
• The NGO Major Group Statements can be found in our website: https://www.ngomg.org/reports Scroll down to the section 'NGO MG Interventions HLPF 2022' and you will access to them by clicking on each document hyperlink. 
• The Ministerial Declaration was adopted at the HLPF 2022. An Advance copy can be found here.
• Measuring Progress Through Numbers: Pakistan’s First SDG Status Report
• Secretary-General’s Report Presents Pathway to Reach SDGs
•  Pakistan Civic Space, democracy and human rights

HLPF Declaration Reaffirms SDGs as Blueprint for Accelerating Action
HLPF 2022 began planning for the 2023 SDG Summit, with the architects of the SDGs challenging Member States to be “disruptive” in their planning for the session to get the 2030 Agenda back on track. Read
Action!!

 
GAELA -Asia- 1-4 November


 
 










 
Invitation to attend Global People's Assembly (20-22 September)- Virtual

We invite you to participate in this year's Global People's Assembly, which will take place online from Tuesday 20th September - Thursday 22nd September 2022.  The Global People's Assembly is a self organised space during the United Nations General Assembly high level week. Our aim is to bring the voices of the people to the forefront, at a time where decision makers engage in high level debate without people's involvement. Below you can find the programme for this year's assembly. Please use the zoom links provided in the pdf to check each of the sessions. Global People's Assembly Programme 2022 (with event links!) Or, you can register for each of the days using the links below:

Register Here                              Register Here                       Register Here Global People’s Assembly Objectives Provide a platform for people’s voices from around the world that can feature at the forefront of the UNGA - including national, constituency and regional People’s Assemblies from around the world.  Review the impacts caused by COVID-19 and inflation. Develop demands and actions -  including for the People’s Vaccine within the context of the 2030 Agenda. Discuss the implementation of Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement and make recommendations. Bring the united voice of the Global People’s Assembly to the UNGA, governments and UN organizations Strengthen the cooperation between CSO networks for civil society actions and people’s movements   Now is the time for Civil Society to step forward and reclaim our civic space to work, collaborate, be heard & advocate for a kinder, more compassionate and effective governance that upholds human rights, equality and climate and environmental justice - ensuring that governments uphold their commitments and the overarching principle of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs to Leave No One Behind.

SGD 16 Plus Forum- Asia, September 21, 2022 (2-5 PM (BKK Time)

1. The proposed 2022 SDG 16 Plus Forum Asia is the second initiative of the ADA to promote the SDG16+ approach to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda / SDGs and other related issues in Asia and respond to the global challenges based on the Asian experiences.
2. It is organized by the ADA in cooperation with APSD, JANIC, TAP Network, FORUS and GCAP.
3. It is part of the Global People’s Assembly held during the Global Week of Action in the context of the UN General Assembly in New York in September 2022. 
4. The main issues to be addressed in terms of the SDG16+ are

• Ongoing challenges and crisis such as COVID19, Military coup, Russia-Ukraine War, Climate crisis, etc.
• Monitoring of the SDGs implementation from SDG 16+ perspective in Asia
• UN Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) and High level Political Forum (HLPF)
• UNSG’s Our Common Agenda including Transforming education submit (2022) and Summit of the Future (2023)
• UN GA (2022) and SDGs Summit (2023)

Register Here 

 C 20 Summit Indonesia, Bali-Indonesia 5-7 November 2022
You are all invited for the C20 Summit 2022!
C20 Summit will be held in Bali - Indonesia, on 5-7 October 2022. Claim your seat now.
Please kindly open the https://lnkd.in/gufkDGdQ for registration and further information.
#C20 #Civil20 #G20 #G20Indonesia
NGO MG Global and Regional Organizing Partners ‘contact details
 
Global Organizing Partners (ngomajorgroupopny@gmail.com):
Jessica Bridgers (jessica.bridgers@wfa.org)
Lani Anaya  (lani@myworldmexico.org)
Oli Henman (oli.henman@action4sd.org)
 
Regional Organizing Partners:
Central Africa: Bernard Lutete Di Lutete (bernlutete@yahoo.fr)
Eastern Africa: Henry Oriokot (henrycidc@gmail.com)
Northern Africa: Hagar Monsif (h.monsif@maatpeace.org)
Southern Africa: Joseph Mihaye (aminiac15@gmail.com)
Western Africa: Kofi Kankam (eri@eri.kabissa.org)
 
Caribbean: Donovan McLaren (kevoy1@yahoo.com) and Joseph Severe (unascadhaiti@gmail.com)
North America: Kehkashan Basu (kehkashanbasu@greenhopefoundation.com)
South America: Rosario Diaz Garavito (r.garavito@themillennialsmovement.org)
 
Asia: Jyotsna Mohan (jyotsna@ada2030.org)
Central Asia: Artem Stepanenko (a.stepanenko@eca-ces.ru)
 
Europe: Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi (golesorkhiwow@gmail.com)
 
Middle East/North Africa: Anis Brik (anisdago@gmail.com)
 
Pacific: Emeline Siale (siale@piango.org)

• 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