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Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals:Context, Progress and Trends
Presentation for theCanadian Council for International Co-Operation
May 29, 2014
Shannon KindornayThe North-South Institute
Presentation Outline
• History and context
• Post-2015 SDGs: Processes
• Post-2015 SDGs: Actors
• Post-2015 SDGs: Trending Issues
• Post-2015 SDGs: Priorities and Goals
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History and Context
Environment and Development
• UN Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972
• Brundtland Commission (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987)
• Earth Summit, Rio, 1992• Earth Summit+5, New York, 1997• Millennium Declaration 2000, MDGs 2001• World Summit on Sustainable Development,
Johannesburg, 2002• Rio+20, 2012
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Post-2015 SDGs: Processes
Processes• Multiple, parallel tracks for defining post-2015 goals /
Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goals• Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development • Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development
Financing (Rio+20)• Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Post-2015• HLP of Eminent Persons on Post-2015• UN System Task Team / UN Thematic and Country
Consultations
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Post-2015 SDGs: Processes
Post-2015 SDGs: Actors
• Move beyond MDG8
• Inclusive global partnership
• Private sector; civil society; national and local governments; emerging economies
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Post-2015 SDGs: Trending Issues
Data Revolution
• Proposed by the High Level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda 2013 Report
• Call for more and better data for post-2015
Universal framework, country specific implementation
• Unclear how this will work in practice
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Post-2015 SDGs: Priorities and Goals
http://cidpnsi.ca/blog/portfolio/tracking-post-2015/
Post-2015 SDGs: Priorities and Goals• Focus Areas from the
Open Working Group on Sustainable Development (May 5-9, 2014)
• Inputs from members states available here
1. Poverty eradication, building shared prosperity and promoting equality2. Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition3. Health and population dynamics4. Education and life-long learning5. Gender equality and women’s empowerment6. Water and sanitation7. Energy8. Economic growth, employment and infrastructure9. Industrialization and promoting equality among nations10. Sustainable cities and human settlements11. Sustainable Consumption and Production12. Climate change13. Conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, oceans and seas14. Ecosystems and biodiversity15. Means of implementation/Global partnership for sustainable development16. Peaceful and inclusive societies, rule of law and capable institutions
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