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Strengthening the Pacific Voice in the Post- 2015 Development Framework

Although the Pacific shares a strong sense of vulnerability with other fragile states, it faces its own very specific set of development challenges relating to size, location and unmatched exposure to climate change, ocean acidification, natural disasters, and other external shocks.

Nigeria: Health and the World the Want 2015 (part 2)

Last week I wrote on 'Health and the World We Want 2015' and I promised to comment in its part 2 'Health Priorities post 2015', 'Post 2015 guiding principle, goals and targets' and 'Implementation'.

Nigeria: Health and the World We Want 2015 (part 1)

In line with the post 2015 health agenda, on February 28th, 2013, a draft report was shared among development workers which reflected an extensive global public consultation, held from September 2012 to January 2013.

Development must be about freedom from fear and freedom from want

Rising inequality, abuses by transnational corporations and the global democratic deficit were key themes at last week's UN consultation on governance and the post-2015 development agenda, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Are we making progress with building governance into the post- 2015 framework?

Momentum is building for governance and accountability issues to have a greater profile in the post 2015 framework, and there is a growing recognition that we cannot afford to ignore governance even if it is politically challenging to incorporate.

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Assess Progress in the Sustainable Development Agenda

The Government of Colombia and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold the Conference on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Follow-up to the development agenda beyond 2015 and Rio+20 on 7 to 9 March in Bogotá, with the participation of all United Nations agencies that work in the region.

Africa Wide Consultation on the Post- 2015 Development Agenda

Ministers, parliamentarians, policy-makers, members of the Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Agenda, as well as representatives from civil society, youth organizations and the private sector, will attend the third and final regional consultation to define Africa’s position on post-2015 development priorities, on March 11-12, 2013 in Hammamet, Tunisia.

GSK Position Statement on the Post 2015 Development Agenda

As a science-led global healthcare company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has the opportunity to improve the health and well-being of millions of people around the world.

7 principles for the post- 2015 agenda

As ACTION participates in the consultation process for a post-2015 development agenda, I wanted to share some of our key principles for how we would want to see post-2015 development goals be shaped.

Water Stewardship Conference to Address Post- 2015 Development Priorities

Marking the critical importance of water stewardship around the world and its relation to the United Nation’s process to define post-2015 development priorities, the CEO Water Mandate will convene a major conference in Mumbai, India.

Key UN expert group looks beyond the Millennium Development

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have remained silent regarding inequalities,” warned today the largest body of independent experts* in the United Nations Human Rights system, while urging the international community to place human rights, equality and non-discrimination, and sustainability at the heart of the post-2015 development agenda.

Lessons from the AIDS response can shape new paradigm for development post- 2015, Michel Sidibe tells UN Human Rights Council

In a high-level address to the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council on 28 February, UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, stressed the crucial importance of viewing the AIDS epidemic through a human rights prism.

Malawi urged to fight corruption, support post- 2015 development agenda

The National Champion on post 2015 development agenda, former Vice President Dr.

e-CIVICUS Special Issue Commemorating the 2013 International Women's Day

Women in civil society: Breaking the glass pyramid Gender justice: The entry point to reforming the Post- 2015 development agenda Highlights from CIVICUS: 13 Women profiled! Nigeria: Women Deliver 2013 Global Agenda for women, girls’ health Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Post-2015 framework Afghanistan's first female mayor proves critics wrong Get Involved: Stop the violence: Speak out for girls' rights Get Involved: Cut it Out Campaign - International Women’s Day, 8 March 2013 Resource: SADC Gender Protocol 2012 Barometer Resource: Defending Women – Defending Rights Read this issue online or subscribe to receive all future issues.

Queen Rania takes part in Post- 2015 Arab Development Priorities Workshop

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah has participated along with a group of leaders from civil society, research institutes and academia from Arab countries in a regional workshop on the Post-2015 Development Priorities for the Arab world.

Midterm Evaluation, Girl Power Program

The Girl Power program is developed under the MFS-II subsidy facility of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and runs from 2011 to 2015.

IFSW makes statement to the UN on the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls

The following statement has been submitted by the International Federation of Social Workers to the United Nations on occasion of the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women:The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) supports the theme of “Prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls” of the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) because it is totally congruent with the aims of IFSW.

IFRD Online Forum on the UN CSW57 Themes

The dialogue takes place in the form of papers submitted to this forum, which will be posted online and open to discussion.

Will we see real progress in addressing violence against women and girls at the 57th Commission on The Status of Women?

Member states, women’s rights advocates and organisations, trade unions, religious institutions and organizations and human rights organisations will once again gather in New York for the annual two-week long meeting to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and women's empowerment worldwide.

Opening statement of Michelle Bachelet at CSW57: Time for action: Prevent and end violence against women and girls

I am delighted to be here with all of you at this 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

UN Women: Culture must not progress on stopping gender violence

Culture and religion must not be allowed to block proposals to eliminate and prevent violence against women and girls, the head of UN Women said on the eve of what is expected to be the largest global summit ever convened to discuss the issue.

UNESCO organising debate on future of education in the post- 2015 development era

Youth, government representatives and civil society organizations from across the Asia-Pacific today debate the future of education in the post-2015 development era.

Sudan Selected to Shape the Global Development Agenda

Representatives of the Government of Sudan, Civil society, academia, media, INGOs and the United Nations met today in Khartoum to discuss the background paper prepared by a group of national experts  on Sudan views for the post 2015 global development agenda.

Pacific issues featured in International Conference in Dili, Timor- Leste

Fiji is participating at the “International Conference on the Post-2015 Development Agenda- Development for all: Stop conflict, build states and eradicate poverty” in East Timor.

New Development Goals for a New World

International aid or development assistance programs have been around for about 60 years.

Caste inequalities recognised in post- 2015 development agenda

As the discussion on how to take the global development agenda beyond the original Millennium Development Goals intensifies, IDSN recommends that issues related to caste discrimination be included in this important framework.

International Conference on the Post- 2015 Development Agenda begins in Dili

In the next days over two hundred people will fly into Timor-Leste to discuss the World Development Agenda for 2015 and beyond.

CIVICUS alliance examines the human rights situations in China, Jordan, Mexico, Nigeria

CIVICUS makes interventions for the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which scrutinizes each country's human rights record every four years.

High- Level Global Consultation on Post- 2015 Development Agenda Kicks off in South Africa this week

Matters of Governance and the post 2015 Development Agenda shall come into scrutiny mid- this week at a high-level African Thematic Consultation taking place in Midrand - Johannesburg, South Africa.

Nigeria: The Euphoria of Post- 2015 Health Agenda

Many developing countries including Nigeria are not on track to achieve the health MDGs in reducing maternal death by 75% and reducing child death by about 66% by 2015.

National Dialogue on Post- 2015 Development Agenda to be launched today

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on behalf of the UN system in The Gambia and other stakeholders will today, Tuesday 26th launch the National Dialogue on Post 2015 Development Agenda at the Friendship Hostel in Bakau.

Award to inspire communities in poverty eradication

As part of a campaign to spur further action in poverty eradication and health development goals, the office of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s special envoy for the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) launched what it called the Indonesia MDG Awards.

Pencerah Nusantara to boost progress on MDGs: Envoy

Ufara Zuwasti from the office of the special envoy to the President of the Republic of Indonesia for the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) said on Monday that the office was gearing up for significant progress toward achieving the MDG targets as there were only two years left ahead the 2015 deadline.

Nigeria Consultations on the Post- 2015 Development Agenda

With less than three years to the deadlines in achieving the MDGs, the United Nations and state parties to the Millennium Declaration are putting various processes in place to evolve a successor framework which will reflect the views of people across divides and proffer solutions to current and emerging development challenges.

UN deputy chief addresses millennium development goals, Korean Peninsula issues

UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Friday called for efforts to improve maternal health and sanitation issues around the world.

Inequalities Consultations Culminate on Public Dialogue Leadership Meeting

The Public Dialogue and Leadership Meeting on Addressing Inequalities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda have taken place in Copenhagen, Denmark, to review the final report and findings of the Global Thematic Consultation on Addressing Inequalities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

In Post- 2015 Debate, a Call to Mainstream Disaster Management

A key player in drafting a new global development agenda has joined the call to “mainstream” disaster management post-2015.

High- Level Dialogue on Health in the Post- 2015 Development Agenda

The High-level Dialogue on Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda is part of a United Nations led global conversation as to what development goals the global community should set after the 2015, the date set for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

Ahmad Alhendawi, newly appointed UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, on his new role

On 15 February 2013, the newly appointed Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, was sworn in at United Nations (UN) headquarters.

Own the Goals: What the Millennium Development Goals Have Accomplished

For more than a decade, the Millennium Development Goals -- a set of time-bound targets agreed on by heads of state in 2000 -- have unified, galvanized, and expanded efforts to help the world's poorest people.

The Millennium Development Goals and Gender Equality

The Millennium Development Goals are a UN initiative of eight goals to be achieved by 2015.

Millennium Development Goals Not Lost, Says Yughoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on Indonesians not to write off the country’s hopes of achieving the United Nations-mandated Millennium Development Goals.

Why Language Matters for the Millennium Development Goals

“It is increasingly being recognized that progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is not happening equitably.

Give grassroots group a real say on what comes next in development

For 13 years international development policy has rested on a set of goals written in "relative casualness".

UN calls on countries to ensure access to water and sanitation in development agenda

The United Nations and its partners today called on the international community to prioritize ensuring access to water and sanitation to vulnerable populations in the ‘post-2015’ development agenda, stressing this would help combat inequality and promote human rights and sustainability.

Justice and Development: Challenges to the Legal Empowerment of the Poor

We have made great strides in reducing poverty and enabling human development.

Improving Education Governance and Financing: A Bigger Role for the Private Sector

What are the key obstacles in financing education? Who should be held accountable for ensuring that children receive a good quality education? These questions are at the heart of the debate going on in the post-2015 development agenda’s Global Consultation on Education, which is wrapping up this week.

Q & A: Building a Post- 2015 Global Development Agenda

As the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals approaches, different United Nations agencies are beginning to discuss what the post-2015 Development Agenda will encompass.

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