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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dear friends,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>queridas amigas,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>please see below the message sent by Lysa in relation to
the nominations for a speaking role at the UN MDG hearings. There are also
suggestions on how to take part in the review process at national level. If you
have any comments, please write to the list. Of course we hope to have an
important representation at the hearings.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Greetings,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Ana</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Amigas,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>les reenvío el mensaje de Lysa con información sobre las
nominaciones para la participación de la sociedad civil en las audiencias
prepraratorias en el proceso de revisión de los ODM. El período de nominación
vence el 16 de abril. En el link de UNGLS pueden ver más información,
seguramente también en español.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Lysa también hace sugerencias sobre la participación a nivel
nacional en el proceso de revisión (participar en el proceso de los informes
nacionales, participar en un esfuerzo por lograr un plan para "el mundo que
queremos" como estrategia de movilización, participar con parlamentarios en
debates sobre los ODM y lograr inclusión de la sociedad civil en las
delegaciones oficiales al proceso de revisión).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Confiamos en tener una amplia representación en las
audiencias.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Saludos,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Ana</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Ana Agostino<BR>ICAE<BR>International Council for Adult
Education<BR>General Secretariat<BR>18 de Julio 2095 - Apto 301<BR>11200
Montevideo - Uruguay<BR>Tel/fax: 005982 409 79 82<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:ana@icae.org.uy">ana@icae.org.uy</A> <BR><A
href="http://www.icae.org.uy">www.icae.org.uy</A><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=lysa.john@whiteband.org href="mailto:lysa.john@whiteband.org">Lysa
John</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=globalcouncil@whiteband.org
href="mailto:globalcouncil@whiteband.org">globalcouncil</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=regionalsecretariats@whiteband.org
href="mailto:regionalsecretariats@whiteband.org">regionalsecretariats</A> ; <A
title=globalsecretariat@whiteband.org
href="mailto:globalsecretariat@whiteband.org">globalsecretariat</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 26, 2010 4:54 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [GCAP Globalcouncil] URGENT: Nomination Form for a Speaking
Role atthe UN MDG Hearings</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">[Please circulate to all GCAP
regional and taskforce list-serves]</SPAN><BR><BR>Dear Global Council
members,<BR><BR>Please find enclosed the online application form to nominate
speakers to the UN MDG hearings - the deadline for submission of which is
<U>April 16th</U>; please use the attachment to enable other networks -
particularly representing communities and countries that are directly relevant
to the MDG agenda - to consider participating in the June hearings.<BR><BR>In
addition to this there are few key actions that we would like to urge all GCAP
coalitions / constituencies based on to plan towards to enable a strong input to
the Outcomes of the MDG 2010 Review:<BR><BR>a) <B><U>Engagement with the Country
reports</U> </B>(April-June): UNDP country offices are currently working with
the government misssions and ministries to put together the national country
reports; Please get in touch to ensure that civil society inputs are included in
both process and content of the report; and also begin planning towards public /
media events to respond to the report - which is also likely to be released in
June / June in many countries<BR><BR>b) <B><U>Development of MDG 2015 Charters
(April-June)</U></B>: Please explore immeidately the possibility of bringing
civil society networks together to develop 'The World We Want' country and
thematic charters that outlines the key deliverables (policy, program,
budgetary) that we want from governments to enable the fulfilment of the MDGs.
