For a strong and legitimate post-2015 global framework

Joanna Rea, Policy and Government Relations Manager, Bond

MDGs

• In 2000, 189 world leaders signed the UN Millennium Declaration, committing their nations to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty and setting out eight goals with a deadline of 2015 – the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

• MDGs recognised as extremely helpful in focusing policy makers’ attention and resources in eight development-related priorities, and a great advocacy tool for civil society

• Progress uneven and only 3 MDGs met so far: on poverty, access to water and parity in primary education between boys and girls

• 2015: an opportunity to adopt a twin track approach of accelerating progress towards the MDGs, while lobbying for an ambitious post-2015 global development framework that addresses new world challenges and finishes the job of the MDGs

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• Reported in May 2013: “A New Global Partnership: Eradicate poverty and transform economies through sustainable development”

• ‘Five transformational shifts' to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 and move away from business as usual– Leave no-one behind– Put sustainable development at the core of future plans– Transform economies for jobs and inclusive growth– Build peace and effective, open and accountable institutions for all– Forge a new global partnership

• Illustrative goal framework with 12 goals and 54 targets, plus call for data revolution

UN High Level Panel on post-2015

Civil Society analysis of HLP reportWelcoming of:• Universality• Linking environment and

development• ‘leave no one behind’: track progress

across income and social groups• Goes beyond the aid paradigm • Goal on gender inequality • Focus on improved and

disaggregated data• Focus on domestic resource

mobilisation• Peace as one of the key priorities• Commitment to unfinished agenda of

MDGs

Missed the mark on: • Fails to challenge the current growth

narrative and status quo of the global financial system

• Global inequality crisis: does not address redistribution of wealth and access to resources

• Needed to be stronger on human rights

• Universal Health Coverage• Disaster risk reduction• Population dynamics, ageing,

migration

Things to watch: how the more ambitious components will fare within the UN MS negotiations, one single process and set of goals, shrinking space for civil society

• UNSG reported to UNGA in August 2013: “A life of dignity for all: accelerating progress towards the MDGs and advancing the UN development agenda beyond 2015”

• Based on inputs from UN consultations, and reports from the HLP, Sustainable Development Solutions Network, UN Global Compact

• Report assesses progress to date and identifies successful initiatives to contribute to the achievement of the MDGs

• On the post-2015 agenda, the UNSG calls for one universal single set of goals with sustainable development as the global guiding principle

• Proposed overarching objectives: "Poverty eradication, inclusive growth targeting inequality, protecting and managing the natural resource base of our planet within a rights-based framework and cognizant of the nexus between peace and development ". This requires "economic shifts to sustainable patterns of production and consumption, effective governance and a renewed global partnership and means of implementation."

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Next steps• UN Special Event on 25 September: there will be short outcome document

assessing MDG progress and providing a timeline to 2015• Draft roadmap includes a summit in Sept 2014 to review all input and another in

2015 to agree the goals. Actual intergovernmental negotiations likely to take place between Sept 2014-Sept 2015

• Open Working Group on SDGs: forum where Member States start pre-negotiations the post 2015 framework

– 70 Member states sharing 30 seats. UK with Australia and the Netherlands– To report by September 2014– Met 4 times, will reconvene in Nov 2013 for 5 more thematic meetings until Feb 2014

• Expert Committee on a Sustainable Development Finance Strategy– Expert working group, composed of 30 individuals– Met for the first time in August 2013. To report to UNGA Sept 2014 with ideas for funding packages

for a new post-2015 framework

• High Level Political Forum (HLPF)– Institutional body within the UN that will ‘hold’ the post-2015 agenda, replacing the Commission on

Sustainable Development– 1st meeting in September 2013– It will provide political leadership, guidance and recommendations for sustainable development

The Beyond 2015 Campaign

• Beyond 2015 is a global, multi-stakeholder movement for an ambitious and legitimate post-2015 framework

• Over 700 CSOs all over the world• Working on the conceptual foundations of the framework: Vision, Purpose,

Values and Criteria • Submitted papers to all thematic consultations• Coordinated national deliberations in over 30 countries • Working to strengthen national and regional and international advocacy. Bond

hosts the “UK hub” and there are regional coordinators in all continents• In Europe: European Task Force leads advocacy and lobbying in Brussels• All reports and papers available on www.beyond2015.org

Bond Beyond 2015 UK

• Bond Beyond 2015 UK group– 230 members from over 120 organisations – Elected steering committee of 12 – Group area on My Bond open for any campaign member in the UK– Weekly email updates with info on process and opportunities to engage– Bi-monthly group meetings, attended by members of DFID/Cabinet office Post

2015 team – Smaller meetings with DFID/Cabinet office team every 6 weeks

• Recently hosted the SoS Justine Greening at a send-off event to debate the post-2015 agenda ahead of NY Special Event

• Working with members to develop briefing paper with thematic messages on 18 issues

• Policy briefings to MPs and submission to IDC inquiry on post-2015 • Will organise thematic roundtables with members of UK Government ahead

of OWG meetings

How to get involved?• Join the Bond Beyond 2015 UK group: you just need to agree with the campaign’s

vision to join it. You will then be able to access the group page online and get email updates about different opportunities to engage

• If you can’t come to London for group meetings, you can always check notes and/or audio from relevant Bond events on the Bond website

• Encourage your partners to get in touch with the lead organisation in their country or the regional coordinator

• Encourage partners to use the campaign’s key messages to step up their advocacy at national level: this will soon become a very political intergovernmental process and it is important that we put our messages across to as many governments as possible

• Use template letters and advocacy tools• Bond will send a task team to New York and will keep you posted via the Bond

website

Thank you!

For further information about getting involved in Beyond-2015 in the UK, please visit http://www.bond.org.uk/advocacy/beyond-2015

or contact Mariana Rudge, Bond’s Post-2015 Advocacy Adviser, mrudge@bond.org.uk

In Scotland ...engaging in Beyond-2015 What level of interest is there here in Scotland for a Post-2015 follow up event later in 2013, to hear about discussions around the UN meeting on

25 September and / or about thematic papers? Please contact Gillian on info@nidos.org.uk

Thank you!

For further information, please visit http://www.bond.org.uk/advocacy/beyond-2015

or contact Mariana Rudge, Bond’s Post-2015 Advocacy Adviser, mrudge@bond.org.uk