APFSD8: SIDE EVENTS

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Mar
Side events will be held fully virtually. Side events can be organized and sponsored by Member States, the UN system, other Intergovernmental organizations, accredited CSOs or other stakeholders. Held outside the official programme, they provide an opportunity to discuss the theme of the 2021 APFSD “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific”.
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Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2021

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 22Mar
The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual and inclusive intergovernmental forum and a regional platform for supporting countries, in particular those with special needs, in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development while serving as a regional preparatory meeting to the high-level political forum.
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Platform on sustainable finance (EU)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 20Mar
The Platform on Sustainable Finance plays a key role in enabling such cooperation by bringing together the best expertise on sustainability from the corporate and public sector, from industry as well as academia, civil society and the financial industry join forces.
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Global Day of Climate Action: NEWS ROUND UP

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 20Mar
March 19th was one of the Global Day(s) of Climate Action, you will find here a news round up. Actually it seems there are a number of these days....
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POINTS OF LIGHT LAUNCHES POINTS OF LIGHT ENGAGE, THE WORLD’S LARGEST DIGITAL HUB FOR VOLUNTEERING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Mar
Global nonprofit Points of Light announced today the launch of Points of Light Engage, the world’s largest digital hub for volunteering and community engagement opportunities. Engage builds upon the technology and partnerships established through the All For Good initiative, which launched in 2008. The new service will serve as the organization’s premiere volunteer platform.
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UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Mar
The UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, will take place from 15 to 26 March 2021.
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2021 UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 18Mar
The 2nd UN South Asia Forum will be organised virtually over 3 days (17-19 March 2021). Safe space sessions – which will be held under the Chatham House Rule and aim to facilitate conversation among specific stakeholder groups – will be organised on 16 March prior to the official opening of the Forum.
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Sustainable Development Goals can guide Asia and the Pacific to build back better, says UN report

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Mar
The Asia-Pacific region must accelerate progress everywhere and urgently reverse its regressing trends on many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve its ambitions by 2030, says a report released today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
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UN & Australia Sustainable Partnerships Forum, 20-21 April

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Mar
"Discussions at the UN & Australia Sustainable Partnerships Forum will be underpinned by research released in 2020 on Australia’s progress against the SDGs. The Transforming Australia report showed that, while the country is performing well in health and education, it is failing to reduce emissions, waste, and environmental degradation" shares Sophie Arnold.
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CAMPUS COMPACT: ETHICS, EQUITY, AND ONLINE GLOBAL LEARNING: FAIR TRADE LEARNING, VIRTUALLY

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Mar
Monday, March 22, 1 – 2:30 EST: When global education became virtual global education, program decisions impacted communities around the world. Particularly among organizations that have built their program models from community-driven and community-based principles, the move to virtual presented significant questions regarding whether to move forward, and how.
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