UN Meetings
International Conference on Sustainable Development
2015 is a pivotal year for sustainable development! The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be adopted by the United Nations this September, will outline the global development priorities for the next 15 years.
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Global Association of Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) are hosting the 3rd Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development on September 23-24, 2015, at Columbia University in NYC.
Civil Society Post-2015 Webinars (26-28 August): What happens after September?
Join us for a webinar to discuss how civil society can work together on the Sustainable Development Goals after September 2015
This webinar is an opportunity to get an update on the conversations so far and discuss with colleagues how we can continue to work on the mobilisation, advocacy and awareness raising of the Sustainable Development Goals after September 2015.
IAEG-SDGs Launches Online Consultation on Proposed Indicator Framework
The Inter-agency and Expert Group on the Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) launched an online consultation to gather input from civil society, academia and the private sector on the development of an indicator framework for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The consultation seeks comments on the current list of proposed indicators for each Goal and target as well as cross-cutting issues of “particular importance” to the work of the IAEG-SDGs.
Civil Society Coordination Meeting, 1 July 2015
It was mentioned that the indicators for the post-2015 development framework are currently being discussed in various fora. A preliminary list, including input from various UN entities (UNODC, UNICEF, UN Women, OHCHR), was shared by UNODC. However, the discussion was still ongoing and various meetings are taking place especially in New York on this topic.
Indicators for the SDGs
“The Civil Society Declaration made in Doha emphasized implementation-implementation-implementation and that national goals and institutions be identified in the effort to sustain a strong crime prevention programme. I think that it should be the role of civil society to press for the fulfilment of concrete targets on the “road to Japan.”
“While there are other goals and indicators relevant to the crime prevention programme, these indicators (being put together for the SDGs 2030 goals) when they are finally accepted will be an important measurement of the fulfillment of the Doha Declaration.”
Summary of the Civil Society Hearing at the 24th Crime Commission
At the Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (13th UN Crime Congress) , the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (the Alliance) organized a Civil Society Forum, whose outcome was the Doha Civil Society Declaration.
Civil Society Hearing at the 24th session of the UNODC Crime Commission
Chair: HE Ms. Bente Angell-Hansen, Ambassador of Norway
UNODC Executive Director Mr. Yuri Fedotov
Short Message from Chair of the CCPCJ, HE Mr. Luis Alfonso de Alba, Ambassador of Mexico
Dr. Michael Platzer: Chair Vienna NGO Alliance on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Presentation of the Doha Civil Society Declaration
Preparations for the 2015 Crime Commission
We, representatives of Civil Society Organizations have gathered on 12 April 2015 at Doha (Qatar) on the occasion of the Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to affirm the fundamental importance of its general theme “Integrating crime prevention and criminal justice into the wider United Nations agenda to address social and economic challenges and to promote the rule of law at the national and international levels, and public participation”, as a part of the wider UN Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda.
Bangkok Regional Preparatory Meeting
This is the report of the Asia and Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 22 to 24 January 2014. A/CONF.222/RPM.1/L.2 For more information about the 2015 Crime Congress and other documents, you can visit the UNODC site:...
Corruption & Development
Dear All: The English-language documents for use tomorrow are ready and attached here! The Arabic, French and Spanish versions of the press release are nearly ready and will be circulated soon. The documents: 1. UNCAC Coalition statement: Coalition Statement English version in PDF. 2. Coalition press release: Press Release The English version in PDF –to be released on Wednesday. 3. Coalition letter to UN General Assembly President: COALITION LETTER TO GA PRESIDENT 25 9 13 This letter is being with the UNCAC Coalition statement as an attachment. 4. Sample letter to national government officials: Sample Letter You could adapt this in order to transmit the UNCAC Coalition statement to government officials (and if you wish you could also transmit the Coalition letter to the GA President). The first three documents will be posted online on the UNCAC Coalition website early in the morning in Berlin at the following link in case you want to link to them: http://www.uncaccoalition.org/cosp/fifth-uncac-cosp-panama What you can do: 1. Press outreach: You could send the Coalition press release OR your own press release to your press list on Wednesday. 2. Write to government officials: You could send government ministers and other policy-makers the Coalition’s letter to the UN General Assembly President with the Coalition statement OR send your own letter (perhaps using the sample letter) with the statement. You could then arrange for a follow-up phone call or meeting. 3. Website and social media: You could post the UNCAC Coalition statement, press release and letter to the UN General Assembly President on your website and Facebook page and tweet them on Wednesday. You could also link...
NGOs Active in Vienna UN Convention Against Transnational Crime
Transnational organised crime costs an estimated US$ 870 billion annually, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. That doesn’t count the misery and suffering it causes. Organised crime is intertwined with corruption and like corruption has to be dealt with on a global level, through international cooperation. Governments are meeting this week at a UN conference in Vienna to discuss whether they are making progress in tackling international mafia activity. The Mexican Minister of Interior, Alejandro Poire speaking to the press in Vienna on Monday said they are making progress and that international cooperation is making a difference. But in places like Marseilles and Dominican Republic the news is different. The Executive Director of UNODC Yuri Fedotov noted in his opening address that “crime is a constant traveller. Successes against crime in one country can sometimes drive it elsewhere….in an era of ‘displacement’”. The main item on the agenda of the UN conference is how to measure progress under the 2001 United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and its Protocols—this includes a protocol on trafficking in persons. There are 172 states parties to the convention and they meet biennially. The meetings are organised by its secretariat UNODC. This time round Mexico is sponsoring a resolution for a new review mechanism, with provisions pretty much identical to those for the review mechanism for the 2003 UN Convention against Corruption. The behind-the scenes discussions are tense. What looked like a shoo-in might just not be. As Mr. Fedotov noted in his opening address, there are two issues surrounding the mechanism, funding and the participation of observers. On...
NGO Preparation for the Conference of the Parties CTOC
August 23rd, the UNODC Civil Society Team, the Vienna and NY Alliance as well as other NGOs met through an international conference call to connect, communicate and review progress on NGO participation and contribution to the upcoming October 9th – 15th: Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Most of the meeting was clarifying the status of NGO participation, especially in the Side Events. Side Event Request Form Guidelines for Side Events To this end these are some points mentioned: Currently there are about 6 NGO groupings requesting a meeting room for side events that have been received by UNODC. There are a total of about 10 possible event spaces. Applications do need to be submitted to the organizing offices by September 3rd using the downloadable form. If there are more than 10 applications, priority will be given to Member State co-sponsored and NGO coalitions. The current list of topics reported: (NOTE: These are not the exact titles but indicate the focus of currently proposed sessions at this stage.) Small Arms Survey Victims of Organized Crime Country Based Review Mechanism involving NGOs Trafficking in Women Developing a Research Platform on Human Trafficking Promoting a Web-based forum for Prosecutors dealing with Trafficking In Persons Developments in the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and Protocol on Firearms After the preparations were discussed, there was some further substantive input regarding NGO participation in Country Review processes and the comments should be available in summary notes from the meeting as they become available. Documentation for the 6th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the...Upcoming Events
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