Post2015.org – what comes after the MDGs?
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UN System Task Team: A Renewed partnership for Development
From the UN Task Team on the Post 2015 Development Agenda: “In today’s increasingly integrated world, the post-2015 development agenda must be conceived as a truly global agenda with shared responsibilities for all countries. The world has changed fundamentally since the adoption of the Millennium Declaration. It is faced with new challenges and opportunities, many … Continue reading
Two steps forward, one step back? Governance in the post 2015 framework
Written by Leni Wild, a researcher with the Overseas Development Institute Last week, I participated in the final meeting of the global thematic consultation on governance and the post 2015 framework, hosted in Johannesburg by UNDP and UNHCR. Going into the meeting, Gina Bergh and I set out some ideas for what we hoped would … Continue reading
Rupert Simons writes on Liberia’s progress and what might come after the MDGs
Written by Rupert Simons, AGI Liberia Country Head This week, Liberia is hosting the third UN High Level Panel on the development framework post 2015. 27 panel members have descended on Monrovia, including David Cameron, who is a co-chair of the panel. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, another co-chair, is the host. For Liberia, the panel … Continue reading
Achieving Sustainable development post-2015 will require addressing governance challenges
“Parliamentarians, civil society and academia have repeatedly emphasised the centrality of governance to sustainable development, taking into account capacity development needs of both people and institutions for good governance at different levels, from local to global…” Read more on the post-2015 press conference held at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in this report by the United Nations Information … Continue reading
Building governance into a post-2015 framework: exploring transparency and accountability as an entry point
This research report and briefing note by Bergh et al. of ODI, discusses the role of governance post-2015. As the debate on the post-2015 agenda gains momentum, some are arguing that there is a need to increase the focus on governance in a future agreement. Although this responds to people’s aspirations for political freedoms and … Continue reading
The debate on governance and post-2015 kicks off in South Africa
Written by Gina Bergh, a researcher at the Overseas Development Institute. I touched down in my home country recently to attend the African dialogue on governance, the first regional event of the global conversation on how a new agreement post-2015 could help to improve governance for development. With a storm beating down on the roof … Continue reading
What should post-2015 development goals look like?
“A high-level panel U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed to flesh out the post-Millennium Development Goals agenda will be meeting next week at the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. So what should the priorities be for the panel co-chaired by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang … Continue reading
