Post2015.org – what comes after the MDGs?
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What do we know about the world’s proposals for post-2015 goals? First analysis from the Future Goals Tracker
By Gina Bergh and Jonathan Couturier at the Overseas Development Institute All eyes are on the post-2015 High Level Panel this month as it prepares its report of recommendations on future development goals to the UN Secretary-General, and on the Open Working Group as it holds its second substantive meeting on SDGs. Yet while these … 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
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
One hundred and sixty ideas: Introducing the Future Development Goals Tracker
By Gina Bergh at the Overseas Development Institute With the increasing hive of activity around the work of the UN High Level Panel on Post-2015 and the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals it’s getting tough to keep track of the growing number of proposals for future development goals. That’s why the Overseas Development … 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
UNCTAD to lead post-2015 e-discussion on development-led globalization
“Consultations on growth and employment are being coordinated by an advisory group consisting of staff from the United Nations Development Programme, the International Labour Organization, UNCTAD, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and UN Women, as well as representatives of other international and civil society organizations. The thematic e-discussion on development-led globalization will … Continue reading
Countdown to Monrovia..
Are you ready for the High Level Panel’s Monrovia meeting? According to the countdown there are only 4 days, 7 hours and 28 minutes left.. Read the welcome statement by H.E. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Co-Chair).
Up and running: The Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
The Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is now officially up and running, in accordance with this recent UN General Assembly draft decision. This document confirms the OWG’s diverse country membership, comprising thirty official places, many of which are shared by two to three different states. The OWG will hold its first meeting … Continue reading
Fragile states on the agenda at Monrovia
By Gina Bergh and Claire Leigh at the Overseas Development Institute Next week the High Level Panel on Post-2015 will hold its third meeting in Monrovia to discuss ’National Building Blocks for Sustained Prosperity‘. One of the themes on the table will be governance and institution building, with a focus on fragile and conflict-affected states (this conversation … Continue reading
MDGs: making your mark on the post-2015 agenda in 2013
“Unlike MDGs the new goals will not be drafted behind closed doors, but we need to make our voices heard. Gina Bergh shares her ‘to do’ list to help steer future development policy”. Read the full article here.
