[PDFlist] FW: [APRCEM: FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND ACTION] APFSD 2021 + Peoples' Forum on Sustainable Development

[Setareki Macanawai]

From: asiapacificrcem at googlegroups.com <asiapacificrcem at googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Wardarina -
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2021 6:29 AM
To: asiapacificrcem <asiapacificrcem at googlegroups.com>
Subject: [APRCEM: FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND ACTION] APFSD 2021 + Peoples' Forum on Sustainable Development

Dear Asia and the Pacific CSOs,

Hope this email finds you and your family well and healthy in this difficult time.
APFSD is around the corner! APRCEM would like to give you information about the upcoming Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2021 and Peoples' Forum. APRCEM has been in conversation with UNESCAP to prepare for the two events:

  *   APFSD 2021 will be held under the theme of: “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific”.
  *   It will be organized from March 23-26, 2021 in a hybrid mode. Meaning, some sessions will be organized as hybrid sessions, enabling physical presence in the UNCC, while other sessions (i.e. parallel roundtables on in-depth reviews of SDGs) will be organized entirely as online events
  *   The goals to be reviewed this year: Goal 1 (poverty), 2 (hunger), 3 (health), 8 (decent work), 10 (inequalities within and between countries), 12 (sustainable consumption and production), 13 (climate), 16 (peace and justice), 17 (MOI and global partnership) -  (side note from my end: it's very appalling that goal 5 on gender equality is not going to be reviewed, and not recognised as a pathway to sustainable recovery from COVID-19 pandemic.
  *   VNR countries this year: 1st timer - Bhutan, North Korea, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Thailand
  *   You can see APFSD 2021 information here: https://www.unescap.org/apfsd/8
  *   Kindly note that registration through UNESCAP Events Portal is already open from 20 January - 10 March 2021.
  *   APFSD Agenda (4 hours session everyday, with lunch break in between)

     *    Day 1

        *   AM: 10-12: Opening (possible CSOs speaker)  Youth Dialogue (possible CSO youth speaker)
        *   PM: 2-4: Regional Progress on the Implementation of 2030 Agenda (plenary, no panelist only presentation from UNESCAP secretariat follow by intervention by CSOs)

     *   Day 2: Roundtable Discussion on the Cluster Goals (Goal 1,2,3,8,10,12,13,16,17)

        *   3 time slots (10am-12noon, 12-2pm, 2pm-4pm). Each time slot will have 3 goals to be discussed in parallel roundtables
        *   Reference groups from the UN will be the organisers of each goals roundtable.
        *   Format,: panel speakers (UN to discuss goal profile, speaker from member states, speaker from CSOs), followed by breakout groups to discuss issues, systemic challenges, and policy recommendation)

     *   Day 3:

        *   AM:: 10-12am: Voluntary National Review - possible CSOs speaker
        *   PM: 2-4pm:

           *   Report from the Roundtable
           *   Report from Regional UN Wide-System

     *   Day 4:

        *   AM: High-Level Dialogue and Side Events
        *   PM: Reporting and Closing.

     *   Please note that the call for side event is already open, kindly see it HERE: https://edit.unescap.org/apfsd/8/side-events
· Online Peoples' Forum on Sustainable Development, Please Save the Date!: 17 - 21 March for the online Peoples Forum, 22 March (Cultural Events and Prep for APFSD). We will inform you more on registration, tentative programme and call for workshops.
· Youth Forum organised by APRCEM Youth Constituency, Youth Lead, Y-PEER, ARROW, 14-16 March 2021. Stay tuned to our communication, more information on this will follow.

Important Advocacy Action Points

  *   To prepare for APFSD and the Roundtable Discussions, we are planning to develop 11 factsheets, (1) Goal 1, (2) Goal 2, (3) Goal 3, (4) Goal 8, (5) Goal 10, (6) Goal 12, (7) Goal 13, (8) Goal 16, (9) Goal 17, (10) Voluntary National Report, (11) COVID-19 Recovery Fund -- architecture, governance, how fund mobilised and utilised (12) Others? maybe SRHR thematic working group also wants to make factsheet?
  *   We collectively developed factsheets last year, and it was a great success and make our advocacy more evidence-based and effective during the APFSD. It also helps in building our collective statement during this challenging time when we can't meet face to face.
  *   Like last year, we need volunteers to be the Factsheet Team! We need your time, commitment, and expertise to build our advocacy material together. If you are interested, please sign up HERE  <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SMk99hB-HAEubULZ192OiIloNxxQine-Z_QckShuH0w/edit#gid=0> by Friday, 5th January 2021.
  *   Proposed Timeline of the Factsheet Development:

     *   Send out the call for volunteers for BIG RCEM list-serve: 28 January - 5 February
     *   Briefing Meeting with the factsheet team to discuss on the outline - the week of 8th Feb (will send doodle)
     *   Drafting - 1 month (8 feb-8 March)
     *   March 8th - deadline of factsheets
Thank you again, everyone! We did great collective work last year despite the challenges of COVID-19. The advocacy team and RCC are looking forward to working with you all again for our strong, progressive stance in the sustainable and just recovery from COVID-19 and development justice!

Warmly,
Rina on behalf of the Advocacy Team
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Wardarina
Programme Officer of Feminist Development Justice and Breaking Out of Marginalization
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)
Co-chair of Asia Pacific Regional CSO Engagement Mechanism (AP-RCEM)

Ph: (66) 53 284527  Skype: apwldsec | wardarina
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30 years of advocacy, activism and movement building to advance women’s human rights and Development Justice

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