Post-2015 Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals

WFUNA and Post-2015

WFUNA would like to invite United Nations Associations (UNA) to participate in the discussion and consultation process surrounding the Post-2015 Development Agenda and creation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

UNAs are one of the UN's best links to Civil Society. They hold a unique position as an already established global network to participate in the consultation process. Find on this page information about the Post-2015 Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals.  *Refresh browser window to view interactive elements                                                                                  

Guide to WFUNA Post-2015:

• WFUNA's Activities
• Background                                                                                  
• UN Actors
• National Consultations
• Thematic Consultations
• My World
• Civil Society Deliberations
• Resources
• Calendar of Events

WFUNA's Activities in Post-2015

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May 2013

What will happen after the MDG deadline is met in 2015? The second issue of WFUNA’s journal, ACRONYM, focuses on presenting diverse “insider” perspectives on the topic of the post-2015 development agenda. The articles in this issue, “2015 and Beyond: Perspectives on Global Development”, represent an ideal round table on post-2015, featuring a sampling of high-level insider perspectives.

We aim to invite the reader into an imaginary UN conference room, where we have gathered leading global opinion makers from different sectors to share their views and ask you, the readers, to think critically about the issues with them.  The authors, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Alicia Yamin, Paul Polman, Helen Clark and Alicia Crawford give unique and varied insights into this multi-dimensional and global process. With a special message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Read ACRONYM Online [PDF]

Read another take on the Youth prespective on Post-2015 by Sonia I. Preisser co-founder of Momo Effect Ltd here.

November 2012

WFUNA has already carried out activities around the Post-2015 discussion at the 40th WFUNA Plenary Assembly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6-10 November, 2012. On 6 November a special seminar on the Post-2015 Development Agenda entitled "2015 and Beyond: From MDGs to SDGs", participants received a video message from Ms. Amina Mohamed, Special Advisor to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Post-2015 Development Planning. Please see the video below: 

Throughout the day there was a continuous lively and engaging debate with two Panel focused discussions. Photos of the seminar can be found here. 

The summary of Panel 1's discussion on "From MDGs to SDGs: The Substance" can be found here.

The summary of Panel 2's discussion on 'From MDGs to SDGs: The Process" can be found here. 

The closing remarks from the seminar can be found here. 

Background to the Post-2015 Development Agenda and SDGs 

As the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) fast approaches, a new global development framework is being created to look beyond 2015. The MDGs provided a strong focus for sustainable development at the beginning of the 21^st century and have led to drastic improvements to the lives of people all across the world. However, millions still suffer from social and economic inequalities.

The Post-2015 development agenda and SDG process is one of the outcomes from the Rio +20 conference in June 2012. Member States set a mandate that between Rio +20 and 2015 there should be an "inclusive and transparent intergovernmental process open to all stakeholders, with a view to developing global sustainable development goals to be agreed by the General Assembly" (UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform).  This will be a global multi stakeholder process that involves both UN Actors and Civil Society in order to create a framework that is inclusive of both developed and developing countries.

UN Actors 

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• High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
• UN Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Post-2015
• UN General Assembly (UNGA) Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
• UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda.

The High Level Panel will work with other UN actors, the Private Sector and Civil Society in order to create the Post-2015 Development Framework. The Intergovernmental Open Working Group, along with other UN actors, the Private Sector, and Civil Society, will work toward creating a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will build upon the MDGs and link with the development agenda.

Please click here to find further information about the UN Actors 

National Consultations

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Currently national consultations are either planned or running in 66 countries around the world, this may increase to over 100 in the upcoming months. These consultations are intended to encourage an inclusive multi-stakeholder process. The results will inform the Post-2015 development agenda providing a focus on national and local priorities. Stakeholders, including members of political parties, non-governmental organizations and individuals, will exchange ideas and make recommendations that will be then collected into a report to be used as part of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s report to the General Assembly in 2013.

UN Development Group (UNDG) Guidelines for country consultations

The World We Want 2015 website provides more information on national consultations. 

* Under UN Security Council Resolution 1244

 Text Map of the World Digital Art - Michael Tompsett 

Specific Consultations: 

Many national consultations are already underway, for information about a specific country please either check the county or contact the relevant focal point. A list of the focal point contact information can be found on the World We Want platform here. 

