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In this issue Years of hard work and advocacy culminate in the adoption of a Global Arms Trade Treaty Update on unprecedented UN-led "Global Conversation" on post-2015 presented to High-level Panel in Bali Shaping tomorrow\'s innovators: Leveraging science, technology, innovation and culture for today\'s youth Reminder - 2013 ECOSOC High-level Segment: Open Call for oral and written statements closes on 5 April Civil society and its environment - driving sustainable development? Event, New York, 9 April 2013 The 13th Infopoverty World Conference: Innovation, nation-building and the empowerment of people World Autism Awareness Day 2013 celebrated at UN Headquarters Upcoming Events 15-19 April 2013 9th session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities  On 15-19 April, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will convene in Geneva for its 9th session, during which it will discuss the reports submitted by States parties under article 35 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as future cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, disabled persons\' organizations and other competent bodies. The Committee will further dedicate half a day to discuss the issue of "Women and Girls with Disabilities." 17-19 April 2013 (tentative) 2nd Meeting of the Open Working Group on SDGs The second session of the UN General Assembly Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is tentatively scheduled for 17-19 April 2013. The session is expected to discuss Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) acceleration, lessons learned, identification of gaps, and moving towards the SDGs. It is also expected to consider poverty eradication, food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture, desertification, and land degradation. For more information, see the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform and coverage by IISD. 22-26 April 2013 22nd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice From 22-26 April, the 22nd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice will take place in Vienna. The Commission\'s thematic discussion will focus on the challenge posed by emerging forms of crime that have a significant impact on the environment and on ways to deal with it effectively. 22-26 April 2013, New York 46th session of the Commission on Population and Development For five days, the Commission on Population will discuss actions in follow-up to the recommendations of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and hold a general debate on national experience in population matters, focussing on "new trends in migration - demographic aspects." It will also convene a general debate on the contribution of population and development issues to the theme of the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review in 2013. UN Reports UN System Task Team report: "A renewed global partnership for development" The UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 UN Development has launched its second report, A Renewed Global Partnership for Development, which provides recommendations on potential dimensions and contours of a renewed global partnership for development. It also puts forth a number of suggestions for a strong system of mutual accountability at the global, regional and national levels that will be critical to ensure the effectiveness of such a partnership. 2013 Human Development Report: "The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World" The 2013 Human Development Report, produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and titled The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World, was launched in March 2013. The report reassures that human progress has been made and underscores the necessity for countries to maintain this course by demonstrating more policy ambition. After all, "the costs of policy inaction would be more expensive," the report argues. "The Global Conversation Begins: Emerging views for a new development agenda" On 21 March, the United Nations Development Group presented The Global Conversation Begins: emerging views for a new development agenda, a snapshot report on the initial findings of an unprecedented global conversation through which people from all over the world have been invited to help Member States shape the future development agenda that will build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after their target date at the end of 2015. Contact Us UN-NGLS Office in Geneva Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland Tel: +41 22 917 2076 Fax: +41 22 917 0432 Email: ngls@unctad.org   UN-NGLS Office in New York Room DC1-1106 United Nations New York, NY 10017 United States Tel: +1 212 963 3125 Fax: +1 212 963 8712 Email: ngls@un.org   UN-NGLS on Twitter @unngls   Years of hard work and advocacy culminate in the adoption of a Global Arms Trade Treaty The United Nations General Assembly approved a global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) after receiving 154 favourable votes from its Member States. In a joint statement, 98 Member States emphasized that after years of hard work, they had produced a strong text that fulfills the mandate given to them by the General Assembly. More information is available online. Update on unprecedented UN-led "Global Conversation" on post-2015 presented to High-level Panel in Bali During the closing plenary of Stakeholder Outreach Day at the High-level Panel\'s fourth meeting held on 25 March in Bali, representatives from the UN system briefed participants on key aspects of the unprecedented United Nations-led "Global Conversation" on post-2015 that aims to give all people across the globe a say in determining what kind of world they want. More information is available online. Shaping tomorrow\'s innovators: Leveraging science, technology, innovation and culture for today\'s youth On 27 March, youth convened at the United Nations in New York during the 2013 Youth Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), entitled "Shaping tomorrow\'s innovators: Leveraging science, technology, innovation and culture for today\'s youth." The main objective of the Forum was to provide young people with an online space to have multistakeholder discussions on the role of science, technology, innovation and culture in promoting global sustainable development. More information is available online. Reminder - 2013 ECOSOC High-level Segment: Open Call for oral and written statements closes on 5 April The open call for oral and written statements for the 2013 High-level Segment of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for NGOs with ECOSOC consultative status, announced by the NGO Branch of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), closes on 5 April 2013.   More information is available online. Civil society and its environment - driving sustainable development? Event, New York, 9 April 2013 On 9 April 2013, from 10:00-12:00 at UN Headquarters in New York, CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations will present the findings from the forthcoming 2013 State of Civil Society Report. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion on the links between an enabling environment for civil society and the suc! cessful implementation and integration of key global development agendas. To attend this event, please RSVP to Mark Nowottny (mark.nowottny@civicus.org) no later than 6 April 2013. For those not able to attend in person, please be advised that the event will be webcast on UN Web TV. More information, including the event programme, is available online. The 13th Infopoverty World Conference: Innovation, nation-building and the empowerment of people The 13th Infopoverty World Conference was held at UN Headquarters in New York on 25-26 March. Organized by OCCAM (Observatory for Cultural and Audiovisual Communication), the European Parliament, and the Infopoverty Institute at the University of Oklahoma, the two-day conference focused on ways to reduce poverty and empower people through technological innovations, governance, nation-building and the strengthening of civil society. More information is available online. World Autism Awareness Day 2013 celebrated at UN Headquarters On World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April, two panel discussions took place to celebrate the abilities of people with autism at UN Headquarters in New York. Discussions, followed by musical performances and a film screening, addressed General Assembly resolution 67/82 entitled “Addressing the socioeconomic needs of individuals, families, and societies affected by autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders.” These discussions were co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Bangladesh, Bahrain, India, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, in collaboration with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the Department of Public Information (DPI). More information is available online. United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service

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