[ycnews] FW: MDG Civil Society Hearings TF Update 1

From: Emily Turk <emily@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'ycnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <ycnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:16:53 -0400
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From: Katie Chau [mailto:katie.chau@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: March 24, 2010 1:45 PM
Subject: MDG Civil Society Hearings TF Update 1


Dear all,

On 14 - 15 June, 2010, the UN General Assembly will convene 'Informal 
Interactive Hearings of the General Assembly with Non-governmental 
organizations, Civil society organizations and the Private sector' as part of 
the process leading up to the MDG Summit in September. The outcome of these 
Hearings will be integrated into discussions at the Summit and the outcome 
document.

A taskforce of 13 representatives from civil society and the private sector has 
been convened by the Office of the President of the General Assembly to help 
organize the Hearings. The Youth Coalition 
(www.youthcoalition.org<http://www.youthcoalition.org/>) has been invited to 
join this taskforce to ensure that youth perspectives are adequately integrated 
into all aspects of the Hearings. The Youth Coalition is also the only SRHR 
organization on the taskforce (see full list of taskforce members below).

We would like to ensure that the planning process for the Hearings is as 
inclusive and transparent as possible. We plan to prepare regular email updates 
and share them with interested organizations, as well as ask for inputs to 
contribute to the planning process. If you or your organization is interested 
to receive these updates, please send an email to 
katie.chau@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:katie.chau@xxxxxxxxxxx>, including: (1) your 
name, (2) the name of your organization and (3) your preferred email address.

One of the taskforce's responsibilities is to select the NGO speakers and 
participants for the Informal Hearings. An online application will soon be 
available and we will send details about the application when they are ready. 
The deadline for applications will be April 16.

In the meantime I suggest that interested NGOs start to think about potential 
speakers and participants for the NGO Hearings, as it will be important to have 
strong representation from progressive youth and SRHR organizations. The exact 
themes of the Hearings are yet to be determined, but they will relate to the 
key themes in the Secretary General's Report 'Keeping the Promise' 
(http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/64/665) and the themes of 
the 6 roundtables at the high level summit (outlined in the annex of the SG's 
report on pg 34).

The first meeting of the Hearings task force was on Monday 22 March. The main 
points of discussion included: a review of the taskforce's TOR, preliminary 
discussion on selection criteria for participants at the Hearings (no decisions 
were made), preliminary discussions on the themes of the Hearings (no decisions 
were made).

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at 
katie.chau@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:katie.chau@xxxxxxxxxxx><mailto:events@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.



Warm regards,



Katie Chau

--
Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights
www.youthcoalition.org<http://www.youthcoalition.org>



List of Taskforce Members:

 1. Ms. Gemma Abada (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO), Representative to the United 
Nations, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

2. Ms. Barbara Adams (UNITED KINGDOM), Senior Fellow, Global Policy Forum and 
member of the Board, Social Watch

3. Ms. Nur Amalia (INDONESIA), Executive Director, RACA Institute

4. Ms. Katie Chau (CANADA/UK), Youth Coalition

5. Dr. Myrna Cunningham (NICARAGUA), Chair, Center for Indigenous People's 
Autonomy and Development

6. Mr. Joseph Cornelius Donnelly (UNITED STATES), Permanent Delegate to the 
United Nations, Caritas Internationalis

7. Ms. Elisabeth Gateau (FRANCE), Secretary General, United Cities and Local 
Governments (UCLG)

8. Ms. Heather Grady (UNITED STATES), Managing Director, Realizing Rights: The 
Ethical Globalization Initiative

9. Ms. Lysa John (INDIA), Global Call to action Against Poverty Coordinator

10. Louise Kantrow, Ph.D (UNITED STATES), Permanent Representative of the 
International Chamber of Commerce to the United Nations

11. Mr. Avet O. Khachatrian (RUSSIA), Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS 
(TPAA)/the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria (GBC), Russia

12. Ms. Mama Koité Doumbia (MALI), President, The African Women's Development 
and Communication Network (FEMNET)

13. Ms. Yemisi Ransome Kuti (NIGERIA), Founder and Executive Director, Nigerian 
Network of Non-Governmental Organizations (NNNGO)
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