Events

Fifth meeting of the HLG-PCCB

25-26 MAY 2016   Budapest

The fifth meeting of the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (HLG), is being held on 25-26 May 2016 in Budapest, Hungary.

Meeting objectives

The main objectives of the fifth meeting of the HLG are to:

  • review and discuss the Global Action Plan for Data and incorporate key points from issue partners, and
  • further define the next steps in the organization of the UN World Data Forum, including an update by the host country.



(As of 20 May 2016)

Wednesday, 25 May 2016

  • Registration of participants  9:00am—9:30am

Morning session

  • 1Follow-up from the Fourth Meeting of the HLG (closed session) 9:30am—10:30am
    • -Mechanisms for involvement of issue partners/observers
    • -Joint IAEG-SDG / HLG subgroup - composition and ToR
  • 2Opening  10:30am—11:00am
    • -Welcome from Host
    • -Remarks from co-Chairs
    • -Remarks from UNSD
    • -Introduction of issue partners

Coffee break

  • 3 Global Action Plan for Data 11:30am—1:30pm
    • -Presentation on current status of the draft Action Plan
    • -Comments from HLG members
    • -Comments from issue partners
    • -Discussion

Lunch break

Afternoon session

  • 3 Global Action Plan for Data (continued) 2:30pm—4:00pm
    • -Discussion

Coffee break

  • 3 Global Action Plan for Data (continued) 4:30pm—6:00pm
    • -Key milestones and time line for the Global Action Plan

Thursday, 26 May 2016

Morning session

  • 4 The United Nations World Data forum  9:00am—11:00am
    • -Update on current status of the concept note and plans
    • -Development of criteria to identify host country for UN WDFs
    • -Proposals to host First UN WDF

Coffee break

  • 4 The United Nations World Data forum (continued)  11:30am—1:00pm
    • -Decision on First UN World Data Forum
    • -Key milestones and timeline for the UN WDF

Lunch break

Afternoon session

  • 5 Conclusions and next steps (session with issue partners) 2:00pm—3:30pm

Coffee break

  • 5 Conclusions and next steps (closed session) 4:00pm—5:00pm
    • -Work plan
    • -Activities of subgroups
    • -Logistical issues - dates and venue for next meeting
    • -Any other business

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