Post2015 Sustainable Development Goals Context Progress and Trends

Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals: Context, Progress and Trends Presentation for the Canadian Council for International Co-Operation May 29, 2014 Shannon Kindornay The North-South Institute

Overview of Post-2015 Presentation Outline • History and context • Post-2015 SDGs: Processes • Post-2015 SDGs: Actors • Post-2015 SDGs: Trending Issues • Post-2015 SDGs: Priorities and Goals

Overview of Post-2015 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

Overview of Post-2015 SDGs: Processes • Multiple, parallel tracks for defining post-2015 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

Post-2015 SDGs: Processes

Overview of Post-2015 SDGs: Actors • Move beyond MDG 8 • Inclusive global partnership • Private sector; civil society; national and local governments; emerging economies

Overview of 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

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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Poverty eradication, building shared prosperity and promoting equality Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition Health and population dynamics Education and life-long learning Gender equality and women’s empowerment Water and sanitation Energy Economic growth, employment and infrastructure Industrialization and promoting equality among nations Sustainable cities and human settlements Sustainable Consumption and Production Climate change Conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, oceans and seas Ecosystems and biodiversity Means of implementation/Global partnership for sustainable development Peaceful and inclusive societies, rule of law and capable institutions

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