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Liberia: Prioritize Women, Children’s Health

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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.

IDC Report: Women’s Participation Key to Post- 2015 Goal of Ending Extreme Poverty, says Volunteers Overcoming Poverty (VSO)

VSO today (22 January) welcomed the International Development Select Committee’s new report on post-2015 development goals, particularly one of its key conclusions: that advancing women’s rights is central to development and must be included in the post-2015 framework.

The 2013 CIVICUS Nelson Mandela – Graça Machel Innovation Awards

English | French | Spanish The 2013 CIVICUS Nelson Mandela-Graça Machel Innovation Awards will provide seed funding for innovative ideas emerging from CIVICUS members who attended the 2012 CIVICUS World Assembly, and based on the theme of last year’s assembly, “Defining a new social contract – Making the future together.

People and Politics Must be Central to Post 2015 Development Framework Discussions

The UK parliament's international development select committee's report on post 2015 development goals has received a cautious welcome from IDS experts.

Nigeria: Post 2015, 10 Manifestos and Maternal Health

The atmosphere was pensive and highly emotional at the Professor Mahmoud F.

Draft decision submitted by the President of the General Assembly

The General Assembly, recalling its resolution 66/288 of 27 July 2012, in which it endorsed the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”: (a) Decides to establish the Open Working Group on SustainableDevelopment Goals, in accordance with paragraph 248 of the outcome document; (b) Welcomes the membership of the Open Working Group as designated bythe five United Nations regional groups and as listed in the annex to the presentdecision.

Major Groups Recommendations for Multi-Stakeholder Engagement with the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals

As part of the Rio+20 Conference follow up, governments stated that they would establish the 30 member inter-governmental Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by September 2012.

UK Parliamentarians have their say on the Post- 2015 Development Agenda

report on the debate about the development framework to follow the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015.

MDGs: Making your Mark on the Post 2015 Agenda in 2013

Considering the MDGs deadline was still three years away, 2012 was a surprisingly busy year for the post-2015 agenda.

Meaning of David Cameron’s Golden Thread must be untangled, MPs say

The international development committee (IDC) has called on David Cameron, the UK prime minister, to give a "clear and consistent" definition of what he means by the "golden thread" of development as he seeks to influence global policy on poverty reduction.

Young People and Inequalities: Recommendation for the Post- 2015 Development Agenda

Leading up to the year 2015, the United Nations and Civil Society are organizing a series of consultations to help shape the post-2015 development agenda.

Uganda: UN Launches Online Debate on Aids Fight After 2015

The joint UN programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, has today launched a two-week online discussion (eDiscussion) to foster debate of how to tackle the HIV/AIDS pandemic after 2015.

Achieving Sustainable Development Post- 2015 will Require Addressing Governance Challenges

Parliamentarians, civil society and academia have repeatedly emphasised the centrality of governance to sustainable development, taking into account capacity development needs of both people and institutions for good governance at different levels, from local to global.

Post- 2015 Development Policy Must Put People at Its Centre

Civic “ownership” of the development agenda post-2015 is essential for ensuring that people in the developing world can lift themselves out of poverty and hunger, a leading development figure has said.

Update on National Consultations

National consultations for the post-2015 MDG agenda project, Breaking Point are nearing completion.

Pioneer of the Millennium Development Goals

The Light Millennium and the College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology will jointly present a conference on the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations and their relation to ideals advanced by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), founder of the Turkish Republic.

UN Launches Global Survey on Development Agenda

The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) has launched a global survey which will provide a more open and inclusive planning of the global development agenda post 2015.

Post- 2015- Making Sense of the Process

The global discussion on MDG achievement is looking ahead to a post 2015 development framework.

Malawi consults for post- 2015- development agenda

National Chairperson for the Post 2015 Development Agenda in Malawi who is also a former Vice President of Malawi Dr Justin Malewezi told journalists in the capital Lilongwe that as countries approach 2015, there was need for nations like Malawi to provide a platform for debate to analyse and assess inputs and outputs on the global development agenda.

Tracking Post- 2015 Opportunities for the Education Sector World Wide

To advance progress for children and youth worldwide, it is critical for the global community to recognize education as essential for human development.

