Registration & Participation

Information Note on the arrangements for the 2023 High-level Political Forum and the High-level Segment of the Economic and Social Council (1 July 2023)

Information Note for Major Groups and other Stakeholders (1 July 2023)

Registration

Registration (request of UN grounds pass) of official delegations of Member States, observers and intergovernmental organizations, as well as specialized agencies and related organizations will be carried out by the Protocol and Liaison Service of the United Nations. To obtain UN grounds passes for delegations participating in the meeting in-person, permanent missions/offices are required to submit their registration requests by using the online eRegistration system, available through the e-deleGATE portal at https://edelegate.un.int, preferably by 27 June 2023.

Delegations wishing to obtain information on the system may refer to the updated “Guidelines on eRegistration” and “Frequently asked questions” sections posted on the Protocol and Liaison Service website (www.un.org/dgacm/en/content/protocol/meetings).

Registration of UN system entities other than Specialized Agencies and Related Organizations (Funds and Programmes, Regional Commissions, UN Secretariat entities) will require a formal communication signed by the entity’s Principal or designated official listing the member(s) of the delegation to be sent to DESA at desa-iisb@un.org). Please indicate the name of your entity in the subject line of the message. Deadline for registration of UN system entities is 23 June 2023

Registration of Resident Coordinators (RC) and staff of RC Offices requires a formal request sent by the Resident Coordinator to the UN Development Coordination Office.

Registration for Major Groups and Other Stakeholders and NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC is now open. Representatives of accredited entities (those NGOs having consultative status with ECOSOC and those on the Commission for Sustainable Development roster) are requested to register to the 2023 HLPF using the Indico online events registration system by 25 June 2023 at following links: The registration is now closed.

 

General Debate

The list of speakers for the general debate of the high-level segment, including the ministerial segment of the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Council, will open on 5 June 2023 at 10 a.m. (EDT).

Requests for inscription on the list of speakers by Member States, Observers and UN entities should be submitted through the ECOSOC e-Speakers module in e-deleGATE.

Observers and United Nations system entities that do not have access to the e-deleGATE portal should send their request, in writing, to the ECOSOC Affairs Branch (constablem@un.org).

The list of speakers will be maintained in accordance with customary protocol and on a first-come, first-served basis. Statements by participating States in the general debate should not exceed four minutes when speaking in a national capacity, and six minutes when speaking on behalf of a group. Statements by Observers and UN entities should not exceed three minutes.

Inscriptions on the list of speakers will close by 17:00, on 12 July 2023 .

To ensure proper interpretation into the UN official languages, written copies of all statements delivered in the HLPF and the High-level Segment of ECOSOC should be sent to estatements@un.org at least two hours in advance of delivery. Interpretation for statements not sent in advance may be impacted or suspended.

 

Participation

Administrative instruction on use of space at Headquarters in New York for meetings, conferences, events and exhibits (ST/AI/2019/4)

 

For more information on participation and registration for Major Groups and Other Stakeholders (MGoS), please reach out to the co-chairs of the coordination mechanism for MGoS:

Rashima Kwatra
Senior International Advocacy Advisor
RFSL -The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Persons' Rights
Email: rashima.kwatra@rfsl.se

Mabel Bianco
President
Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer (FEIM)
Email: bianco.mabel@gmail.com

Mr. Ajay Jha
Director
Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society (CECOEDECON)
Email: k.ajay.j@gmail.com

 

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