The 66th session of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) will serve as the Regional Forum for Sustainable Development and give input to the 2015 high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF). The high-level dialogue of this meeting will discuss, inter alia: how to transform the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into guidelines, standards, regulations and policies so as to help countries to achieve the goals and take action at the regional level; and how to develop a framework for accountability and monitoring of sustainable development. High-level thematic discussions will also be held and focus on actions and commitments. These discussions will address: sustainable energy and resilient communities; sustainable management of ecosystems and natural resources;connectivity and competitiveness for sustainable lives; measuring and monitoring sustainable development; and partnering for sustainable development.  

dates: 14-16 April 2015  
venue: Palais des Nations  
location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland  
contact: UNECE Secretariat  
phone: +41 (0)22 917 1316  
fax: +41 (0)22 917 0566  
e-mail: info.ece@unece.org  
www: http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=35851#/
 https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2015/ece