Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 8:06PM And three targets have been tweaked:
In target 2.5 in line3 “ensure” has been changed to “promote”
In target 7.b “and land-locked developing countries” has been added after “small island developing States”
In target 15.6 “Ensure” has been changed to “promote”
Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 7:26PM After intense negotiations over the weekend that resulted in the final text for adoption (1 August), and further negotiations during the morning, everyone was back in the room for the final session, at the beginning of which Ambassador Kamau announced changes in paragraphs 34, 44, 62 whilst there were no changes to paragraphs 68 and 69.
Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 10:24AM 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"...
Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 12:03AM 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
Friday, July 31, 2015 at 11:36PM 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:...
Friday, July 31, 2015 at 11:34PM 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.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 7:16PM The most recent version of the outcome document has just been made available by the Co-facilitators.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 6:20PM 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.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 1:41PM 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:
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 10:37PM