Circulation of Ministerial Dialogue on post 2015 notice to UNEP network

The “Asia-Pacific Ministerial Dialogue: From the Millennium Development Goals to the United Nations Development Agenda beyond 2015” will be held in Bangkok during 26-28 August 2013 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, and will be the first regional Ministerial-level event to discuss the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015 following the release of the High-level Panel’s report.

The Ministerial Dialogue will be a unique opportunity for the region to articulate its concerns and aspirations. It will be strengthened by the important roles played by Governments of the region in the lead up to Rio+20 and the post-Rio period, and will also benefit from the key role that regionally-based civil society organizations have played in articulating civil society perspectives on this global effort.

The objectives of the Dialogue are to collectively explore and identify the challenges in the region that should be addressed in the elaboration of the United Nations Development Agenda beyond 2015 based on the lessons learned from the MDGs framework and in the context of the three dimensions of sustainable development. The Dialogue is expected to adopt a Ministerial Declaration, and the outcomes of the Dialogue will be shared with the Open Working Group of the General Assembly on Sustainable Development Goals as an input from the Asia-Pacific region.

Senior representatives of major groups and other stakeholders, including the private sector are invited to submit applications to participate in the Dialogue. Major groups and other stakeholders are also invited to submit applications to attend a pre-consultation with civil society organized by the IBON International and  ESCAP in collaboration with other partners.

Applications for both events can be accessed via the online form highlighted at http://www.unescap.org/events/APCSC2013  by latest 19 July 2013 if funding is requested, or by  26 July 2013 if funding is not needed.

For more information major group and other stakeholder participation in the Ministerial Dialogue, contact escap-esdd-evs@un.org.