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Returning users: Login for iCSO database. | Login for CSONet event registration.News Highlights
- Last Two Weeks to apply for ECOSOC consultative status in order to be considered by the 2014 NGO Committee (Deadline: 1 June 2013)
- General Assembly reviews efforts to combat human trafficking
- Final Report of High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda to be released on 31 May
- UN convenes meeting on role of technology and innovation for sustainable development
- Call for nominations - 2013 United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
- Over 400 applications to be considered by the 2013 resumed session of Committee on NGOs
- Stronger joint action of UN, international financial institutions urged at development forum
- UN forum endorses measures to improve sustainable forest management
- Second session of Open Working Group on SDGs opens
- General Assembly, in special debate, aims to boost interaction between UN and G20
- "Do One Thing to support Cultural Diversity and Inclusion"
- Young creative minds raise awareness of critical forest-related issues
Events
- 20-31 May: 12th session, Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
- 20-29 May: 2013 Resumed Session, Committee on NGOs
- 22-24 May: Third Session, Open-Ended Working Group on SDGs
- 31 May: Release of the Final Report of High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- 12 June: High-Level Thematic Debate on Culture and Development
- 26 June: Thematic debate on Entrepreneurship for Development
- 1-25 July: Substantive Session, Economic and Social Council
- 1-4 July: AMR: Science, technology and innovation (STI) and culture for sustainable development and the MDGs
- 8 July: GA Thematic debate on Inequality
- 15 July: Informal Interactive Hearings on Migration and Development
- 12-15 August: Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, 4th session
- 23 September: High-Level Meeting on Disability
- 25 September: Special event to follow up on efforts on MDGs
- 3-4 October: High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
