The Co-facilitators have shared an elements document to stimulate discussions on the Declaration component of the post-2015 development agenda, in advance of the second session of the intergovernmental negotiations.
While the document is not prescriptive in terms of the shape or content of the future Declaration, it merely reflects some views expressed on this subject during the recent Stocktake meeting. They hope that Member States will use the forthcoming meeting “to amplify their initial views and interact with each other on what might be the shape and content o f the Declaration.”
According to the Co-facilitators, during the Stocktake there was agreement that the Declaration “should be visionary and ambitious and couched in concise and easily understood terms.”
They also suggest that Member States might wish to consider “what our world should look like in 2030 and what challenges we must overcome to make this collective vision a reality. What underpins our vision, what are the common principles on which the post-20l5 development agenda will be built? And what is meant by "transformative" in the context of this agenda? What are we transforming and how?”
For Co-facilitators’ letter and elements document is available here.
Opportunity for civil society input
DESA DSD and NGLS have created a google doc where major groups and other stakeholders can provide their comments and views on the draft elements paper for the declaration. The submissions will be summarized by the February Stakeholder Steering Committee for presentation at the February negotiating session. The google doc can be accessed at: http://bit.ly/p2015_Declaration_Feedback
According to the programme of work that has been released, there will be an interactive dialogue with major groups and other stakeholders on Thursday, 19 February, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The speakers for this interactive dialogue will be selected by the February Stakeholder Steering Committee following the open call for nominations (now closed). Speakers will be notified as soon as the selection has been completed. A draft agenda for the interactive dialogue will be made available towards the end of the week.
For full letter from DESA DSD and UN-NGLS see: Post-2015: Elements paper on the Declaration available / Draft Programme of Work for the Feburary 17-20 session