Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals: Implementation with active participation from civil society
28 to 30 October 2015, Helsinki
You can also participate only on selected days according to your interests.
The purpose of this workshop is to provide a space for sharing of experiences around advocacy work related to SDGs between East African and Finnish NGOs. What is the role and influence of civil society? What can we do together to promote the implementation of the goals?
During the workshop the facilitator will work with the participants in order to create a space of mutual learning and promote new ways to do advocacy work related to the SDGs. Each day has an introduction to the theme by experts.
Sustainable Development Goals were agreed in the UN on the 25th of September in 2015. The transformative agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity and it seeks to take the world onto a sustainable and resilient path.
Facilitator
Doug Reeler (Community Development Resource Association) is an experienced Social Facilitator from South Africa and a pioneer of the Barefoot Guides to Social Change. His work focuses on social change process design and facilitation with a wide range of actors towards developing more effective social change practices and co-creative, collaborative organizational forms.
Program
Wed 28.10., 9.00–17.00: Sustainable development goals: monitoring and review, the role of civil society
Implementation, review and monitoring mechanisms of SDGs. How can the civil society participate? What does “Leave no-one behind” mean in practice? Examples of UN peer review processes from around the world.
Introduction to the day by:
Anne Nuorgam (University of Lapland, member of board of the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples): “Leave no-one behind” and the UN system from an indigenous perspective.
Mina Mojtahedi (The Threshold Association) and Anu Karvinen (Disability Partnership Finland): “Leave no-one behind” and the UN system from the perspective of disabled people’s rights
Thu 29.10., 9.00–17.00: Reaching the goals: indicators for follow-up and resources for implementation
Indicators for the follow-up and resources for the implementation of SDGs. What is the input and role of the civil society?
Introduction to the day by:
Jouni Nissinen (Advocacy and Policy Officer, Kepa): Experiences from Finnish NGOs’ indicator work
Helena Laukko (Executive Director, UNA Finland): Resources for implementation of the SDGs
Fri 30.10., 9.00–17.00: Climate change and the SDGs
The role of the SDGs in the prevention of climate change and the Paris climate negotiations.
Introduction to the day by:
Kaisa Kosonen (Climate and Energy Campaigner, Greenpeace Finland): Paris climate negotiations in December – the first international touchstone of the SDGs
Venue
Töölöntorinkatu 2 B, 00260, Helsinki (UNA Finland/Suomen YK-liitto)
Registration and further information
Registration by the 23rd of October: veera.vehkasalo(AT)ykliitto.fi, tel. 044 781 0301.
The number of participants is limited. You can also register only for a certain day, please let us know when you register which of the days you will be attending. Also tell us about your background and expectations, the more detailed program of each day of the workshop will be shaped according to the participants.
Organizers
The workshop is part of the “Civil society capacity-building and UN advocacy” project. It is a joint initiative between the UN Associations of Finland and Tanzania with the World Federation of UN Associations.
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