Hot off the press — Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 20-31 July. No 24: Revised outcome document (August 1)

Very early on Sunday morning the Co-facilitators released the revised draft of the outcome document (August 1).

The plenary is scheduled to resume at 11am Sunday but as was the case on Saturday, this is subject to change. 

The main issues for negotiation, as reflected in the latest revised outcome document,  are on climate change and means of implementation (MOI). These may require further negotiation. Other issues that were discussed include migration, human rights, middle income countries (MICs), "other groups" and "social groups"...

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Hot off the press — Post-2015 development agenda intergovernmental negotiations, 20-31 July, No 23: Latest version of the outcome document, released by Co-facilitators

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

There will be a plenary meeting today, Friday, at 9 p.m. in conference 1. Conference room 2 will serve as an overflow room.

The meeting will also be webcast at webtv.un.org

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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