• Co-sponsors- Government of Denmark & Government of Costa Rica
• Co-organisers- UN Foundation, Action for Sustainable Development, CIVICUS, GCAP, Forus

One year on from the publication of shared recommendations to Unmute Civil Society, led by the Governments of Denmark, Costa Rica and Finland, what has been learned in terms of improving civil society engagement at the UN?

Join this day long session from 9:30-16:00 EST to hear from key speakers and share ideas to improve civil society participation.

• 09:30-10:30: Opening High Level Panel- Strengthening the crucial role of civil society at the United Nations, including representatives of the Governments of Costa Rica and Denmark as well as high level UN participation.
• 10:30-11:30: Break Out Sessions on next steps for UNmute recommendations and key goals for HLPF 2022
• 11:30-12:00: Feedback to Plenary- Stocktaking of the UNmute recommendations
• 12:00-13:00: Second Panel- Voluntary National Reviews 2022, independent views & Spotlight Reports
• 13:00-14:00 Lunch break
• 14:00-15:00: High Level Panel- Planning ahead for next steps- September 2022 and towards the midway point of the 2030 Agenda
• 15:00-16:00: Stepping up civil society campaigns for joint action