June Momentum for Climate Change
09 Jun 2020
Special Event on Cooperation with United Nations entities and other Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)

Venue:

Virtual

Time: 14:00 - 15:30 CEST

Type: Open

Format: Panel discussions with webcast. No prior registration is required.

Description:

The objective of this information event is to provide an overview of UN Climate Change cooperation with UN system entities and other IGOs and allow for discussion on UN system coherence on climate action

This special informative briefing will allow to:

  • Highlight the importance of cooperative activities;
  • Provide an overview of UN Climate Change cooperation with UN and other IGOs in the past year (FCCC/SBSTA/2020/INF.2) and allow for discussion on UN system coherence on climate action
  • Share information on multilateral support to recover better from COVID-19;


Agenda:

2pm

  • Opening remarks by the Chair of the SBSTA

2:05pm

2:15pm

 

2:40pm

  • SBSTA Chair to open floor for brief questions and perspectives from Groups of Parties organisations and other observers, with discussion focused on the following guiding questions:
  1. What do Parties and observer organisations expect on interagency cooperation?
  2. How can UN and other intergovernmental organisations better support recovery from COVID 19 to ensure alignment of measures with SDGs and the Paris Agreement. 

3:20

  • Closing remarks by the SBSTA Chair, close of the meeting
   

[1] Represented by Minoru Takada – Team Lead in the Sustainable Development Goals Division.
[2] Represented by Zitouni Ould Dada – Deputy Director, Climate and Environment Division
[3] Represented by Stephen Gold - Global Head and Principal Technical Advisor
[4] Represented by Marina Maiero – Technical Officer, Climate Change and Health
[5] Represented by Moustapha Kamal Gueye – Coordinator, Green Jobs Programme
[6] Represented by Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, Director, Implementation Support Division
[7] Represented by Louise Baker – Unit Chief, External Relations, Policy and Advocacy

Contact:

Livia Hollins, Hernani Escobar Rodriguez
lhollins@unfccc.int, hescobarrodriguez@unfccc.int

Language:

English