<div dir="auto">Dear Colleagues <div dir="auto">Please apply and note that the 6 countries due for VNR in 2019 are</div><div dir="auto">Tonga</div><div dir="auto">Fiji</div><div dir="auto">Nauru</div><div dir="auto">Vanuatu </div><div dir="auto">New Zealand</div><div dir="auto">Palau</div><div dir="auto">Kind regards </div><div dir="auto">Savina</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">NoeleneN</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:noelenen@gmail.com">noelenen@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 9:18 PM<br>Subject: [csw62-pacific-informal] Fwd: By August 21- For Stakeholders based in Pacific Small Island Developing States - Register your interest to attend Capacity building workshop and other regional events<br>To: <<a href="mailto:paccom@googlegroups.com">paccom@googlegroups.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:wmg_psids_cso@googlegroups.com">wmg_psids_cso@googlegroups.com</a>>, Pacific Youth Council <<a href="mailto:pacificyouthcouncil@gmail.com">pacificyouthcouncil@gmail.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:PPGCCSD1@googlegroups.com">PPGCCSD1@googlegroups.com</a>>, pacific-srhr-feminists <<a href="mailto:pacific-srhr-feminists@googlegroups.com">pacific-srhr-feminists@googlegroups.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:csw62-pacific-informal@googlegroups.com">csw62-pacific-informal@googlegroups.com</a>>, PICAN <<a href="mailto:canpacificislands@googlegroups.com">canpacificislands@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><b>Hello especially to <i>CSOs/Major Group and Other Stakeholder members</i> in the Pacific outside Fiji,</b><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline"><b>Is there anyone who has organised/advocated with the Women's Major Group (WMG) or any other Major Group and is from Pacific small island states, who wants to apply to attend this meeting in Suva in September? </b></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">All details are below. You only have until 21 August to apply! </div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">Contact the organisers directly via the form. </div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Let me know if you do register and apply for funding from UN on the form highlighted below. </span></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">We can coordinate and work together onsite!</div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">Best,</div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">Noelene</div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Naiara Garcia Da Costa Chaves</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:naiara.costa@un.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">naiara.costa@un.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 3:47 PM<br>Subject: By August 21- For Stakeholders based in Pacific Small Island Developing States - Register your interest to attend Capacity building workshop and other regional events<br>To: <a href="mailto:mgos-hlpf-coordination-mechanism@googlegroups.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mgos-hlpf-coordination-mechanism@googlegroups.com</a> <<a href="mailto:mgos-hlpf-coordination-mechanism@googlegroups.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mgos-hlpf-coordination-mechanism@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear <b>Major Groups and Other Stakeholder</b> colleagues,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The UNDESA Division for Sustainable Development Goals, in partnership with UN-ESCAP and UNDP-Pacific are organizing a Sustainable Development Goals (2030 Agenda) and Voluntary National Review (VNR) Capacity Building Workshop for
<b>Pacific Small Islands Developing States</b> (PSIDS) from <b>24 – 27 September 2018</b>, in Fiji.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Building on this positive political momentum and in order to explore ways to create more opportunities for meaningful engagement by all stakeholders, a
<b>Sub-Regional Capacity Development Workshop for relevant stakeholders in the Pacific Small Islands Developing States</b>, will also be held on
<b>28 September 2018. </b>By organizing the stakeholders capacity building workshop back-to-back with other relevant sub-regional meetings, this activity will benefit from intergovernmental discussions as well as maximize the use of available resources, expanding
the reach and diversity of participants. An initial draft concept note and agenda for the stakeholders workshop follows attached for your information.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">We would like to invite interested major groups and stakeholders representatives based in
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa, Cook Island, Niue, Nauru, Kiribati, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">and<b> Marshall Islands</b></span><b> </b>
to register their interest in attending the week-long of sub-regional events (see calendar below) by filling up
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">this <b><span style="background:yellow"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/fr3LGgBxSgFIkk0r1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-weight:normal">form</span></a></span></b></span>.
<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Please, note:<u></u><u></u></p>
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Participants as expected to demonstrate a clear leadership engagement on the implementation and follow up of the 2030 Agenda at national and sub-regional level, including on Voluntary National Reviews.
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Funding will be made available for at least <b><u>one</u></b> MGoS representative from each of the countries listed above to attend.
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Only MGoS representatives based on the countries mentioned above will be considered.
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Decision on funded participants will be made by the UN entities leading the organization of the workshop.<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:black">DEADLINE FOR
</span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/fr3LGgBxSgFIkk0r1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-weight:normal">REGISTRATION OF INTEREST</span></a><span style="color:black">:
</span><u><span style="color:red">21 August 2018.</span></u><span style="color:red">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u>CALENDAR:<u></u><u></u></u></b></p>
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Pacific Preparatory Meeting for the 6th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) on
<b>24-25 September</b><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:33.85pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.0pt">
Voluntary National Review Workshop for Pacific Small Island Developing States <b>
26 -27 September</b> <u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:33.85pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.0pt">
Sub-Regional Stakeholder Capacity Development Workshop for Pacific Small Islands Developing States,
<b>28 September</b><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would be grateful if you could support disseminating this information with partners in the region.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Naiara<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0082bf">Naiara Costa</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0082bf">| Senior Sustainable Development Officer | Outreach and Communications Branch</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Division for Sustainable Development Goals<br>
Department of Economic and Social Affairs</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">United Nations | Room S-2683 | <a href="mailto:naiara.costa@un.org%7C" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
naiara.costa@un.org|</a> Tel. +1 917 367 6216 | <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sustainabledevelopment.un.org</a> | @SustDev
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