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Starts 15 Jan 2020 00:01
Ends 10 Mar 2020 23:59
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Please note that in response to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, many meetings and conferences have been postponed or are taking place virtually. Some locations have resumed limited in-person meetings which comply with local public health instructions for social distancing. Participants will receive detailed information about attending the meeting from the organizer.
UN Geneva is conducting an online survey open to all delegates who have attended a conference or a meeting at the Palais de Nations, whether in-person or remotely. The survey is available in the six official languages of the United Nations and takes approximately 5 minutes to complete
Veuillez prendre note qu'en réponse à la situation de la pandémie COVID-19, de nombreuses réunions et conférences ont été reportées ou se déroulent virtuellement. Dans certains sites, la présence en personne aux réunions a été limitée, conformément aux instructions de la santé publique locale pour la distanciation sociale. Les participants recevront, de la part de l'organisateur, des informations détaillées sur la procédure à suivre pour participer à la réunion.
L'ONU Genève mène une enquête de satisfaction en ligne concernant ces services et invite tous les représentants qui ont participé à une conférence ou à une réunion au Palais des Nations, que ce soit en personne ou à distance, à participer. L'enquête est disponible dans les six langues officielles de l’ONU. Il faut environ 5 minutes pour y répondre.
DGC-Civil Society
from 15 January 2020 to 10 March 2020
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America/New_York timezone
Application for Special-accreditation to the 2020 Ocean Conference
- dsdg@un.org
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NOT YET ACCREDITED? APPLY FOR SPECIAL ACCREDITATION FIRST
Non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the scientific community that are not in consultative status with ECOSOC, or that have not been accredited to participate in any of the Conferences listed below must apply for special accreditation here by 10 March 2020 to participate in the 2020 UN Ocean Conference.
- World Summit on Sustainable Development
- United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
- High-level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
- Intergovernmental conference on an internationally legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
- Previous United Nations conferences on sustainable development of small island developing States, held in Barbados, Mauritius and Samoa
- Organizations that have received special accreditation by Member States to participate in the 2020 UN Conference and the preparatory meeting. First list of organizations specially accredited can be found here.
Stakeholder special-accreditation is available only for organizations. Individuals may not apply for special-accreditation.
Organizations approved for participation will be informed and their representatives need to register individually for the 2020 UN Ocean Conference.
BACKGROUND
The General Assembly in its resolution 73/292 decided to convene the 2020 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. The overarching theme of the Conference is "Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the implementation of Goal 14: stocktaking, partnerships and solutions".
The following participants may attend or be represented at the preparatory meeting and the Conference: all States Members of the United Nations, members of the specialized agencies and parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions and other international bodies; associate members of the regional commissions; organizations and bodies of the United Nations; and non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector and philanthropic organizations.
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