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<p><span style="font-size: larger;"><span><span
style="font-family: Arial;">NOW ONLINE: Nomination Form for a Speaking
Role at the Informal Interactive Hearings of the General Assembly with
Non-governmental organizations, Civil society organizations and the
Private sector, United Nations, New York, 14-15 June 2010</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2010
will be a critical year in determining which development pathways our
world will pursue. In 2000, UN Member States agreed to the <b>Millennium
Declaration </b>and committed themselves to achieving the <b>Millennium
Development Goals</b> (MDGs) by 2015. </span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: smaller;"><span
style="font-family: Arial;">On 20-22 September 2010, the General
Assembly will hold, in New York, a High-level Plenary Meeting, also
referred to as the "MDG Summit". </span></span></b><span
style="font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The
Summit's main focus will be to build on what we have learned during the
past 10 years since the adoption of the Millennium Declaration and how
to accelerate progress towards the internationally agreed development
goals, in particular MDGs. The Summit will take stock of the successes,
best practices, lessons learned, obstacles and gaps related to the MDGs
and other development goals. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">As
a part of the process leading to the Summit, the <b>General Assembly
will also convene interactive informal hearings with representatives of
NGOs, civil society and the private sector from 14-15 June</b>. The
outcomes of these hearings will provide an input to the preparatory
process for the Summit and be issued as an Assembly document. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A
nomination process for speakers at the hearings has now been opened so
that interested NGOs, civil society and the private sector can nominate
individuals to actively participate at the event. </span></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size: smaller;"><span
style="font-family: Arial;">The application deadline is 16 April 2010.
</span></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">To
access the online application form and for further information about
these events, please visit the page at CSO Net - the Civil Society
Network here: </span></span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://esango.un.org/irene/?page=viewContent&nr=1&type=22§ion=15"><span
style="font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">http://esango.un.org/irene/?page=viewContent&nr=1&type=22§ion=15</span></span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sincerely
yours,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">NGO
Branch<br>
Department of Economic and Social Affairs<br>
United Nations<br>
E-mail: </span></span><span style="font-size: smaller;"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ngobranch@un.org"><span
style="font-family: Arial;">ngobranch@un.org</span></a></span><span
style="font-size: smaller;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Visit
CSO Net - the Civil Society Network</span></span></p>
<p><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.un.org/ecosoc/csonet"><span
style="font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">www.un.org/ecosoc/csonet</span></span></a></p>
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