Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 20-31 July, No: 22: Comments on language related to sexual and reproductive health and rights

During the discussions of the latest draft of the outcome document a number of countries included references to sexual and reproductive health and rights and the language on ICPD and the Beijing Platform for Action and their follow up, which was the language inserted to replace the reference to the review of their outcome conferences. These included:...

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Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 20-31 July, No 21: Discussions on latest draft

Following  the  release of the draft document on 30 July, the intergovernmental body reconvened at about 8pm (EDT) for a session, which the Co-facilitators expected to last up a little after 10 pm. According to Ambassador David Donoghue, the mood in room that such  that as would deliver a good results.  

Statements were made from the Groups, beginning with the South Africa, speaking on behalf of G77 and China . While the draft outcome document is not perfect, as it doesn’t reach all their concerns, they said that agreement is possible. I.t is an issue of a delicate compromise and they should avoid making perfection the enemy of good. They then outlined the paragraphs with which they had problems.

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Hot off the press — Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 20-31 July, No 20: Latest version of the outcome document, released by Co-facilitators

The most recent version of the outcome document has just been made available by the Co-facilitators.

Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiaitons 20-31 July, no 19: delay in circulation of revised draft outcome

The following email has been received from Lotta Tahtinen, DESA: 

Dear All,

The Co-Facilitators of the Intergovernmental Negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda have informed that the IGN will convene at 7 pm today. A revised outcome document will be circulated in the next half of an hour.

In light of this, there will be a MGoS coordination meeting at 5:30 p.m. in conference room 4.

Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations 20-31 July, no 18: completion of discussion on ‘draft outcome document for adoption’

In an extended session yesterday (Wednesday) morning, the intergovernmental body completed its review of the ‘draft outcome document for adoption’. The Co-facilitators then went away to revise the document and a new version will be available about 12 noon (EDT). 

While Member States and groups are moving towards agreement on several issues, a number of key concerns will remain, which the Co-facilitators will hopefully be able to address in the new draft. These include:

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Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations 20-31 July, no 17: Statement to Co-facilitators from the Health in post-2015 NGO coalition

Intervention on health by Marianne Haslegrave, on behalf of the Health in Post-2015 NGO Coalition

Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations 20-31 July, no 16: to delete paragraph 44 on the role of the family

The attached letter has been sent to the Co-facilitators, signed  by three major groups and 103 organizations requesting the paragraph 44 on the role of the family requesting its deletion, or otherwise revision.

Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations 20-31 July, no 15: Final session discussion on preamble and declaration

We are now in the final week of the negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda after seven previous sessions. The focus of the discussions is the draft of the outcome document “dubbed for adoption”. The postings on the website will relate specifically to civil society organizations working on sexual and reproductive health and rights, youth and other related issues...

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Addis Ababa Action Agenda endorsed by General Assembly

The outcome of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD3), the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA) has been endorsed by the UN General Asselmby. Delegates in a plenary session adopted resolution A/69/L.82 tenitled ‘Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development,' which includes the AAAA as an annex.

In the resolution, the UNGA recalls its resolution 68/204 on the follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development, in which it decided to convene FfD3, as well as resolutions 68/279 and 69/278 on the modalities for FfD3; endorses the AAAA adopted by the Conference; and expresses its “profound gratitude” to the Government and people of Ethiopia for hosting FfD3 and for providing support.

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Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations 20-31 July, no 14: Group positions on goals and targets

As can be seen from the letter from the Co-facilitators, accompanying the revised draft of the outcome document for the UN Summit on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, they are discouraging general statements and keeping the “focus firmly fixed on textual work and on finalization of the draft document.” They also hope that group arrangements can be used to articulate the views of Member States on the draft. 

There are still divergences in the positions taken by the various groups and with this in mind, we feel it is important that advocates are aware of the groups positions last week. We have already posted those on the preamble and declaration (See: Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 20-31 July, No 8 Opening statements from G77 and China, regional and other groups). Below we are including those given during the opening of the discussion on the goals and targets:...

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