This could also be taken forward as a strong input into the <I>Online
consultation on the MDG Review</I> (being held across April); the <I>UN MDG
hearings</I> (June); the <I>Outcomes Document of the MDG Review</I> (upto
Jul/Aug) and the <I>Round Table Meetings</I> (Sep).<BR><BR><B>c)
<U>Parliamentary Debates on the MDG Breakthrough Plan (May-Sep)</U>:</B> In
several countries that have strong access to the government, GCAP partners have
suggested the possibility of organizing parliamentary debates to enable a
commitment to an 'MDG Breakthrough Plan' that outlines commitments that the
government would make in the period 2011-15 towards meeting and exceeding the
MDG agenda (the country reports and charters would also serve as base material
for this action). We hope as GCAP to be able to <I>organize these debates in
atleast 10 countries</I>; and look forward to your active engagement in enabling
the same. Actions on this line are also being proposed in regional meetings of
the AU, EU and SAARC.<BR><BR>d) <B><U>Country Delegations and Co-Events at the
Review</U></B>: Given the strong work of GCAP on the MDGs over the past five
years, we do feel that we have a strong opportunity to ensure civil society
representation in the official government delegations to the MDG Reivew; and
also enable partnership events with national govenrments and regional forums at
the MDG Summit. We request you to immediately explore this possibility, based on
the access that you may have to the offices of government in your
country.<BR><BR>Please get in touch with us if you need any further details and
share any developments on the above actions with Fionuala Cregan <<A
href="mailto:fionuala.gcap@gmail.com">fionuala.gcap@gmail.com</A>> so that we
may coordinate our actions globally; and also share them with the broader
networks who are part of THE WORLD WE WANT campaign on the MDG 2010 Review (see
<A href="http://www.theworldwewant.info">www.theworldwewant.info</A>) for more
details.<BR><BR>Best regards,<BR>Lysa John<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>---------- Forwarded message ----------<BR>From: <B
class=gmail_sendername>UN-NGLS - United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison
Service</B> <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:info@un-ngls.org">info@un-ngls.org</A>></SPAN><BR>Date: 26 March
2010 11:15<BR>Subject: NOW ONLINE: Nomination Form for a Speaking Role at the
Informal Interactive Hearings of the General Assembly Hearings with civil
society private sector, 14-15 June, New York<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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style="WIDTH: 600px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,153,255); FONT-SIZE: 16px">NOW
ONLINE: Nomination Form for a Speaking Role at the Informal Interactive Hearings
of the General Assembly with Non-governmental organizations, Civil society
organizations and the Private sector, United Nations, New York, 14-15 June
2010.</H1>
<P
style="WIDTH: 600px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12px">2010
will be a critical year in determining which development pathways our world will
pursue. In 2000, UN Member States agreed to the Millennium Declaration and
committed themselves to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by
2015.</P>
<P
style="WIDTH: 600px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12px">On
<B>20-22 September 2010</B>, the General Assembly will hold a High-level Plenary
Meeting, also referred to as the ‘MDG Summit’, in New York. The Summit’s
main focus will be to build on what we have learned during the past 10 years
since the adoption of the Millennium Declaration and how to accelerate progress
towards the internationally agreed development goals, in particular MDGs. The
Summit will take stock of the successes, best practices, lessons learned,
obstacles and gaps related to the MDGs and other development goals.</P>
<P
style="WIDTH: 600px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12px">As
a part of the process leading to the summit, <B>the General Assembly will also
convene ‘Hearings’ with representatives of civil society and the private sector
from 14-15 June.</B> The outcomes of these hearings will provide an input to the
preparatory process for the Summit and be issued as an Assembly document.</P>
<P
style="WIDTH: 600px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12px"><B>A
nomination process for speakers at the hearings has now been opened so that
interested individuals can apply to actively participate at the event.</B></P>
<P
style="WIDTH: 600px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12px">The
application <B>deadline is 16 April 2009.</B></P>
<P
style="WIDTH: 600px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12px">The
online form can be found at: <A
href="http://esango.un.org/irene/index.html?page=viewContent&nr=1&type=22&section=15"
target=_blank>http://esango.un.org/irene/index.html?page=viewContent&nr=1&type=22§ion=15</A></P>
<P
style="WIDTH: 600px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12px">More
information on the Hearings and the speaker selection process are at: <A
href="http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?page=amdg10&id_article=2263"
target=_blank>http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?page=amdg10&id_article=2263</A></P>
<P
style="WIDTH: 600px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12px">More
information on the Summit itself and related initiatives from the UN and civil
society can be found at: <A href="http://www.un-ngls.org/mdg2010"
target=_blank><B>www.un-ngls.org/mdg2010</B></A></P>
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<BR>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR>Lysa John<BR>Global Campaign Director -
GCAP<BR>Mumbai INDIA<BR>Mob: +91 9768 131 615 | 996 782 9164<BR>Skype: lysa.john
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