Let Your Voice be heard on HIV and the Post- 2015 Development Agenda

The international community is talking a lot about what development will look like post the Millennium Development Goals in 2015.

Post- 2015: Aim here

You’d be pretty foolish to propose a complete post-2015 development framework right now, wouldn’t you? What with the High Level Panel still to have their second substantive meeting (in Monrovia, following London last November and with the Indonesian fixture to follow), and the global consultations still running… You’d pretty much be putting up a target and inviting attack, wouldn’t you? Still, hard hats on, here goes! Save the Children today publishes the modestly titled Ending Poverty in our Generation, which sets out a vision of how the successor to the Millennium Development Goals could look.

UN Post 2015 Development Agenda

In year 2000, the Government of Mauritius has committed itself with the Sates of UN General Assembly towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

UN Initiates Consultations in Vietnam for Post- 2015 Development Agenda

The United Nations (UN) in Vietnam 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, Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper reported on Friday.

2013 Global Human Rights Essay Contest on “Human Rights City”

The 2013 Global Human Rights Essay Contest on “Human Right City” (Hereafter HRC Essay Contest) is a joint initiative  of the Human Rights Center of Seoul National University, the May 18 Institute of Chonnam National University, and the Korea Human Rights Foundation (KHRF) with support of the Metropolitan City of Gwangju in connection with the 3rd World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) which will be held from 16-18 May 2013 in Gwangju, South Korea.

CIVICUS Letter to the President of Pakistan

ToPresident Asif Ali ZardariPresident of Pakistan President's Secretariat Islamabad PAKISTAN 16 January 2013 Dear President Zardari, Re: Protection of Civil Society Members and Respect for their Rights I write to you from CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, an international alliance of civil society with members and partners in over a hundred countries.

Africa Youth Conference Adopts Declaration on MDGs, Post 2015 Agenda

The African Youth Conference on Post-2015 Development Agenda, held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 12-16 December 2012, has adopted a Youth Declaration on the Post-2015 Agenda.

Review of Millennium Development Goals by Sri Lanka’s Civil Society

Local NGO, Alliance Lanka has organised a consultation this week in Colombo to discuss civil society’s experience in contributing towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) within the national framework.

Governance, accountability key to post- 2015 development goals

Despite the significant advances made by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) initiative since its inception in 2000, much is still needed to build on the momentum created by the project and ensure sustainable development in emerging regions.

Education after 2015: The Commonwealth Perspective

The Commonwealth is an association of 54 countries united both by shared values and by great diversity.

South Africa Helping to Shape Global Development Agenda Beyond 2015

In 2015, the current global development agenda, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will come to an end.

World: Engage a Plan for Women Post- 2015

As online consultations move forward regarding the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) post-2015 framework, civil society, academia, governments and the UN continue to grapple with what priorities to set for an agenda that will be a no-holds-barred assault on poverty.

UN System Task Team on the Post- 2015 UN Development Agenda: Building Resilience to Disasters through Partnerships

This is the second Thematic Think Piece on Disaster Risk and Resilience developed by UN entities to support discussions on the post-2015 development agenda.

Measuring Sustainable Development Must be Made Simple and Affordable

The political talks towards new global goals are on.

Liberia: World Leaders Gear Up for Monrovia

Several world leaders, including Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, among others are said to be gearing up to attend the third High Level Panel Meeting on the Post-2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Monrovia from January 30 to February 2, 2013.

As the MDGs End, Let’s Refocus Nigeria’s Post 2015 Development Agenda

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were adopted in 2000 and are supposed to have been attained by 2015, that is, in two years’ time.

Work on the Post- 2015 Development Agenda Continues…

In 2000, the international community approved the most ambitious consolidated development agenda in history in the form of the Millennium Development Goals.

Civil Society Consulted on the Post- 2015 Development Agenda

The High-level Panel on the Post-2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will meet in Monrovia, Liberia from 30 January to 2 February 2013, where the focus will be on 'National Building Blocks for Sustained Prosperity.

Development Activists to Convene in Dhaka to Discuss Post- MDG Targets

Experts from developing countries will gather in Dhaka early next week to talk about agendas and targets to set following completion of millennium development goals (MDGs) in 2015.

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