The United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) is an inter-agency programme of the United Nations mandated to promote and develop constructive relations between the United Nations and civil society organizations.
At the request of the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA), the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) is conducting an open process to obtain nominations for a civil society speaker in the UN event
[More...]Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner served as the civil society speaker in the opening ceremony of the UN Climate Summit. Her statement and poem received a standing ovation in the UNGA Hall. In this article, Kathy shares reflections on her experience at the UN, and announces her new disaster relief fund for the Marshall Islands, following recent tidal flooding (...)
[More...]In this reflection piece, Alina Saba of the Mugal Women’s Upliftment Institute in Nepal and Agnes Kinaka of Leithana Women’s Development Agency in Papua New Guinea share their experiences of participating in the UN Climate Summit, and how climate change directly impacts their (...)
[More...]From August to September, the Regional Economic Commissions held consultations on a post-2015 accountability framework. This article provides links to the Synthesis Report of the consultations; Chair’s Summaries from the regions (where available); and other background information.
[More...]The 69th President of the General Assembly has appointed Co-Facilitators to conduct intergovernmental consultations on the modalities for the negotiations of the post-2015 development agenda: Ambassador of Ireland to the UN, Mr. David Donoghue, and Ambassador of Kenya to the UN, Mr. Macharia (...)
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