HLPF 2024: Recommended Events

The following is a curated list of High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024 side events and parallel events that are recommended by JCoR and our Religious community at the United Nations in New York. Please check back as this page will continue to be updated as the HLPF approaches.

 

Flyer for HLPF parallel event on Climate AnxietyResponding to Climate Anxiety: Cultivating Resilience and Hope in Youth
8 July 2024, 3:00PM-5:00PM (New York time)

Virtual event held via Zoom
 
Sponsors: Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Loreto Generalate; Congregation of Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace NGO to the UN; Medical Mission Sisters; Maryknoll Sisters of St Dominic
Partners: Regis-St. Michael’s Faculty of the Theology; Elliott Allen Institute for Theology and Ecology; The Mary Ward Centre 
 
In response to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target 13.3 on climate change, this webinar will raise awareness and educate about faith-based tools and responses to climate anxiety in youth. Participants will engage in conversation concerning climate change and climate anxiety, offering means for young people to cultivate resilience and hope in the face of this reality.
 
Flyer: View the flyer in English
 

Flyer for HLPF side event on Localizing SDGsLocalizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Community Perspectives and Knowledge Sharing
9 July 2024, 8:00AM (New York time)

Virtual event held via Zoom
 
Sponsors: Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary-Loreto Generalate; Congregations of St. Joseph
Partners: Campaign 2000, Citizens for Public Justice, Mary Ward Centre, Sisters of St. Joseph
 
This webinar will focus on community-based perspectives on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 1: No Poverty. Through panel presentations and interactive small group conversation, participants will share knowledge, experiences, and resources on localizing the SDGs and community-based approaches and build capacity to leverage the SDGs for local goals.
 
Flyer: View the flyer in English
 

Image to promote JCoR's welcome gathering for the 2024 HLPFWelcome Gathering for Delegates of Religious NGOs to the 2024 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
10 July 2024, 1:00PM-4:00PM (New York Time)

In-person event: Location TBD
 
Sponsor: Justice Coalition of Religious
 
JCoR is offering an in-person welcome gathering for the 2024 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. This event will be held for delegates of Religious NGOs who intend to participate in some part of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). The gathering will serve as an opportunity to meet other delegates, to pray and reflect on hopes and intentions for engagement with the HLPF process, and to ask questions about how to participate.
***Interpretation will be provided in English and Spanish.***

Flyer for HLPF event Plight on the Road to DignityPlight on the Road to Dignity: The Intersections between Poverty, Hunger, Climate Change, Migration and Human Trafficking
11 July 2024, 1:15PM-2:45PM (New York Time)

Hybrid event: In-person at the Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission (221 E 52nd St, New York, NY 10022) Light lunch will be offered
 
Sponsors: Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Loreto Generalate, Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, VIVAT International, Justice Coalition of Religious (JCoR) and Mary Ward Centre Toronto
 
This side event will highlight efforts to prevent and respond to incidents of human trafficking and exploitation at local and international levels. Speakers will discuss the interconnections between poverty, migration, and human trafficking and present innovative multi-sectoral collaborative projects that aim to prevent and respond to human trafficking. Speakers include experts and grassroots organizations from Kenya, Nigeria and Canada.
 
Flyer: View the flyer in English

Flyer for HLPF 2024 parallel event conversation with Religious NGOsSpotlight on SDG Implementation: Conversation with Religious NGOs at the HLPF 2024
15 July 2024, 9:00am (New York Time)

In-person event on the 11th floor of the Church Center for the United Nations (777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017)
 
Sponsors: Proclade Internazionale Onlus, Dominican Leadership Conference, Society of the Sacred Heart, Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
 
***Interpretation will be available in English and Spanish.***
 
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Flyer for JCoR's SDG LabJCoR SDG Lab at the 2024 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
22-26 July 2024, 9:00AM-10:45AM (New York Time)

Virtual events, held via Zoom
 

Sponsor: Justice Coalition of Religious

The annual High Level Political Forum (HLPF) will take place from 8-17 July this year. It functions as the central United Nations platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Each year, the forum focuses on a select few SDGs, and government leaders voluntarily report on their national progress toward achievement of these SDGs. The SDGs of focus this year are 1, 2, 13, 16, and 17.

In addition to reports from governments, the HLPF also includes events sponsored by civil society groups, to highlight their perspectives on implementation and progress toward the SDGs in their respective countries. JCoR will join the conversation by offering a series of virtual discussion, which we are calling the “JCoR SDG Lab.” This series will showcase Catholic Religious and their partners’ perspectives on progress and good practices towards sustainable development. It will run from 22-26 July and include sessions dedicated to each of the aforementioned SDGs of focus for the 2024 HLPF.

All are welcome to attend these JCoR SDG Lab sessions. Please see the details below, and register to join us for one or more of the sessions!

Interpretation will be provided in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Monday, 22 July, 9:00am-10:45am (New York time): SDG 1 No Poverty
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEudu-rqDMrE9Xn5W7Xq1MeIpF0TFlQY2AK

Tuesday, 23 July, 9:00am-10:45am (New York time): SDG 2 Zero Hunger
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpduihqz0qHNdbL7uTE65zpVTizFFIzAN5

Wednesday, 24 July, 9:00am-10:45am (New York time): SDG 13 Climate Action
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsceGqrTMrH9DGOaGN665fVTOqnG7t1VZr

Thursday, 25 July, 9:00am-10:45am (New York time): SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vd-2pqzgsH9IhESM_cUz0W2PyWm0jn3s6

Friday, 26 July, 9:00am-10:45am (New York time): SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-qhrT0oE9TqHmTddVEmmbj2gx4kqs4E