Some national consultations already have active web pages: 

• Albania
  
• China
  
• Egypt
  
• Germany
  
• Honduras
  
• India
  
• Jordan
  
• Kazakhstan
  
• Kosovo*
  
• Moldova
  
• Montenegro
  
• Morocco
  
• Pakistan
  
• Senegal
  
• Serbia
  
• St. Lucia
  
• Tajikistan
  
• Tanzania
  
• Vietnam
  
• Zambia
  

 *Under Security Council Resolution 1244

Online Thematic Consultations 

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The WorldWeWant2015 is the web platform for the Online Thematic consultation. This web platform is co-hosted by Civil Society and the United Nations as part of the UN global conversations.  The aim of the platform is to bring people together to create a global discussion, framing the post-2015 development agenda and SDGs.

There are 11 areas of discussion:

  Inequalities                           Growth and employment            Education

  Governance                          Health                                      Water

  Conflict and Fragility              Population Dynamics                Energy

  Food Security and Nutrition    Environmental Sustainability

Within each of these discussion areas, briefing papers, concept notes, blog posts and e-discussions are available on the website. Each thematic discussion area has a specific time frame in which either individuals or organizations can become involved. This involvement can be through a variety of methods such as commenting on Background Papers, submitting papers on specific thematic subjects, contributing to e-consultations and attending consultations.

Each thematic consultation is led by both UN and other international agencies, for instance the Food Security and Nutrition consultation is led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program. The platform is hosted by the Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition and the WorldWeWant2015.org initiative.

My World Online Survey 

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The MyWorld Online Survey was launched in December 2012 by the UN Development Program, Word Wide Web Foundation and the Overseas Development Institute, partnered with WFUNA and others such as Save the Children and Beyond2015. The open opinions survey allows people from across the globe to communicate with the UN and High Level Panel on what they feel should be involved in the Post-2015 agenda. 

The MyWorld survey asks individuals to vote on six out of a possible sixteen topics based on what effects them and their family the most.

The sixteen topics are: 

• Better job opportunities
• Support for people who can't work 
• A good education 
• Better healthcare
• Affordable and nutritious food
• Phone and internet access
• Better transport and roads
• Access to clean water and sanitation 
• Reliable energy at home
• Action taken on climate change
• Protecting forests, rivers and oceans
• Equality between men and women 
• Protection against crime and violence 
• Political freedom 
• An honest and responsive government
• Freedom from discrimination and persecution 

The Survey is below cast your vote and let the High Level Panel know what you think! 

The preliminary results from the offline survey in Liberia and online MY World are available now. 

A two page summery can be found here and the full report here. 

My World Summary of Results: March 2013 can be found here. 

After the initial few months of the MY World survey 250,000 votes spread over 190 countries, the data produced is giving us important information on global priorities and on how these differ by characteristics such as gender, age, education level and location. Currently the top 5 global priorities stand as such:

1. A good education
2. Better health care
3. An honest and responsive government
4. Access to clean water and sanitation
5. Protection against crime and violence

These top 5 are the same for men and women aside from with men the 5^th priority is not “protection against crime and violence” but, “better job opportunities.”

The report also addresses the numerous offline consultations that are taking place. Most notably in Nigeria which is holding an ongoing offline survey, at the week beginning 18^th March votes from 55,225 participants had been collected.

The MY World survey will continue to be online throughout 2013 so please go online and VOTE NOW!

Civil Society led National Deliberations 

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Beyond 2015 and the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) are working with the International Forum of NGO Platforms to create a global civil society position on the Post-2015 framework. This will be done via a series of national civil society deliberations. 

There will be a focus on national hubs to facilitate the creation of a civil society position on the Post-2015 framework. This will be used as a lobbying tool at the international and national level. In 2013 this will focus on the the conceptual foundations of the framework: the vision, purpose, principles and criteria. The national hubs will also aim to: 

• Create specific policy asks for national governments aiming to influence their position on the Post-2015 debate, use these asks in an ongoing manner to engage with and influence governments;
• Feed into UN-led consultations at national and international level;
• Amplify the voices of people directly affected by poverty and injustice and their perspectives on a future global framework. 

Beyond 2015 and GCAP have established national hubs in the following 30 countries. Each hub will carry out activities and produce reports. Please visit http://www.beyond2015.org/cso-led-national-deliberations for information on who to contact and how to get involved. 

Please find the Toolkit for National Deliberations produced by the UN Millennium Campaign, Beyond 2015 and GCAP on WFUNA's Post-2015resources page.