Madara SiliņaDevelopment Cooperation Policy Division, Senior Desk Officer

madara.silina@mfa.gov.lv, +371 67016420

February 26, 2016, Riga

What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Why are they important

• 2000 – the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)• What have we achieved?• What has changed?• 2015 – a Ground-breaking year for development• Development of the 2030 Agenda – the most

inclusive UN process to this date• 2015 – the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)• The new goals in the SDGs• The MDGs vs the SDGs • Next steps: implementation

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The UN Millennium Development Goals

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• MDG 1: More than 1 billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty since 1990, but more than 800 million people are still living in extreme poverty

• MDG 2: Enrolment in primary education in developing regions reached 91 per cent in 2015 ( 83 % in 2000), still 57 million children of primary school age were out of school

• MDG 3: Eliminated gender disparity in primary, secondary and tertiary education, but only half of working-age women participate in the labour force (3/4 of men)

The UN Millennium Development Goals: state of play

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• MDG 4: Between 1990 and 2015, the global under-five mortality rate has declined by more than half, (from 90 to 43 deaths per 1000 live births), still 16,000 children under five continue to die, mostly from preventable causes;

• MDG 5: Since 1990, the maternal mortality ratio has been cut nearly in half, and most of the reduction occurred since 2000, still only half of pregnant women receive the recommended amount of antenatal care.

• MDG 6: New HIV infections fell by approximately 40 per cent between 2000 and 2013; a 58 % decline in malaria mortality rates globally. More than 75 per cent of the new infections in 2013 occurred in 15 countries.

The UN Millennium Development Goals: state of play

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• MDG 7: The world has met the target of halving the proportion of people without access to improved sources of water, five years ahead of schedule. Worldwide 2.1 billion people have gained access to improved sanitation. Between 1990 and 2012, global emissions of carbon dioxide increased by over 50 per cent.

• MDG 8: Official development assistance from developed countries increased by 66 per cent in real terms between 2000 and 2014, reaching $135.2 billion. Access to 2G mobile-cellular – from 58% (2001) to 95% (2015), internet – from 6% (2000) to 43% in 2015)

The UN Millennium Development Goals: state of play

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Global financial flows

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Drivers of the Global Development Agenda: An Overview

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• the Third International Conference on Financing for Development13-16 July, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,

• the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, 25 - 27 September, New York

• The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21 , 30 November – 12 December, Paris

2015: A Groundbreaking Year for Development

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2030 Agenda izveides process

2015.gada 30.septrmbris, Rīga

Saturs

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• Process of deliberations and development• Universality (policy coherance for development)• Combatting poverty + sustainable development • Three dimensions of sustainable development• Action at all levels• Multi-stakeholder approach• Means of Implementation and a global partnership for

sustainable development

• Inequality, gender, good governance/peace and security, de-development of the developed

Differences between MDGs and SDGs

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• «from billions to trillions» - everyone is committed • countries’ own sustainable development policies, plans

and programmes, and will be led by countries• the UN Statistical Commission agrees on the indicators

by March 2016• The follow–up and review process will be undertaken

on an annual basis by the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development through a SDG Progress Report

• A Technology Facilitation Mechanism to address the technology needs of developing countries

Next steps: implementation

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Individual awareness and political mobilisation

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Madara SiliņaDevelopment Cooperation Policy Division, Senior Desk OfficerMadara.silina@mfa.gov.lv, +371 67016420

February 26, 2016Riga, Latvia

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