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The Post2015 Development AgendaDo we need one? How different should it be?
Rob VosUnited Nations
Bonn Symposium 2012Paradigm Shift 2015
SEFBonn
13 November 2012Realizing the Future We Want for All
The Post2015 Development AgendaDo we need one? How different should it be?
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Do we need one?MDGs: Much progress, but also much unfinished business
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Improvement since 1990
Progress towards
global goal
On track?
MDG 1 – Poverty yes 100%+ yes
MDG 2 ‐ Primary education yes 90% NO
MDG 3 ‐ Gender equality (edu) yes 97% yes
MDG 4 – Child mortality yes 53% NO
MDG 5 – Maternal mortality yes 61% NO
MDG 6 – HIV/AIDS yes ‐‐ yes
MDG 7 – Drinking water yes 100% yes
The Post2015 Development AgendaDo we need one? How different should it be?
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Do we need one?Lessons from the MDG agenda• MDGs have become milestones that helpedgalvanize national and international development efforts
•Inspirational vision with time‐bound goals focused on human developmentBUT: •Targets not always clear and perhaps unfair (absolute versus relative progress)•Progress has been uneven•Insufficient attention to fundamental causes of poverty and inequality•Goals, but little guidance about the “means” Photo Credit: UN Photo
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Do we need one?Yes: deal with unfinished business• Widespread (extreme and moderate) poverty remains
• Rural and linked to food insecurity• Lack of decent employment and rising inequalities
need more inclusive growth
• Consolidate and improve on progress in education and health• Address problems of quality and inequality• Beyond current MDGs: tackle secondary education and NCDs
• Securing gains through peace and security• No single MDG achieved in low‐income fragile states• Lack of safety, lack of progress
• Securing gains through resilience and disaster risk management Photo Credit: UN Photo
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Do we need one?Yes, poverty agenda part and parcel of global challenges• Growing environmental footprints • Persistent inequalities • Food and nutrition insecurity• Knowledge challenge• Shifting demographics (migration, urbanization, ageing)• Conflict, violence and insecurity• Governance deficits at all levelsUrgent need to find new pathways towards inclusive and sustainable global development
The Post2015 Development AgendaDo we need one? How different should it be?
Beyond MDGs:
• Recognize need for transformative change for inclusive, people‐centered, sustainableglobal development
• Build on the core values outlined in the Millennium Declaration…. respect for human rights equality sustainability
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Vision: The Future We Want for All
• …and organizing global goals alongfour interdependent dimensions: Inclusive social development Inclusive economic development Environmental sustainability Peace and security
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Vision:Realizing the Future We Want for All
•A high degree of policy coherence at the global, regional, national and sub‐national levels is required •A core set of ‘development enablers’ to guide policy coherence but not aiming to be overly prescriptive
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The Post2015 Development AgendaDo we need one? How different should it be?
The Post2015 Development AgendaDo we need one? How different should it be? Enablers:
Sustainable use of natural resources (climate, oceans, biodiversity) and management of waste
Managing disaster risk and improving disaster response
Enablers:Fair and stable global trading systemAdequate financing for development and stable financial systemAffordable access to technology and knowledgeProviding sustainable energy for allCoherent macroeconomic and development policies supportive of inclusive and green growth
Enablers:Sustainable food and nutrition securityUniversal access to quality health careUniversal access to quality education Inclusive social protection systemsManaging demographic dynamicsRegulating international migration
Enablers:Democratic and coherent global governance mechanismsGood governance practices based on the rule of lawHuman rights protection
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Rio+20, ‘green economy’ and SDGs
• Idea of SDGs consistent with outlined framework for the post‐2015 agenda:Holistic approach to economic, social and environmentally sustainable development Green economy concepts vary but tend to coincide with sustainable development notion of Brundtland reportSDGs, green economy and post‐2015 discussions must go hand in hand
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Issues for discussion
The Post2015 Development AgendaDo we need one? How different should it be?
The Way Forward: UN processes
• UN Member States are to provide overall guidance• SDGs to be prepared through “Open‐Working Group” of
General Assembly• UNDG: national and global thematic consultation processes• HighLevel Panel: advise SG on possible framework and
bases for political consensus• UN System Task Team: prepare view from “system”,
integrate inputs from other processes; technical support to OWG on SDGs
• Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN):external (Sachs) initiative from scientific community under UN flag
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What’s next in shaping the global development agenda?• Broad consultations about vision and contours• When seeking consensus three dangers should be
avoided:• Overloading• Overt prescription or vagueness • Donor centrism
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Avoiding overloading, ‘dirigism’ and donor centrism
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A limited set of goals relevant to all countries….with shared responsibilities …. adapted to national and local contexts …. while aligned with international agreements…. and inclusive to build partnerships with all stakeholders
The Post2015 Development AgendaDo we need one? How different should it be?
For more information on the work of the UN System on the post‐2015 UN development agenda visit:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/untaskteam_undf/index.shtml
Contact: Rob Vos, UN‐DESA, [email protected]
