Background Note and Programme for President of the General Assembly’s High-Level Event on Means of Implementation

The President of the UN General Assembly, HE Sam Kutesa has released a background note and provisional programme for the high-level debate on Means of Implementation (MOI) for a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda that will be held on 9-10 February 2015. It is the first in a series of high-level events on the post-2015 development agenda.

The plenary session will focus on a renewed global partnership for implementing the post-2015 agenda, and will include introductory remarks by the co-facilitators for negotiations on the post-2015 agenda and for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD). Issues for consideration / guiding questions include: actions needed to scale up mobilization of financial resources from all sources; requirements to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the use of available resources for sustainable development; measures to develop a financial architecture that incentivizes the direction of global public and private savings towards sustainable development, including to fill infrastructure investment gaps; options for a technology facilitation mechanism; measures and actions to build and strengthen capacities of developing countries to ensure an effective domestic enabling environment and enhanced ability to implement the post-2015 agenda; development of a common understanding on MOI and FfD; and the contribution of trade to such a partnership.

Panel 1 on ‘Infrastructure development in the post-2015 development agenda and partnerships for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)' will discuss: measures and strategies to mobilize adequate financing for critical infrastructure investments in energy, transport, education, health, water and sanitation and other sectors; priority actions at multilateral levels to scale-up financing of infrastructure for sustainable development, including actions by public and private actors; and strengthened partnerships to contribute to SDG achievement.

Panel 2 on ‘The role of parliaments, cities and local authorities in the implementation of the post-2015 development agenda' will consider: the role of national parliaments in monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the post-2015 agenda, including commitments on MOI; the contribution of local authorities and cities to the post-2015 agenda through environmental sustainability and socio-economic interventions; actions and measures at the national level to support engagement of parliaments, cities and local authorities in implementing the new development agenda; and measures to address the resources and planning challenges faced by local authorities and cities. In the final session there will be a summary by the President of the General Assembly.

One of the speakers in Panel 2 is Ana Falu, from the Women and Habitat Network, Argentina. It should be noted, however, that although there are women keynote speakers and presenters, the agenda includes few references to women and young people, and that health is included, but not sexual and reproductive health and rights. The note also says that the Inter-Parliamentary Union will be developing and submitting a contribution on the post-2015 development agenda.

A Background note & provisional agenda are available here.

See also UNGA President's Website on Post-2015 Development Agenda and Related Events and UNGA President Releases Background Note, Programme for MOI Debate