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Post-2015 Calendar: Current & Upcoming Events
Information courtesy of IISD reporting services: Third Meeting of the Open Working Group on SDGs UN Headquarters 22-24 May 2013 Vienna Energy Forum 2013 Vienna, Austria 28-30 May 2013 ESCWA Regional Implementation Meeting Dubai, United Arab Emirates 29-30 May 2013 Briefing on Final Report of High-level Panel New York, United States of … Continue reading
UNF’s April Post-2015 Update
SDGs Open Working Group The Open Working Group (OWG) on SDGs held its second session (first meeting on substance) from April 17-19 to discuss the SDGs framework and ending poverty. A consensus emerged that irreversible poverty eradication has to be at the core of the SDGs and post-2015, and that poverty is multidimensional. Many countries … Continue reading
‘What Next For Development: The World After the Millennium Development Goals’ – RESULTS National Conference 2013
Over the weekend of the 20th-22nd of April RESULTS UK will be holding its annual National Conference. This year’s conference, entitled ‘What Next For Development: The World After the Millennium Development Goals’ will reflect on the progress of the Millennium Development Goals and look ahead to the new international framework that will replace the MDGs … Continue reading
After the MDGs: Hunger, food and nutrition security in the post-2015 development framework
As the Global Thematic Consultation on Hunger, Food Security and Nutrition continues in Madrid this week (watch the live stream here), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) share their perspective: “ROME, Italy, 3 April 2013 – As the international community counts down 1,000 days to 1 January 2015 – the target date for meeting … Continue reading
EVENT: How should inequality feature in a post-2015 agreement?
A widely-acknowledged limitation of the Millennium Development Goals is a neglect of inequality – it is argued that the targets encouraged a focus on ‘low hanging fruit’, those people that were easiest to reach. In the run-up to 2015, a great deal of debate has highlighted this neglect and considered the many ways in which … Continue reading
‘Resilience’: A stalwart of the post-2015 development agenda or just unhelpful jargon?
Written by Eva Comba, Overseas Development Institute The fourth meeting of the resilience dialogue series is held today in Washington D.C. It features Helen Clark (UNDP), Rachel Kyte (World Bank), Andris Piebalgs (EC) and Ministers from Peru and Japan talking about how to include disaster and climate resilience in the post-2015 development agenda. But is ‘resilience’ … Continue reading
What should Post 2015 look like? You DECIDE!
Event: What should Post 2015 look like? You DECIDE! 21st March, House of Lords, Committee Room G, 2-5pm: Chair: Lord Paul Boateng,Trustee of the Planet Earth Institute Speakers: • Professor Paul Younger, Rankine Chair of Engineering and Professor of Energy Engineering (Systems Power and Energy) at the University of Glasgow • Dr Dirk Willem the … Continue reading
Reducing Poverty: an online consultation to inform the OECD Global Forum on Development (2 DAYS LEFT!!!)
Wikiprogress has received 35 comments for the upcoming OECD Global Forum on Development. ONLY 2 days left to include YOUR VOICE in the following debate! The discussion closes on Friday 15 March at 17h (GMT +1) An online consultation called Reducing poverty is achievable: finding those who are hidden by inequalities, has been set up … Continue reading
Post-2015 Calendar: Current & Upcoming Events
The content in this calendar is courtesy of IISD Reporting Services. Post-2015 Calendar: Current & Upcoming Events E-discussion on Environmental Sustainability and Growth virtual 31 Jan – 28 Feb E-discussion on Environmental Sustainability in Post-2015 Development Agenda virtual 4 Feb – 1 Mar E-discussion on Energy and Means of Implementation virtual 25 … Continue reading
Dili International Conference on the post-2015 Agenda
Next week is the Dili International Conference on the post-2015 agenda, which will take place from the 25th-28th of February. This will help fill something of a gap identified in post-2015 discussions to date, by bringing attention to the priorities of fragile and conflict affected states. The focus of the conference is “Development for All: Stop … Continue reading
