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In this issue UN-NGLS Civil Society Consultation for the Secretary-General, General Assembly and OWG on SDGs High-level Panel on Post-2015 presents report: emphasis on five transformative shifts Civil Society Benchmarks for the High-level Panel on Post-2015 UN-NGLS launches first issue of The 2015 Post World Environment Day 2013 draws attention to the tons of edible produce squandered each year In historic votes, NGO Committee recommends Special Consultative Status to two lesbian and queer organizations Upcoming Events 17-19 June 2013, New York Fourth session of the OWG on SDGs  During its fourth session, the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG on SDGs) will hold a general interactive exchange of views on "Employment and decent work for all, social protection, youth, education and culture," as well as on "Health and Population dynamics." In addition, the Co-chairs of the OWG will meet each morning for a one-hour session with representatives of Major Groups and other stakeholders. 20 June 2013 World Refugee Day World Refugee Day 2013 will focus on the impact of conflict on families through the theme of "1 Family Torn Apart by War is Too Many." 24-25 June 2013, Geneva UNCTAD Public Symposium UNCTAD\'s 2013 Public Symposium - the entity\'s annual outreach event - will bring together representatives from government, academia, civil society and the private sector, as well as other interested observers in order to engage in an open and interactive dialogue on new economic approaches for a coherent post-2015 development agenda. In particular it will address two main themes: "Macroeconomic and financial governance on the road to 2015"; and "Trade and investment rules for inclusive and sustainable development." UN Reports FAO: "The State of Food and Agriculture 2013" FAO launched the 2013 edition of its flagship publication, The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA), this year focusing on food systems for better nutrition. In the report, the organization voices concern about the global burden of malnutrition, highlighting the direct and indirect high social and economic costs that result from this phenomenon. UNICEF: "The State of the World\'s Children 2013" The State of the World\'s Children 2013, UNICEF\'s annual publication dedicated this year to children with disabilities, puts forth that "When given a chance, children with disabilities are more than capable of overcoming barriers to their inclusion, of taking their rightful place as equal participants in society and of enriching the life of their communities." UNAIDS: "Update" UNAIDS recently released Update, a new report on the response to AIDS in Africa. The report finds that the number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment has increased by 805% - from less than one million in 2005 to 7.1 million in 2012. AIDS-related deaths and the numbers of new HIV infections continue to fall. 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 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   UN-NGLS Civil Society Consultation for the Secretary-General, General Assembly and OWG on SDGs In partnership with the Post-2015 Development Planning Team / Executive Office of the Secretary-General, the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) is facilitating a consultation to gather civil society analysis of four Post-2015 reports to be submitted to the UN Secretary-General: 1) Post-2015 High-level Panel, 2) UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, 3) UN Global Compact, and 4) UN Development Group. The synthesis report will be delivered to the Secretary-General, and Heads of State and Government at the General Assembly Special Event on the Millennium Development Goals on 25 September and the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG on SDGs). It will also inform a day of dialogue between CSOs and Member States on 22 September on the post-2015 development agenda. More information is available online. High-level Panel on Post-2015 presents report: emphasis on five transformative shifts On 30 May, the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda presented its long-awaited report, A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development, to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The report, serving as an input in the process of consultations being conducted by the United Nations in order to design a post-2015 agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after their deadline in 2015, provid! es a set of recommendations that aims to help the international community work towards a new vision: to eradicate extreme poverty from the face of the earth by 2030 and to deliver on the promises of sustainable development. More information is available online. Civil Society Benchmarks for the High-level Panel on Post-2015 In the last weeks of the High-level Panel\'s tenure, various coalitions of civil society organizations and networks submitted sign-on letters to the Panel, highlighting "benchmarks" against which they will evaluate the Panel\'s report. The letters, some signed on to by nearly 200 organizations, address concerns including human rights as foundational principles for the Panel\'s recommendations; women\'s rights and gender equality, including the need to ensure sexual and reproductive health and rights; the need to address inequalities more broadly; an emphasis on State responsibility rather than abdication to the private sector; and the need to incor! porate peace and security in recognition of the situation of fragile States. More information is available online. UN-NGLS launches first issue of The 2015 Post UN-NGLS has launched a new e-magazine, The 2015 Post. The publication provides an overview of the current state of affairs and recent events and discussions related to the UN-led process of defining the post-2015 agenda and the intergovernmental decision-making follow-up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development or "Rio+20." In an effort to highlight a range of voices and views on significant issues, The 2015 Post includes opinion pieces, interviews, and analysis of UN and civil society-led projects, conferences, reports and resources. It captures key messages emerging from these processes, while pointing out future opportunities to engage with them. More information is available online. World Environment Day 2013 draws attention to the tons of edible produce squandered each year World Environment Day (WED) 2013, celebrated on 5 June across the globe, drew attention to the tons of edible produce squandered each year with at least one third of all food produced in the world failing to "make it from the farm to the fork." According to the study, Reducing Food Loss and Waste, produced by the World Resources Institute and UNEP and drawing! on FAO research, water used to produce lost or wasted food around the world each year could fill 70 million Olympic-sized swimming pools, while the amount of cropland used to produce wasted food is equivalent to the size of Mexico. More information is available online. In historic votes, NGO Committee recommends Special Consultative Status to two lesbian and queer organizations From 20-29 May, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations held its 2013 resumed session where it considered 246 new and 180 deferred applications for consultative status by NGOs. In historic votes, it recommended special consultative status to two organizations supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, the first time since 2008. More information is available online. United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service

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