<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Dear Colleagues,</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Happy Holidays to you and yours!<br></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(77,77,77)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Gentle reminder for the deadline to submit an application no later than<span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder"> 31 December 2022</span>. </font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(77,77,77)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">The APFSD Secretariat invites<span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder"> representatives of major groups and other stakeholder organizations </span>(*) to participate in the Forum and contribute to assessing the progress on the SDGs. </font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(77,77,77)"><em style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">(*Includes organizations for children and youth, women, indigenous peoples, farmers and fisherfolk, business and industry, scientific and technological community, workers and trade unions, persons with disabilities, ageing and the elderly, volunteers, local authorities, education and academic, urban poor, and other organizations)</font></em></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(77,77,77)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">In alignment with the focus of the 2023 HLPF, the Forum will assess progress on the SDGs under review: <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Goal 6 (Clean water and sanitation); Goal 7 (Affordable and clean energy); Goal 9 (Industry. innovation, and infrastructure); Goal 11 (Sustainable cities and communities) and Goal 17 (Partnership for the Goals).</span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(77,77,77)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Below are the APFSD and APFSD-related opportunities for stakeholders to engage:</font></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;list-style-position:initial;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(77,77,77)"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:22px;margin-bottom:13px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Preparatory <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Youth Forum</span> (virtual and in-person) <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">18-20 March</span> (Tentatively) <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHhvfezTiQyoAsgxUUrM_UNkb32DwOYeWrCqApyKsJ5A7BeA/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(15,76,129);background-color:transparent"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">Register here</em></a></font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:22px;margin-bottom:13px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Preparatory <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">People's Forum</span> for major groups and other stakeholders (virtual and in-person) (Dates coming soon)</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:22px;margin-bottom:13px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">APFSD main plenary sessions and roundtable breakout discussions</span> (virtual and in-person) <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">27-30 March 2023</span> </font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:22px;margin-bottom:13px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Associated pre-events</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:22px;margin-bottom:13px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Side events</font></li></ul><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(77,77,77);font-family:Roboto,serif">For more information, please visit the </span>
<a href="https://www.unescap.org/events/2023/apfsd10-call-stakeholder-participation">APFSD10: Call for Stakeholder Participation | ESCAP (unescap.org)</a>. </font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Thank you. </font></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Villaney Remengesau</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:lanysmile85@gmail.com">lanysmile85@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2022 at 12:07<br>Subject: [APRCEM) Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) 10 _ Call for Stakeholder Participation<br>To: <<a href="mailto:asia-pacific-disability-constituency-aprcem@googlegroups.com">asia-pacific-disability-constituency-aprcem@googlegroups.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:advocacy-working-group-sgpwd-aprcem@googlegroups.com">advocacy-working-group-sgpwd-aprcem@googlegroups.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:capacity-building-aprcem@googlegroups.com">capacity-building-aprcem@googlegroups.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:communication-aprcem@googlegroups.com">communication-aprcem@googlegroups.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:pdflist@lists.pacificdisability.org">pdflist@lists.pacificdisability.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:pdf-members@lists.pacificdisability.org">pdf-members@lists.pacificdisability.org</a>><br></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br><br></font><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4">Dear Asia Pacific Disability Constituency Colleagues, Partners, and Friends,<br></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4"><br></font></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4">Since its inaugural session in 2014, the APFSD has brought governments, civil society, the private sector, and other stakeholders together to prepare for the HLPF and to support regional efforts to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. As high levels of commitment and action from stakeholders in this region have boosted the quality of dialogue at the APFSD, ESCAP invites you to contribute through the following:</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Asia-Pacific People’s Forum on Sustainable Development (APPFSD):</span> March 2023 (dates TBD)</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><font color="#000000">To participate in the main plenary and roundtable breakout sessions of the APFSD and the preparatory People's Forums:</font><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.unescap.org/events/2023/apfsd10-call-stakeholder-participation" style="color:rgb(15,76,129);box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent" target="_blank"><em style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Visit our site</span></em></a><font color="#4d4d4d"> or </font><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/6cVfGXmdW2" title="Registration link" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:rgb(15,76,129);box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent" target="_blank"><em style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Register here</span></em></a></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4">Deadline to submit an application is 31 December 2022.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) Youth Forum 2023</span>: 18-20 March 2023 (tentatively) </font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><font color="#000000">To view the previous year's Youth Forum please</font><font color="#4d4d4d"> </font><em style="color:rgb(77,77,77);box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder"><a href="https://arrow.org.my/apfsdyouthforum/upcoming-forum/" title="youth event forum" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(15,76,129);background-color:transparent" target="_blank">click here</a> </span></em><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHhvfezTiQyoAsgxUUrM_UNkb32DwOYeWrCqApyKsJ5A7BeA/viewform" title="Registration link" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:rgb(15,76,129);box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent" target="_blank"><em style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Register here</span></em></a></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4">Side Events at the APFSD:</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4">More information coming soon</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4">Pavilion of Partnerships at the APFSD:</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" size="4">More information coming soon</font></p></div></div>
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