Click here to visit the IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub knowledgebase.  SDG UPDATE A compilation of items recently posted to the SDG Knowledge Hub Thursday, 2 February 2017 NEWS Governments, Indigenous Peoples Discuss Participation Criteria, Venues 31 January 2017: UN Member States and Indigenous peoples’ representatives and institutions held three days of consultations on Indigenous peoples' participation in UN meetings on issues affecting them. Venues of participation, participation modalities, recognition and selection mechanisms, and selection criteria received particular attention. UNESCO Launches Water Information Network System 31 January 2017: Within the framework of monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Hydrological Programme (IHP) launched the Water Information Network System (WINS). The UNESCO-IHP WINS aims to provide UNESCO member States and other stakeholders with an open source, open access web platform and a global reference on water-related issues. IMO BWM Convention, Honolulu Challenge Tackling Invasive Species January 2017: Governments, UN agencies and other stakeholders are addressing invasive alien species (IAS) and their impacts on biodiversity through the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention), and through the Honolulu Challenge, an initiative meant to increase action on IAS. ECOSOC Forum Highlights Young People's Role in SDGs 31 January 2017: Participants at the UN Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) sixth annual Youth Forum underscored the role of young people in tackling poverty and achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on climate change. The Forum focused on the theme, ‘Role of youth in poverty eradication and promoting prosperity in a changing world,’ and highlighted the importance of youth in championing their own interests. CURRENT & UPCOMING EVENTS SEE MORE » CGRFA 16 28 January - 3 February 2017 | Rome, Lazio, Italy Global Forum on Migration and Development 1-2 February 2017 | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland 55th Session of Commission for Social Development 1-10 February 2017 | New York City, US Symposium on Combating Desertification: Towards Land Degradation Neutrality 7 February 2017 | Tokyo, Japan 77th Meeting of the CDM Accreditation Panel 7-9 February 2017 | Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany First Meeting of the SAICM Intersessional Process 7-9 February 2017 | Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil Asia-Pacific Business Forum (APBF) 2017 8-9 February 2017 | Dhaka, Bangladesh ICAO Alternative Fuels Seminar 8-9 February 2017 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada World Government Summit 2017 12-14 February 2017 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2017 UN Annual Parliamentary Hearing 13-14 February 2017 | New York City, US 40th Session of the IFAD Governing Council 14-15 February 2017 | Rome, Lazio, Italy 8th International Conference on Integrated Natural Disaster Management 14-15 February 2017 | Tehran, Iran 18th Meeting of the CGE 14-16 February 2017 | Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Preparatory Meeting for UN Conference on SDG 14 15-16 February 2017 | New York City, US 15th Coordination Meeting on International Migration 16-17 February 2017 | New York City, US Water-Energy Nexus: Resource Efficiency - Capacity Building Workshop for ESCWA Region 19-20 February 2017 | Manama, Al Manamah, Bahrain Funding for the IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub has been provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) The IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub is a knowledgebase tracking implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Click here for further information on the IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub .