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UK International Development Committee Concerned about Post- 2015 Process

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The ongoing process to craft a post-2015 global development agenda should be more transparent – otherwise, world leaders may not want to sign on, a panel of British parliamentarians worries in a report published Tuesday that also identified job creation as the most important goal for the coming years.

SBY trip to address MDGs, new trade

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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono landed in Liberia as the first stop on his eight-day African and Middle Eastern trip to address economic and multilateral diplomatic missions.

Commissioner Piebalgs Participates in the UN Panel on Post- 2015 Development Agenda

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Today EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will take part in the second UN High Level Meeting on the post-Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agenda beyond 2015, which takes place in Monrovia, Liberia.

Migration, Post- 2015 Development Goals, And the KNOMAD

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Even as the US media is in a frenzy about comprehensive immigration reforms - long overdue, but in terms of detail, still more forest than trees - there is another sense of urgency about how might migration feature in the post-2015 development goals (see my earlier blog).

UNCTAD to lead post- 2015 e- discussion on development- led globalisation

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Consultations on growth and employment are being coordinated by an advisory group consisting of staff from the United Nations Development Programme, the International Labour Organization, UNCTAD, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and UN Women, as well as representatives of other international and civil society organizations.

Consultations in Viet Nam on the post- 2015 development agenda

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The United Nations in Viet Nam has initiated a series of consultations with a broad range of Vietnamese citizens on the new development framework to be put in place in 2015, once the current Millennium Development Goals expire.

New report on post- 2015 development agenda

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Today the HoC International Development Select Committee launched its report on the post 2015 development agenda.

International Development Committee on Post- 2015

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On 22 January, the International Development Committee published a report on the post 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Global Goals for Human Rights and Governance After 2015: Part II

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Over the past fifteen years a nascent consensus has begun to emerge that some aspects of good governance and human rights are integral to development as both a means and an end.

The World We Want: Next Development Agenda Post- 2015

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“Post-2015 development agenda.

Universal health coverage and the Post- 2015 Development Agenda

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Worldwide, about 150 million people a year face catastrophic healthcare costs because of direct payments such as user fees, while 100 million are driven below the poverty line.

Towards a Just and Transformative Post- 2015 Development Agenda

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On January 22, 2013, IBON International, WALHI, INDIES, PCFS and APRN are inviting peoples organizations, social movements and NGOs from across Indonesia to a workshop titled “Towards a Just and Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda” The workshop’s objectives are: 1.

The Post- 2015 Development Agenda

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Since the Millennium Development Goals were formulated, we have had a pretty historic global conversation about how developed and developing countries can partner to achieve an ambitious agenda – to eliminate extreme poverty from the planet, and at least halve it by 2015.

HIV in the Post- 2015 Development Goals- Let’s Keep the Momentum Going

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The International Development Committee (IDC) today publishes its Post- 2015 Development Goals report calling for a simple and measurable set of global targets to replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) when they expire in 2015.

The Post- 2015 Consultations- Does Quantity Add Quality?

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At the moment the average civil society organization can now choose to contribute to up to 11 thematic and 60 to 100 national consultations, each one of them using several outreach media – e-consultations, meetings, papers, expert groups, panels, twitter, video, facebook hangouts – multiplying the input opportunities ad infinitum.

One idea the world has not tried

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There is one idea we have not tried: making job creation our number one priority.

Crowdsourcing the Post- 2015 Development Agenda

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With the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals fast approaching, the United Nations is already planning its post-2015 agenda.

UNAIDS Launches e- Consultation to Ensure AIDS remains Central in the post- 2015 agenda

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UNAIDS is hosting an online consultation from January 21 through February 3 on the UN and Civil Society joint platform, "The World We Want," to determine a roadmap for global development after the 2015 Millennium Development Goals' target date.

The Open and Rocky Road Post- 2015

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What values does a Yemeni journalist who fuelled the Arab Spring hold in common with a former principal of the U.

An inclusive Post- 2015 Framework with some teeth!

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Yesterday, I had the honour of moderating the roundtable debate on ageing and disability with my colleague AK Dube of the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities, as part of this week's meeting of the UN High-level Panel in Monrovia, Liberia.

Invitation to Attend Dialogue Meeting on Addressing Inequalities, 18 February 2013

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Participate in the Global Thematic Consultation on Addressing Inequalities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda and make your voice heard.

Liberia: HLP Must Formulate New Global Development Goals

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Our country, Liberia is currently hosting a United Nations High Level Panel Post 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) meeting.

UN Members States Begins Negotiations on HLPF

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In the first informal meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on establishing the High-level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF), Members States and Permanent Observers convened to discuss its format and organizational aspects.

It’s time the UN reviewed development goals

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The countdown to the post-Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agenda is a time for debate about how the development community and countries around the world should collaborate on improving wellbeing, sustainability and social justice from 2015.

CIVICUS urges Zambia to guarantee an enabling environment for Civil Society

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Johannesburg.

RI’s Reemergence through Summit Diplomacy

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Early in February, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will join UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in Monrovia, Liberia, in leading the third UN High-Level Panel Meeting for the Post 2015 Development Agenda discussions.

Liberia: This is the time to act! Woods Cautions

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Public Works Minister, Samuel Woods, II has told World leaders and partners that Liberians want action now and not words.

Youths adopt Post- 2015 Development Vision

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Youths from different organizations and communities have adopted a powerful post -2015 development vision in a two-day consultation workshopheld in Freetown.

Liberia: Time to Act is Now

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"As we discuss, we should not forget that we still have two very important years left to consolidate the gains and accelerate our efforts to achieve the MDGs; in discussing about the future, we cannot forget that the time to act is now and that civil society has a critical role to play", Liberia's Gender and Development Minister has said.

UN’s Post- 2015 Development Agenda Under Discussion

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On 30 January, EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs will take part in the second UN panel on post-2015 development agenda.

Liberia buzzes at latest talks on Post- 2015 Development Agenda Begin

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The bunting has been hung, there is a smell of fresh paint at the airport, and posters dotted around Monrovia suggest something big is happening in the city this week.

The Millennium Development Dilemma: What to target after 2015

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My country Liberia is about to play host to global leaders and thinkers, including the United Kingdom Prime Minister and the Queen of Jordan, as they discuss what priority issues to include once the current Millennium Development Goals (MDG) expire in 2015.

Minister Georges Chikoti highlights government’s commitment to Millennium Goals

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The minister of Foreign Affairs, Georges Rebelo Chikoti, said Thursday in Huambo City that the Angolan government has been working in the last  years to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially the increase in school and hospital infrastructures.

Millennium Development Goals and Beyond 2015: A Strong EU Engagement

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The European Parliament's Committee on Development held a public hearing called "Millennium Development Goals and Beyond 2015: A Strong EU Engagement" in Brussels on 22 January.

Bringing the fight against corruption to the Millennium Development Goals

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In a few days, an array of world leaders and thinkers – from politicians to Nobel Prize winners- will meet in Liberia to debate the state of the world’s development and where we are going.

Have your say on the Post- 2015 Development Agenda

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This January UNA-UK has been asking its members and supporters to participate in the UN’s My World survey – a global initiative allowing members of the public to feed their ideas into the process to devise the successor framework to the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Who’s Talking About the Post- 2015 Agenda?

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There are two sessions on the future of the Millennium Development Goals after 2015 at Davos this year - that’s the same number of sessions given to meditation and art walks.

WHO Executive Board Considers Health in Post- 2015 Agenda

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The Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) met to consider a report outlining the framework for developing a health-related component of the UN's post-2015 development agenda.

Liberia: Prioritize Women, Children’s Health

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Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have been urged to prioritize women reproductive health and children malnutrition in the post 2015 development agenda.

Mumbai Monolith Epitomises Need for Post- 2015 Agenda to tackle Inequality

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Less widely recognised has been the impact of surging inequality on efforts to reach the 2015 millennium development goals.

Caribbean Input on the Post- 2015 Global Development Agenda

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Since the turn of the century the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have guided global efforts surrounding the eradication of poverty, diseases, gender inequalities and environmental crises.

Africa to Address Post- 2015 Disaster Resilience Agenda

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Governments from over 50 countries in Africa will meet in Arusha, Tanzania from 13-15 February for the Fourth Africa Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (ARP) to address the challenges of building a disaster resilient society.

Pakistan fails to meet Millennium Development Goals

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This was stated by deputy country director UNDP Pakistan, Jean-Luc Stalon, at a roundtable discussion on “Consultations on Post 2015 Development Agenda from a Pakistani Perspective” jointly organised by UNDP and Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), here on Wednesday.

The Post- 2015 Development Agenda: Time to Learn and Connect

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With the 2015 deadline of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) fast approaching, governments and organisations across the world are looking towards the next step.

Post 2015 Development Agenda and the SDGs

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In supporting the implementation of the Rio+20 outcome document on Sustainable Development Goals and the Post 2015 Development Agenda, the  EMG senior officials in their eighteenth meeting in December 2012 agreed to provide a contribution,  within the existing processes and through the frameworks established by the Secretary-General,  providing the perspectives of the UN system agencies on the environmental sustainability dimension of the future development agenda.

Global Post- 2015 Development Agenda Initiative (2)

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The adoption of the Millennium Declaration in 2000 by all 189 Member States of the UN General Assembly was a defining moment for global development cooperation.

Map of the Day: The World You Want, After 2015

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The United Nations and partners have launched an interesting exercise to poll the world’s citizens on their top priorities, policies and views as world leaders shape a global development agenda to replace the Millennium Development Goals, which expire in 2015.

The Battle for Water- Experts take Debate over Global Water Developments Goals to the Web

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An inspired Facebook update or a 140-character tweet could play a key role in shaping global development plans.

CIVICUS appoints new Advisory Group to champion youth participation in civil society

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CIVICUS is pleased to announce the launch of a new Youth Advisory Group to promote youth participation across the civil society alliance and throughout its programming.

PH still lagging behind in Millennium Development Goals

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The country is still lagging behind in achieving certain Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), specifically in attaining universal primary education, maternal health, but most of all in battling inequality, according to a civil society group.

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