On Thursday February 12, the DPI-NGO office organized a briefing on Transitioning from the MDGs. A packed hall heard from Amina Mohammed, Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning, Jeffrey Brez, Chief, NGO Relations, Advocacy and Special Events, DPI, Mitchell Toomey, Director, Millennium Campaign, Florencia Soto, Public Information Officer, Strategic Communication Division, DPI, Jeffery Huffines, United Nations Representative of CIVICUS, and Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, DESA.
Rather than recap each of the talking points from each of the speakers, I’ll walk through how this event was covered by social media.
Have questions on how MDGs to SDGs transition will take place & what's your role? Use #dpingo #action2015 to tweet your questions!
— WorldWeWant (@WorldWeWant2030) February 12, 2015
Mohammed: Need a UN Day for Civ Soc since many govts are operating openly against it! #dpingo #action2015
— UN&GlobalGov Studies (@SHU_UN_Studies) February 12, 2015
For universal & transformative SDGs, #DataRevolution, institutions, engagement are key #dpingo #action2015 pic.twitter.com/dFlA7E31Pg
— Jeanne Spillane (@starrock2) February 12, 2015
"We need a #datarevolution to create baselines that will help us make sure we leave no one behind" Amina Mohammed #dpingo #action2015
— Jeff Brez (@JeffBrez) February 12, 2015
Many players need to collaborate in transition from #MDGs to #SDGs – incl. business, parliamentarians, #CS etc #action2015 #DPINGO
— Elisabeth K Shuman (@ekoshuman) February 12, 2015
A complex world deserves a complex agenda-all must play a role to make it": @mtoomeyUN #DPINGO #action2015 #POST2015 pic.twitter.com/c0TOMvUDy1
— Dr L Spires (@LendySpires) February 12, 2015
New DPI website will launch next wk to engage more ppl on #action #post2015 via: http://t.co/m4ivI7r1j7 pic.twitter.com/2JaGdBoewr
— WorldWeWant (@WorldWeWant2030) February 12, 2015
F. Soto@DPI – have to raise awareness of SDGs and message simply: TARGETS WORK #dpingo #action2015
— UN&GlobalGov Studies (@SHU_UN_Studies) February 12, 2015
For universal, transformative #SDGs #DataRevolution, institutions, engagement are key: A Mohammed #dpingo #action2015 pic.twitter.com/Zw6TeZdC1f
— Ireland at UN (@irishmissionun) February 12, 2015
Match the ambition for Paris with commensurate ambition for Addis: @ThomasGass #action2015 #dpingo #FFD3 #COP21
— Ireland at UN (@irishmissionun) February 12, 2015
Simplify the message without ignoring the complexity of the agenda: @JefferyHuffines #dpingo #action2015 #SDGs
— Ireland at UN (@irishmissionun) February 12, 2015