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, 8 November 2018 POLICY BRIEFS SDG Knowledge Weekly: Responsible Investment, Financial Disclosure and Reporting Standards It is well known that investment is a lynchpin of implementing the SDGs, and bridging the finance gap demands transparency and disclosure. This week’s brief looks at the most recent events and papers that show where opportunities lie for those working in finance and investment to take action and report, with special attention paid to those launched at the UN Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) World Investment Forum. FEATURED WHO Global Conference Recommends Reducing Deaths from Air Pollution by Two-Thirds by 2030 2 November 2018: The First World Health Organization (WHO) Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health convened under the theme, ‘Improving Air Quality, Combating Climate Change: Saving Lives.’ Participants acknowledged the urgent need to scale up the global response to prevent diseases and deaths from air pollution, which claims seven million lives a year, is a major driver of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart attacks, strokes and lung cancer, and accelerates climate change. UN Security Council, UNGA Address Women in Peace, Security 2 November 2018: The UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly (UNGA) debated the role of women in peace and security, nearly two decades after the Security Council’s adoption of the landmark resolution on the topic (resolution 1325 (2000)). Governments addressed the “systemic failure” to integrate women into processes as peacekeeping, mediation, and peace negotiations. NEWS SIDS Regions Meet in Advance of Mid-term Review of SAMOA Pathway 2 November 2018: Small island developing States (SIDS) committed to strengthen their efforts to tackle the impacts of climate change and achieve the SDGs, during a preparatory meeting for the midterm review of the SAMOA Pathway. The SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway, the outcome of the Third International Conference on SIDS conference in 2014, covers the period 2015-2025, and promotes international assistance to address challenges faced by small islands. Canada, Ghana to Lead Consultations on FfD High-level Dialogue 30 October 2018: The President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) appointed the permanent representatives of Canada and Ghana as co-facilitators for the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development (FfD). Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Permanent Representative of Ghana, and Marc-Andre Blanchard, Permanent Representative of Canada, will consult with Member States on “the substantive work, including possible outcome” of the Dialogue. UNFCCC Technical Paper Highlights Mitigation Benefits of Circular Economy 30 October 2018: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a technical paper, which compiles and shares information on the mitigation benefits and co-benefits of policies, practices and actions relating to circular economy activities with a focus on waste to energy, supply chain redesign and industrial waste reuse. UNFCCC COP 24 Presidency Releases Summary Note of Pre-COP 24 October 2018: The incoming Presidency of the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UNFCCC has published a summary note of the "pre-COP," which convened from 23-24 October 2018 in Krakow, Poland. The note synthesizes discussions that took place on mitigation, transparency, finance and adaptation in breakout groups, as well on the Talanoa Dialogue in a plenary session. Baseline Report Urges Coherent Efforts to Realize SDG 5, All SDGs in Asia-Pacific October 2018: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and UN Women have released a publication examining gender equality and the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific. The report establishes a baseline for governments and policymakers to monitor and accelerate progress towards gender equality commitments in the SDGs. CURRENT & UPCOMING EVENTS SEE MORE » 9th GEF International Waters Conference 5-8 November 2018 | Marrakesh, Marrakech, Morocco Eighth Meeting of the UN Inter-Agency and Expert Group on the SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDG 8) 5-8 November 2018 | Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden 30th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol 5-9 November 2018 | Ecuador 54th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC-54) and Sessions of the Associated C... 5-9 November 2018 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 76th Session of the Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) 5-9 November 2018 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Joint Conference on Forests and Water 2018 5-9 November 2018 | Valdivia, Los Lagos, Chile Disaster Risk Reduction, Response and Sustainable Reconstruction: Capacity Building for Equitable Pl... 8 November 2018 | Boston, MA, US Women on the Frontlines: Climate Change and Security Nexus 9 November 2018 | Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland Sustainability and Development Conference 9-11 November 2018 | US Paris Peace Forum 11-13 November 2018 | Paris, Ile-De-France, France Barcelona Resilience Week 11-16 November 2018 | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Ninth International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development 12-15 November 2018 | Kiev, Kyyiv, Ukraine African Biodiversity Summit 13 November 2018 | Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt Gender and Energy Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean: The Balance of Power 13 November 2018 | Washington D.C., US Linkages between Climate Change and Challenges to Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace 13 November 2018 | New York City, US Pathways to Resilience in Climate-affected SIDS: Promises, Actions and Results 13-15 November 2018 | New York City, US 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). 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