Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 20-31 July, No 8 Opening statements from G77 and China, regional and other groups

South Africa speaking on behalf of G77 and China said that a month ago delegates felt that the document was credible and that they also welcome this draft in bringing them closer to the final agreements. Many of the concerns have been taken on board and they hope that the text can be refined. The agenda is a continuation of the work on the MDGs and addresses unfinished business, against a backdrop of Rio+20. It can also stand on its own, as well as alongside the outcome of FfD. The post-2015 development agenda is based on the three dimensions of sustainable development. The preamble is an improvement but requires more work and should be consistent with the declaration...

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Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 20-31 July, No 7 Opening statements from Co-facilitators

Ambassador Macharia Kamau, Co-facilitator, opening the seventh session, stressed that the intergovernmental negotiations were now down to the last 10 days of a long two-step process, based on the work done over the past two or more years since the Rio conference. He extended congratulations to the Co-facilitators from Guyana and Norway on the FfD, also recognizing the work of the President of the General Assembly and their hosts in Addis Ababa. He also recognized the support and enthusiasm of the Major Groups, civil society etc that ensured the outcome being as close to the ambition as possible. It had been important to complete FfD process for this post-2015 process and he thanked the Second Committee experts who had worked so hard...

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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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Third International Conference on Financing for Development: Addis Ababa Action Agenda

The Addis Ababa Action Agenda in English, French and Spanish from the International Conference on Financing for Development will be the basis for the means of implementation (MOI) for the post-2015 development agenda, the outcome document for which is going to be  finalized during the coming two weeks, 20 — 31 July during the intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) at the UN in New York.

Third International Conference on Financing for Development: Countries reach historic agreement to generate financing for new sustainable development agenda

As announced in a UN press release on Wednesday 15 July:

http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/ffd3/press-release/countries-reach-historic-agreement.html#

Third International Conference on Financing for Development -- Civil Society speaks out

Civil society and other stakeholders have issued a declaration at the end of a Civil Society Organization Forum for the Third FfD Conference taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Civil Society Declaration  

According to civil society representatives in the Declaration, the draft outcome document does not yet rise to world’s current multiple challenges, nor does it contain the necessary leadership, ambition and practical actions, while undermining agreements in the Monterrey Consensus and the Doha Declaration. They express regret that the negotiations have diminished the FFD mandate to address international systemic issues in macroeconomic, financial, trade, tax, and monetary policies. The FFD process, underpinned by the normative function and ethos of the United Nations, best enjoys the legitimacy to address these issues. Development processes should be led by countries under the ultimate responsibility of the States through participatory processes to include all right-holders and that, if this conference is to contribute to the means of implementation for the SDGs, the Rio principle of CBDR should be taken into full account...

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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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Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) First day meetings

Opening session 

At the opening of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the senior national and international officials assembled to together forge a framework for a “sustainable world free of poverty”. “Let us put aside what divides us and overcome narrow self-interest in favour of working together for the common well-being of humanity,” he said, at the start of a four-day meeting that brings together 30 Heads of State and Government and their deputies, as well as more than 100 ministers of finance and development, lawmakers, and more than 1,000 representatives of civil society, academia and philanthropic organizations. As Mr Ban asserted, “… without resources, commitments will amount to little more than promises on paper.”...

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Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 20-31 July, No 4: Programme for first week

We have been informed by the Division for Sustainable Development that the programme is available now for the first week  of the negotiations.

Monday: General Comments & Declaration
Tuesday: Declaration
Wednesday: Goals and Targets
Thursday: Means of Implementation
Friday: Follow-up & Review 

Evening sessions to be scheduled as necessary.