Innovation as key to leaving no one behind
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
13:15 – 14:45
Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ
UN Funds and Programmes and Global Pulse in cooperation with the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on
Youth and the Mission of Denmark to the United Nations cordially invite you to an event to demonstrate how
innovation is key to delivering on the 2030 agenda and leaving no one behind. The event will be held on
the margins of the annual session of the executive board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS, the joint meeting of the
executive boards of UN Funds and Programmes and the Science, Technology and Innovation Forum (STI
Forum).
UN Funds and Programmes and Global Pulse will showcase how innovation is key to leaving no one behind by
helping to identify and meet community needs, enhance service delivery and quality of service and realise
human rights. The event will also consider how innovation can provide financial solutions and better access to
data and provide new possibilities for youth. Finally, the event will shed light on how partnerships with other
actors, including private sector actors, provide a means for tapping into new technologies, sources of data and
financing solutions.
Agenda
1:15 – 1:30 Opening
H.E. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the General Assembly (tbc)
1:30 – 2:40 How is innovation key to leaving no one behind?
Interactive dialogue with UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, UN Women, WFP and Global Pulse
Moderated by Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth
2:40 – 2:45 Closing remarks
H.E. Ib Petersen, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN
All are welcome!
Registration: Eventbrite. RSVP by Thursday, 2 June 2016
Lunch to be served next to Vienna Café from 12:45 – 13:15
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