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Shift from MDG’s to SDG’s - MDG’s – SDG’s: some call it “paradigm shift”: not exactly what we mean in CIDSE - MDG’s: developing countries are responsible for poverty alleviation; Monitoring for developing countries only - MDG’s: OECD countries are part of the agenda through goal 8 (Partnership for development) – their main (not fully fulfilled) task is financing - Agenda elaborated by experts - Not totally achieved (particularly in Africa not), but some clear results - Clear and measurable objectives and targets for developing countries only, rather general ones for OECD countries – nevertheless effective thanks to their comprehensive formulation - Unclear human rights focus, not really attacking the root causes of poverty, rather symptom healing

Shift from MDG’s to SDG’s - SDG’s: all countries are responsible for a sustainable development of the planet - SDG’s: implies (even if not stated clearly) common but differentiated responsibility - SDG’s: common care of the planet is a joint concern: Rio included (and some of its principles)/ merger of ecology, economy and social – at least some efforts to include human rights - No poverty reduction without protection of environment and natural resources - SDG’s agenda designed in a relatively inclusive process - Monitoring of targets and indicators for all countries - Taking into account global inequalities and planetary boundaries, unfortunately still very confident in economic growth - Social and ecological transformation instead of symptom healing

Shift from MDG’s to SDG’s Challenges for the work of FO in a SDG driven development cooperation: - Efforts to end poverty remains central Create a global common responsibility for sound structures in economy, social matters and environment respecting human rights Global standards for socially and environmentally responsible economy Just repartition of resource consumption Just financing of (global) public goods (taxation systems) Just participation in (global) decision making processes Consequences for joint work: - Aim: contribute to and monitoring the implementation of a sustainable transformation process - Common analysis of problems and search for (joint) solution strategies - Lobby in relative countries of residence for implementation and holding the states into account - Influence the lifestyles of people jointly (energy consumption, food waste, …) - …. .

Questions for group work - Do you share the analysis presented by Mervin and Markus? What points do you agree with, what points do you not agree? - Do you have additional views on the consequences of the shift from MDG’s to SDG’s for our work? - What so you see as most important elements of this “paradigm” shift? - What advantages/chances to you see if FO will distinguish between “development Programs” and “Transformation Programs”? Is this feasible? - What risks do you see if we will do so? Why could it not feasible? - Please suggest criteria for the 2 types of programs! What is needed to make a program a “development program” and what to make it a “transformation program”? - Do which program type would you include “your” country program?