<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dear Colleagues,</span><br></div><div class="msg5703116863428169896"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_5703116863428169896WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities for Sustainable Development (SGPwD) would like to share that the following countries have been selected to present Voluntary National Reviews (VNR’s) of their progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals at the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York in July, 2023:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/bahrain" target="_blank">Bahrain</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/barbados" target="_blank">Barbados</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/belgium" target="_blank">Belgium</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/bosnia-and-herzegovina" target="_blank">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/brunei-darussalam" target="_blank">Brunei Darussalam</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/burkina-faso" target="_blank">Burkina Faso</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/cambodia" target="_blank">Cambodia</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/canada" target="_blank">Canada</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/central-african-republic" target="_blank">Central African Republic</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/comoros" target="_blank">Comoros</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/chile" target="_blank">Chile</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/croatia" target="_blank">Croatia</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/democratic-republic-of-the-congo" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/european-union" target="_blank">European Union</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/fiji" target="_blank">Fiji</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/france" target="_blank">France</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/guyana" target="_blank">Guyana</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/iceland" target="_blank">Iceland</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/ireland" target="_blank">Ireland</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwait</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/liechtenstein" target="_blank">Liechtenstein</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/lithuania" target="_blank">Lithuania</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/maldives" target="_blank">Maldives</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/mongolia" target="_blank">Mongolia</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/oman" target="_blank">Oman</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/poland" target="_blank">Poland</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/portugal" target="_blank">Portugal</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/romania" target="_blank">Romania</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/rwanda" target="_blank">Rwanda</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/saudi-arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/singapore" target="_blank">Singapore</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/slovakia" target="_blank">Slovakia</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/saint-kitts-and-nevis" target="_blank">St Kitts & Nevis</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/syrian-arab-republic" target="_blank">Syrian Arab Republic</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/tajikistan" target="_blank">Tajikistan</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/timor-leste" target="_blank">Timor-Leste</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/turkmenistan" target="_blank">Turkmenistan</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/united-republic-of-tanzania" target="_blank">United Republic of Tanzania</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/uzbekistan" target="_blank">Uzbekistan</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/vietnam" target="_blank">Viet Nam</a>, <a href="https://hlpf.un.org/countries/zambia" target="_blank">Zambia</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We will be sharing further information about how to engage with these reviews soon. In case useful, please see the following resources:</span></p><ol start="1" type="1"><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The SGPwD held a <b>webinar for organizations of persons with disabilities about engaging in processes leading up to the HLPF</b>, including  Voluntary National Reviews, last year. A recording and copies of the presenter’s presentations are available at the bottom of <a href="https://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/content/high-level-political-forum-hlpf-2022" target="_blank">this webpage</a>. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We would also like to alert you to an <b>upcoming live webinar on VNR’s</b> being offered by the Women’s Major Group. It will take place on 20 October at 8:30 ET. It will cover how to work on VNR’s at a country level, and is for any organizations working on gender equality in the Voluntary National Review processes of their countries.<span style="color:black"> It will be held with simultaneous interpretation in English, French and Spanish, and there is </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zjRmK4JcSsu99Ol_m8lqYg" target="_blank">a registration link where you can include accessibility requirements here</a>.</span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal">Wishing all a lovely weekend!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities for Sustainable Development</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div>


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