[PDF-members] Information and Preparation for APFSD 2022

[Deepti Karan weiss]

Huge Vinaka Vakalevu(Thank you in Fijian) Ms Mere Roden, (A Pacific
champion for women with disabilities/women).

Best regards,
Deepti

On Tuesday, 29 March 2022, Mere Roden <mereroden.siafiji at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm with you Deepti on that and also Ms Smitha.
>
> Health is wealth and that says it all.
>
> Big thank you to Villaney for the information shared.
>
> Vinaka and Regards
> Mere
>
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 11:47 AM Deepti Karan weiss <
> deeptikaranweiss at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Ms Smitha,
>>
>> Absolutely ,good point, ,I concur with you,  there is no doubt, that SDG
>> 3-Health is fundamental, Health is Weath after all, how can we be expected
>> to" Build Back Better", when our health/health system suffers.  However the
>> respective SDG's which is under review for 2022 are the SDG's which Co
>> chair Lany has kindly shared which us, not only within this context (APFSD)
>> but also HLPF 2022.  As we know SDG's are not a standalone goal but
>> interconnected to all other SDG's, hence SDG 3-Health must be embedded to
>> the respective 5 SDG's under review for this year. Therefore it requires us
>> to be strategic about the way in which we ensure SDG 3 is  pivotal across
>> all 5 SDGs in our approach and presentation during upcoming 9th APFSD. It
>> is only logical for sustainability.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Deepti
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 27 Mar 2022 at 02:55, Smitha Sadasivan <smithass2021 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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>
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