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High-level political forum 2020
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Wed 28 Apr 2021
HLPF Intro video/ Reports & publications
Fri 3 Jul 2020
UnMute campaignThis year UN High-Leval Political Forum will take place on July 7-6. For the first time forum will be completely virtual. Forus would like to invite you to join the #UNmute campaign and to paricipate to our social media actions.
Forus Toolkit
Thu 31 Dec 2020
Realizing the potential of Goal 16 to promote and protect civic spaceCivil society will face significant challenges in fulfilling the role it has been mandated by the 2030 Agenda without access to adequate civic space, and an enabling environment in which to operate. Current research suggests that civil society in over half of the countries of the world is facing serious restrictions on its freedom to engage, express itself and be heard. This report based on 18 case studies raises the awareness of members of the potential of Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda to be used as a lever for creating greater political space for civil society, and to enable it to contribute more effectively to monitoring and implementing the 2030 Agenda. Finally the results of these case studies are likely to contribute to the development of new civic space indicators which will measure the efforts of UN Member States to “protect fundamental freedoms” in accordance with international human rights standards and national human rights laws.
Forus Publication
Tue 14 Jul 2020
Are governments delivering on the Capacity Development of Civil Society to ensure a successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda?An analysis of the 2019 VNRs to evaluate the activities of national governments on the capacity development of civil society. Table
Forus Publication
/ Press releases
Tue 14 Jul 2020
Report: Civil Society Delivers Key Recommendations for Capacity DevelopmentDelivering on the Capacity Development of Civil Society and other Stakeholders to ensure a successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda - An analysis of the 2017 & 2018 VNRs to evaluate what national governments are doing in this area
Fri 17 Jul 2020
Report: Civil Society Delivers Key Recommendations for Capacity DevelopmentForus and its members are urging accelerated action on capacity development for civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world. Capacity development was not mentioned at all by over one third of governments submitting their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) on progress in implementing the SDGs.
Fri 17 Jul 2020
New Report looks at Civic Space in Times of COVIDShrinking civic space, "muted” civil society, could be among the biggest rights challenges in post Covid-19 times.
Below the list of Forus members based on countries presenting VNRs for the first time
Bolivia
Pakistan
Congo, Republic of the
Mozambique
The 23 countries which are presenting VRNs for the second time include: Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Honduras, India, Jordan, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Samoa, Slovenia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
See the list of Forus members based on countries presenting VNRs for the second time
Argentina
Finland
Morocco
Nigeria
Slovenia
The VNR presentations are planned to begin on Monday, 13 July 2020 (the last of the first five days of HLPF) and proceed for the three days of the ministerial segment of HLPF (14 – 16 July 2020).