Please note the following:
  1. To promote broad stakeholder participation, ONLY one event application can be accepted per the main sponsor.
  2. Side-events should be related to the CSocD63 priority theme on “Strengthening solidarity, social inclusion and social cohesion to accelerate the delivery of the commitments of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development as well as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
  3. Priority will be given to multi-stakeholder events that include Member States, Intergovernmental Organizations, UN agencies and civil society organizations.
  4. Side event organizers are requested to notify the Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) about any additional side events they have planned. These events will be added to the official list of side events that will be published on the CSocD63 website.
  5. The deadline for submission of online application forms for side-events is 2 December 2024 (12 am EST – New York time).
  6. Please note that UN DESA plans to provisionally publish a list of confirmed side-events by 20 December 2024.

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* 1. ** This question is necessary only if you intend to organize an in-person side event at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York. **
UN Customer Number or Business Partner (BP) Number (Please note that this number is necessary for your application to be approved. You can find this number on one of the invoices that the UN sent you previously when you organized events at the UN Headquarters in New York. Unfortunately, you cannot apply for a new BP number at this time. You may contact a sponsor who has one and can support your event.)

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* 2. First Name:

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* 3. Last Name:

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* 4. Affiliation/Organization:

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* 5. Official Delegation/Organization Name (For ECOSOC NGOs, please consult iCSO):

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* 6. Address:

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* 7. Phone or WhatsApp Number:

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* 8. E-mail:

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* 9. Type of Event:

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* 10. Are you planning to host the side event in person or online?

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* 11. Event Title:

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* 12. Speakers (First Name, Last Name, Title, Organization Name):

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* 13. Website (Recommended that detailed information on side-events such as background information, speakers' bios/CVs and statements/presentations should be posted on the websites of convening organizations)

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* 14. Please upload concept note if available

PDF, DOC, DOCX file types only.
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* 15. Please upload flyer if available:

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG file types only.
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* 16. First Day of the Session: please choose at least one option

  1.15 - 2.30 pm 3.00 - 4.15 pm 4.45 - 6.00 pm 
10 February 2025

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* 17. Preferred Dates and Times: please select a minimum of 3 options:

  10.00 am - 11.15 am 11.30 am - 12.45 pm 1.15 am - 2.30 pm 3.00 pm - 4.15 pm 4.45 pm - 6.00 pm
11 February 2025
12 February 2025
13 February 2025
14 February 2025

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* 18. Services (please note that the United Nations does not provide laptops. The United Nations will only provide language interpreters, international sign language, and closed captions to the UN Secretariat, and this is available in a very limited capacity. Member States, UN Agencies, NGOs, or any other stakeholders are encouraged to bring their own interpreters.). All external interpreters provided must be familiar with the UN's interpretation equipment, and our colleagues from gMeets should be informed. Please note that there is a mandatory UN security fee, which is estimated to cost between $100 and $200.

Please choose from the following services below:

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* 19. Details of Event (further information/updates can be provided later to socialngo@un.org):

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