Transforming Our World: Comments from CSOs No 4: NCD Alliance and World Lung Foundation — Governments agree on a way forward for global development, Now it’s time for delivery

The NCD Alliance and World Lung Foundation's statement Governments Agree On A Way Forward For Global Development, Now It’s Time For Delivery is now available. 

Transforming Our World: Comments from CSOs No 3: Response of the Stakeholder Group on Ageing

Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Response of the Stakeholder Group on Ageing - 10th August 2015

Transforming Our World: Comments from CSOs No 2: WMG says Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 Presents a Bold Vision for Women and Girls: Advocates Gear Up for Work to Come

UNITED NATIONS—The Women’s Major Group, made up of more than 600 women’s organizations and networks from around the world, recognizes the historic agenda for global sustainable development that 193 governments agreed to on Sunday. At the center of this broad and ambitious plan are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will be formally adopted by Heads of State in September at the UN General Assembly. The SDGs chart out global development across social, environmental and economic areas for the next 15 years, and if fully implemented could be transformative for women and girls everywhere.

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Post-2015: Special Accreditation for non-ECOSOC accredited NGOs now open for the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda

We have received the following information ab out accreditation for the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda from DESA:

Dear All,

In accordance with General Assembly resolution 69/244 of 29 December 2014, the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda will be held from 25 to 27 September 2015, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and convened as a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly. More information can be found here: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/summit

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Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 20-31 July, No 6: Deadline to speak

We have received the following email from DESA-DSD

The deadline has been extended until 23 July to apply to speak during the six Interactive Dialogues of the 25-27 September UN Summit for the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda. 

The deadline has passed to apply to the Selection Committee or to speak during the Opening Ceremony.

Submit nominations or applications of representatives of CSOs, NGOs, or the Major Groups (except Business and Industry) to speak in the Interactive Dialogues of the Post-2015 Summit at the same link previously distributed for this process: http://bit.ly/p2015-Summit-CSO-speakers-apply

Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 20-31 July, No 5: Logistical information

We have received the following email from DESA-DSD 

Dear All,

The next session of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda will be held from 20-24 and 27-31 July in Conference Room 1. The programme of work, relevant documentation and a list of side events are available at the Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform at https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015...

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Post-2015: Google form for collaborating on statements during July post-2015 IGN and call-in information for next planning call

We have received the following from Division for Sustainable Development

Dear Colleagues,  

As discussed during this morning's coordination call, DSD and NGLS have created the following google form to facilitate your collaboration to prepare three short interventions (2 minutes max) to be made at the end of each negotiating day during the July IGN

This form should be used to identify the topic for each intervention and to indicate your interest to either draft or comment on a text. Drafters and commentators can be added for each intervention as necessary by highlighting the entire row and right clicking, then selecting insert one above or below depending on which row you highlighted. As discussed, the contributors will need to let DSD and NGLS know the name and organization of the person who will deliver the statement. In addition, DSD and NGLS can circulate hard copies of all statements in the room. These written statements can be longer and include a list of all who have contributed...

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Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 22-25 June No 9: 6th meeting with Major Groups and other Stakeholders – possibilities for civil society participation going forward

Ambassador Macharia Kamau, Co-facilitator, in opening the meeting with Major Groups and other Stakeholders, noted that the intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) are constrained by time and space and there is little opportunity in the declaration to express the multitude of views and perspectives. Some people say that their issues have not been taken up and the response of the Co-facilitators is that organizations need a constituency of Member States around the issue concerned, as it is they who are leading the process. Crosscutting issues in the declaration are important. They want to hear from civil society on the goals, which will not be reopened. There is also not much appetite for reopening the targets, although the room is split.  On means of implementation the expectation is that organizations have been able to get their views integrated into FFD as well. They would like to hear from civil society on follow-up and review, as sometimes they over-invest in what the issues of concern are, and fail to invest in the long-term work of implementation.  This is just the beginning. Organizations should pace themselves as how to invest in this process over the next 15 years...

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Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 22-25 June No 8: 4th and 5th meetings on goals and targets

On the afternoon of Tuesday 23 June, following the conclusion of the discussion on the preamble and declaration, the intergovernmental negotiations moved on to the goals and targets, although some delegations had already referred to them. The main areas for discussion included: suggestions in the Annex from the Co-facilitators for the ‘tweaking’ of 21 targets, vis-à-vis the ‘Xs’ and the targets that do not meet internationally agreed standards; chapeau and reservations; and indicators and work of the inter-agency and expert group (IAEG) of the UN Statistical Commission...

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Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 22-25 June No 7: 3rd and 4th meetings – conclusion of the discussion on the declaration

Co-facilitator (Kamau) opened the meeting, saying that they have heard general comments and some on the declaration. The previous day he had extended a warm welcome to many groups but failed to mention a “trusted ally” of the membership and of the Co-facilitators, namely the UN organizations, and looks forward to their interventions on technical matters to make sure that the process will consistent with other international agreements. The discussion then continued on the preamble and declaration in the zero draft of the outcome document...

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