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UN Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda

Background​

The United Nations is in the process of defining a post-2015 development agenda. This agenda will be launched at a Summit in September 2015, which is the target date for realizing the MDGs. It is currently being elaborated through informal consultations of the UN General Assembly. The President of the General Assembly has appointed two Co-facilitators to lead those informal consultations.

The process of arriving at the post 2015 development agenda is Member State-led with broad participation from Major Groups and other civil society stakeholders.

There has been numerous inputs to the agenda, notably a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by an open working group of the General Assembly, the report of an intergovernmental committee of experts on sustainable development financing, GA dialogues on technology facilitation and many others.

The General Assembly called upon the Secretary-General to synthesize the full range of inputs and to present a synthesis report before the end of 2014 as a contribution to the intergovernmental negotiations in the lead up to the Summit.

The United Nations has played a facilitating role in the global conversation on the post 2015 development agenda and supported broad consultations. It also has the responsibility of supporting Member States by providing evidence-based inputs, analytical thinking and field experience.

The AAES International Activities Committee (INTAC) has established a Sustainability Sub Task Force (SSTF) to the WFEO Task Force. This creates linking for the EFS to participate in the UN through the WFEO UN Relations Committee.

This Sub Task Force will include representatives from all WFEO Task Force members and we welcome members of EFS.  EFS participation in the SSTF will give EFS input to and participation with the UN through WFEO by way of the UN Science and Technology Communities Major Group (S&T CMP). S&T CMP is one of the nine major groups established by the UN to represent civil society. 

What Engineers can do

The EFS will participate in the UN in defining a post-2015 development agenda, thus establishing a means to achieve an end beneficial to the engineering communities and ultimately society. Webcasts are available for many of the meetings held monthly in preparation for the Summit in September 2015. Contact us at ifs@aiche.org if you would like to engage in this effort.

Role of UN and Intended Outcome of UN Events

The United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda will be held from 25 to 27 September 2015, in New York and convened as a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly.
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/summit

Revised Proposed Themes for the Interactive Dialogues

  • Ending poverty and hunger
    Tackling poverty in all its dimensions; addressing malnutrition and achieving food security; completing the unfinished business of the MDGs.
  • Tackling inequalities and leaving no one behind
    Tackling inequalities within and between countries and supporting countries in special situations; supporting vulnerable groups; achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls; ensuring access for all to education, water and sanitation, health care, and social protection.
  • Fostering sustainable economic transformation
    Building resilient and dynamic economies; promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation; investing in sustainable agriculture and rural development, energy and infrastructure; supporting youth employment and decent work for all.
  • Protecting our planet, promoting sustainable consumption and production and tackling climate change
    Promoting resilience and disaster risk reduction; ensuring sustainable management of oceans, seas, biodiversity and ecosystems; addressing land degradation and desertification; and supporting sustainable cities and human settlements.
  • Strengthening institutions to achieve sustainable development
    Supporting strong and accountable institutions at all levels; promoting peaceful and inclusive societies; securing access to justice for all; and respecting all human rights, including the right to development.
  • Delivering on a revitalised Global Partnership
    Meeting all commitments on the means of implementation; engaging all stakeholders and people worldwide, especially children and young people, in the realisation of the SDGs; ensuring comprehensive follow-up and review and shaping effective multi-stakeholder partnerships.

Upcoming Meetings

18-19 June workshop on Governance, Transparency and Accountability
A two day workshop is being coordinated by the HLPF Working Group in collaboration with UN DESA-DSD to discuss ways in which the mechanism of MGoS could be adapted to best function in the context of the review architecture to be put in place for the sustainable development agenda at the national, regional and global levels, including the HLPF as well as the other platforms where the review of post-2015 is expected to occur.

Please find below links to the provisional program of the Major Groups and Other Stakeholders Workshop on Governance, Transparency and Accountability, to be held from 18-19 June 2015. Please contact us at ifs@aiche.org for information for how to attend or participate by webex. You must sign up ahead of time.

LINK TO PROGRAMME

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22 - 25 Jun
Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations (Intergovernmental negotiations on the outcome document)

20 - 24 Jul
Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations (Intergovernmental negotiations on the outcome document)

27 - 31 Jul
Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations (Intergovernmental negotiations on the outcome document)

United Nations Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda

25 Sep 2015 - 27 Sep 2015
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/summit