The second annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) took place on 16-17 May 2017 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The theme of the 2017 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is "Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world", and the Member States have decided that the HLPF 2017 shall focus on six SDGs (1, 2, 3, 5, 9 and 14) in addition to SDG 17 that will be considered at each HLPF. In this context, the following topic may be considered for the STI Forum 2017: "Science, Technology and Innovation for a Changing World - Focus on SDGs 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, and 14".
WCCE was represented by our President, Alfonso González. The objective of our attendance is to show the commitment of WCCE and its members organizations to UN's Sustainable Development Goals and contribute for its accomplishment.
The first annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) will take place on 6-7 June 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The 2016 STI Forum will address the topic "realizing the potential of science, technology and innovation for all to achieve the sustainable development goals."
WCCE delegation to the Forum comprises our President, Alfonso González and our Communications Director, Ramiro Aurín. The objective of our attendance is to show the commitment of WCCE and its members organizations to UN's Sustainable Development Goals and contribute for its accomplishment.
The SDG Business Forum within UN's High-Level Political Forum, HLPF took place on 19 June 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. SDG Business Forum was co-hosted by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UN Global Compact, and International Chamber of Commerce, as Chair of the Global Business Alliance for 2030. The SDG Business Forum convened leaders from business and governments, together with heads of UN agencies, key international organizations and civil society groups.
WCCE delegation to the Forum comprised our President, Alfonso González. The objective of our attendance is to show the commitment of WCCE and its members organizations to UN's Sustainable Development Goals and contribute for its accomplishment.
Transparency International Spain presentation on Ethics principles for Parliamentary Bodies was held on June 10 on the Center for Constitutional Studies in Madrid. The Ethics principles Charter for Parliamentary Bodies compiles twenty proposals to provide transparency to parliamentary activity for both representatives and lobbies.
WCCE delegation to the the presentation comprised our Executive Director, José Francisco Sáez. The objective of our attendance is to engage further in the activities of Transparency International and their public procurement subcommittee, which is currently addressing the topics of integrity pacts, which resemble Public administration commitments present in Global International Anti-corruption Centre - GIACC's Projects Anti-Corruption System PACS.
WCCE President and several other WCCE representatives are presently attending to the Panamerican Engineering Congress 2015 which is taking place in Cancun. Such congress tributes Panamerican Academy of Engineering 15th Anniversary.
The Panamerican Academy of Engineering was founded in Panama City in 2000 under the auspices of UPADI PanAmerican Union of Engineering Organizations.
Several WCCE representatives are members of the body of Academicians. WCCE Past President Emilio Colon currently holds its vice Presidency as well as our Coastal Engineering Standing Comittee Chairman, Mauricio Porraz, and our passed away founding President.
From WCCE we would like to congratulate API and all its academicians and wish them a frutiful future in disseminating the importance of engineering on the Americas.
The ’Water for Life’ Decade ends in 2015. The Decade has seen the recognition of the human right to water and sanitation and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the number of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water well in advance of the 2015 deadline.
To celebrate the end of the Decade, the United Nations Headquarters in New York will welcome these global voices. Taking place on World Water Day, 22 March 2015, an exhibition is planned to reflect on the successes of the ’Water for Life’ Decade, especially in relation to the Millennium Development Goals, while also looking to the post-2015 development agenda. Your voices will speak directly to UN delegates and guests. We’d like as many voices as possible to reach the delegates who will attend World Water Day in New York! We would be grateful if you could also help us publicise this campaign and bring together the voices of all those who do not have access to the web.
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