Commission
Commission on Population and Development fifty-first session
9 to 13 April 2018, New York
Oral statements
Information for NGOs wishing to make oral statements at the 51th Session of the Commission on Population and Development
Representatives from NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC that have pre-registered for the 51th session may make oral statements, time permitting, during the general debate at the Commission on Population and Development.
Inclusion of NGO presenters on the list of speakers is made on a “first-come-first-served” basis, and is dependent on the time available. There are no guarantees that an oral statement will be made at the Session.
Oral statements should be based on the priority theme of the Session: "Sustainable cities, human mobility and international migration” and made under agenda item 3 “General debate".
If you have questions concerning the submission of oral statements to the Commission, please send an email to [email protected]. The subject line should read “CPD51 oral statement”.
Instructions for submitting requests to make oral statements:
Deadline for submission: 23 March 2018
- Requests to make oral statements and be inscribed on the list of speakers should be sent by email to the Secretariat of the Commission ([email protected]) under the subject "CPD2018 - NGO Oral statement";
- Written statements should not be included at this stage. Only submit the name of your NGO, the name and contact details of presenter, please ensure that the presenter belongs to the ECOSOC-accredited NGO;
- Presentations cannot exceed 3 minutes and should adhere to the topic of the priority theme of the Session;
- Presentations will be made in one of the six official UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish;
- NGO Written Statements submitted should not be orally presented, as these documents are already provided to the Commission. Furthermore, such repetition would hinder other NGOs from having their views heard by the Commission;
- Joint statements on behalf of a number of NGOs are encouraged. The person delivering the statement should make clear on behalf of which organizations he/she is speaking. The names of the NGOs should be in alphabetical order;
- The UN Secretariat will confirm receipt of the request received.
Some suggestions when making oral statements:
- Affiliations from the speaker should be noted on the oral statement paper version that is delivered to interpreters and conference service officers;
- Organize your speech to highlight your key idea;
- Strive for clarity and coherence;
- Avoid repetitive or incomprehensible language;
- Use simple sentence structure;
- Avoid jargon;
- Avoid being critical of a UN Member State or Government leader/s;
- Do not make critical generalizations of a group or persons/countries/organizations;
- Double check your facts;
- Consult UN terminology;
- Avoid abbreviations and acronyms;
- Time yourself delivering the speech to ensure that you can adhere to the time limit.
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