Fighting poverty and giving the world

a sustainable future

FERDI 10th Anniversary Clermont-Ferrand

Progress toward achieving the MDGs

Source: World Bank Global Monitoring Report 2013

Examples of progress towards MDGs

• Halve the proportion of people whose income is less than $1.25 a day

• Eliminate gender disparity in primary education

• Halve the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water

• Reduce infant and maternal mortality

• Halve the proportion of the population without access to basic sanitation

EU: largest donor in the world

Annual Report 2013 on the European Union's development and external assistance policies and their implementation in 2012

EU contribution to the MDGs (1-4)

EU contribution to the MDGs (5-8)

EU Development policy:

The Agenda for Change - objectives

1. Maximise the impact of EU aid

2. Focus aid on countries in need

3. Focus aid on strategic sectors

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The Agenda for Change:

Three main sectors

1. Good governance and human rights

2. Drivers for sustainable and inclusive growth

– sustainable agriculture and energy

3. Human development

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The EU vision for a post-2015 development agenda

• "A Decent Life for All:

• Ending poverty and giving

• the world a sustainable future"

• Commission Communication, 27 February 2013

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A Decent Life for All: Priorities elements

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1. Basic living standards

2. Drivers for an Inclusive Growth

3. Sustainable management of Natural Resources

4. Equity & equality, Justice, Governance,

Rule of Law

5. Peace and stability

A Decent Life for All: Principles

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1. An integrated and comprehensive agenda

combining poverty eradication and sustainable

development

2. An universal agenda - adapted to national situations

3. A consultative process - towards a global

partnership

High Level Panel report: 12 Illustrative Goals, 54 targets

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1. End Poverty

7. Secure Sustainable Energy

2. Empower Girls and Women and Achieve Gender Equality

8. Create Jobs, Sustainable Livelihoods, and equitable Growth

3. Provide Quality Education and Lifelong Learning

9. Manage Natural Ressource Assets Sustainably

4. Ensure Healthy Lives

10. Ensure Good Governance and Effective Institutions

5. Ensure Food Security and Good Nutrition

11. Ensure Stable and Peaceful Societies

6. Achieve Universal Access to Water and Sanitation

12. Create a Global Enabling Environment and Catalyse Long-Term Finance

Roadmap Commission Communication "A Decent Life for All" 27 February 2013

High-level Panel Report on a post-2015 Development Agenda

30 May 2013

Council Conclusions: The Overarching Post-2015 Agenda 25 June 2013

UN Secretary General's report on Post-2015 26 July 2013

UN Special Event to Review Progress on the MDGs 25 September 2013

Open Working Group proposal on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

September 2014

Outcome of Committee on Sustainable Development Financing (follow-up to Rio+20)

September 2014

Synthesis report by UN Secretary General Before end 2014

Financing for Development Conference (follow up to Monterrey)

tbc (2015 or 2016)

UN Summit to conclude on a post-2015 framework September 2015 5