[PDF-members] Information and Preparation for APFSD 2022

[Smitha Sadasivan]

Thanks Villaney for the information.  Great going.  What about SDG 3
Health? Isn't it crucial in building back better. Especially people with
disabilities struggled in accessing health care during the pandemic.  Just
thinking aloud.

Regards
Smitha
India



On Sat, 26 Mar, 2022, 19:15 Villaney Remengesau, <lanysmile85 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear Akram, Abia, Nalini, Deepti, Murali, and Della:
>
> CC: APRCEM Asia Pacific Disability Constituency Members and Colleagues
>
> Kindly find below some information and reminders for the onsite and
> virtual/KUDO participants at next week's Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable
> Development (APFSD) 2022.
>
> *Event Information*
>
> 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.
>
> The Forum provides a regional perspective on the implementation of the
> 2030 Agenda by identifying regional trends and consolidating and sharing
> best practices and lessons learned. The Forum takes into consideration the
> contributions of United Nations system bodies (at the regional level),
> other regional and sub-regional organizations, and relevant stakeholders.
>   The APFSD also supports follow-up and review of progress on the 2030
> Agenda at the regional level.
>
> The theme of the 9th APFSD is “Building back better from COVID-19 while
> advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the
> Pacific”. The 9th APFSD will play a unique role as a catalyzer of
> solutions and peer learning on how to accelerate transformations for the
> implementation of the 2030 Agenda while recovering from COVID-19. Within
> this context, the forum will provide the space for an in-depth review of
> the following cluster of goals which will be reviewed by the High-Level
> Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in 2022: SDG 4 (Quality
> Education), 5 (Gender Equality), 14 (Life below water), 15 (Life on Land),
> and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
>
> Sustainable Development Goals Under Review in 2022
>
> [image: SDG4 Quality Education] [image: SDG 5 Gender Equality] [image:
> SDG 14 Life Below Water] [image: SDG Life on Land] [image: SDG 15
> Partnership for the Goals]
> *WhatsApp*
> I believe all of you are in our WhatsApp group chat, APFSD Disability
> 2022. We'll use this for staying connected and smooth coordination of our
> Constituency's statement since our participation is hybrid, with some of us
> are in Bangkok and some in KUDO/virtually. Are there any onsite or virtual
> participants I've missed? Please let me know.
>
> *Constituency statements and interventions*
> A longer version of the statement has been disseminated to all the
> Constituency members and colleagues for final input. This same
> longer version statement will be submitted to the APRCEM. I'll deliver the
> shorter version at the APFSD next week and will be sent to ESCAP. The
> shorter version must be presented in no more than 3 minutes.
>
> *Programme and other information*
>
> The APFSD will be convened in hybrid mode – physically at the United
> Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), and virtually on the KUDO virtual
> platform (plenary), and via Zoom (Roundtables for SDGs 4, 5, 17, 14, and 15
> respectively) from 28 to 31 March 2022.
>
>
> The programme, documents, and information on the side and other associated
> events are available at https://www.unescap.org/events/apfsd9.
>
>
> *Contributing to APFSD discussions*
>
> If any of our Constituency members have comments or input our statement or
> to the roundtables discussions, please feel free to contact me. The side
> events are also listed below and I encourage you to participate.
>
>
> *Public broadcast *
>
> The APFSD plenary sessions on all days of the Forum will be broadcast via
> YouTube, and links are available at the APFSD website (see
> https://www.unescap.org/events/apfsd9 (Programme). The roundtable
> discussions on 29 March 2022 will be not publicly broadcast.
>
>
> *Side events*
>
>    - The APFSD will feature a large number of side events and the full
>    programme will be available on the APFSD website shortly. We invite you to
>    join and urge you and your colleagues and networks to also participate.
>
>
> That's all for now. Keep you posted later.
>
> Thank you for your time and continued support.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Lany
>
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