UN PGA EVENT changes its dates in September

The UN PGA has just changed the date for the Stocktaking Event to the 11th and 12th of September.

The concept note and agenda can be found here:

http://www.un.org/en/ga/president/68/pdf/stocktaking/7172014%20stocktaking%20approved%20concept%20note_1.pdf  

 Objective 

 Participants will have the opportunity to: 

  1. Reflect on the key messages from all the high-level events/ thematic debates, and interactive dialogue/briefing, convened by the President of the General Assembly 
  2. Discuss the outcomes of the various Rio+20 processes including the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG), the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing (ICESDF), the Structured Dialogues on a Technology Facilitation Mechanism and the updates on the High-Level Political Forum 
  3.  Highlight critical internal processes and events that have an impact on the design of the post-2015 development agenda, such as the 2014 substantive session of ECOSOC, including the Annual Ministerial Review and the Development Cooperation Forum, the 2014 High-level Political Forum under the auspices of ECOSOC, as well as the first session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly. 
  4. Highlight critical external processes and events that have an impact on the design and implementation of the post-2015 development agenda 



The agenda is

THURSDAY 11th SEPTEMBER

10:00 am – 11:00 am Opening Session 

H. E. Mr. John Ashe, President of the General Assembly 
H. E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Keynote Addresses 
Civil Society Representatives 

Video Messages 
The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Setting the Stage 

11:00 am – 1:00 pm Discussion 1: Outcomes and key messages 

a) PGA high-level events and thematic debates
b) High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
c) United Nations Environment Assembly
d) My World
e) Global Youth Call

15:00 am – 18:00 pm Discussion 2: 

Open Working Group of the General Assembly on Sustainable Development Goals 

FRIDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 12

10:00 pm - 13:00 pm Discussion 3: 

Means of implementation of the post-2015 development  agenda 
 - Financing the Post-2015 development agenda 
 - Structured Dialogues on a Technology Facilitation Mechanism

3:00 pm – 5:30 pm Discussion 4: 

Monitoring and Review Framework 

5.30 pm – 5.45 pm Presentation 

5:45 pm – 6:00 pm Closing Session 

H. E. Mr. John Ashe, President of the General Assembly 
H. E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations

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