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POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA AND SDGs PROCESSES MAP

Other bodies involved: Development Cooperation Forum, Committee for Development Policy

High Level Panel of Eminent Persons with the mandate to provide guidance and recommendations on the post2015 development agenda

May 2013 - The High Level Panel published its Report making recommendations for the post-2015 development agenda

Following the 2010 MDG Summit Outcome Document the Secretary General focused on the post-2015 development agenda and established:

Special Adviser on post2015 development planning Reports to Secretary General 1. June 2012 "Realising the future we want for all" which included the vision for a post2015 development agenda 2. March 2013 "A renewed global partnership" which included suggestions for a new partnership format

Post-2015 development agenda

Thematic global consultations organised by the UN Development Group + national and regional consultations on post-2015 development agenda UN System Task Team on post-2015 UN development agenda

The aim of these two different processes is to develop one global post-2015 development agenda with sustainable development at its centre

The inter-agency Technical Support Team was established under the UN System Task Team umbrella to provide inputs and support the Open Working Group

Coordination across different work streams is provided through an informal senior coordination group of 4 Assistant Secretaries General

Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs

2012 Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development started an inclusive intergovernmental process to prepare a set of sustainable goals

Rio +20 Outcome Document mandated the establishment of the Open Working Group with the task of preparing a proposal on SDGs to be submitted to the General Assembly

The Open Working Group is complemented by the Expert Committee on a sustainable development financing strategy

Rio +20 established the High Level Political Forum to provide political leadership, guidance and recommendations for sustainable development

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POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA AND SDGs PROCESSES TIMELINE

June 2012 September 2010
UN MDG Summit Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development UN System Task Team report "Realizing the future we want for all" National consultations on post 2015 development agenda start

September 2011
Establishment of the UN System Task Team

May 2012- April 2013

UN Development Group starts Global Thematic Consultations

July 2012
Establishment of the High Level Panel of Eminenent Persons

September 2012
High Level Panel's meeting in New York

March 2013

January 2013 November 2012

High Level Panel's meeting in London Establishment of the SDGs Open Working Group of the General Assembly High Level Panel's meeting in Monrovia

High Level Panel's meeting in Bali UN System Task Team report "A renewed global partnership for development" First Session of the Open Working Group

April 2013
Second session of the Open Working Group

May 2013
High Level Panel's report is published Third session of the Open Working Group

June 2013
Fourth Session of the Open Working Group

September 2013
UN General Assembly MDG Reviw Summit Special Event of the President of the General Assembly to track MDG progress and explore the post-2015 development agenda

September 2013
First Session of the High Level Political Forum Initial findings of the Open Working Group to be submitted to the General Assembly

November 2013
Fifth Session of the Open Working Group

December 2013
Sixth Session of the Open Working Group

January 2014
Seventh Session of the Open Working Group

February 2014
Eighth Session of the Open Working Group

September 2014
Final findings of the Open Working Group to be reported to UNGA

January-December 2015 (approx)

Intergovernmental negotiations process in the UNGA on post-2015 development agenda

September 2015
High Level Political Forum meeting

July-September 2015 (approx)

UNGA Post 2015 MDG Review Summit

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References:
Evans, A. & Steven, D., 2013, What happens now? The post-2015 agenda after the High level panel, Centre on International Cooperation, New York University http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/untaskteam_undf/ http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/about/mdg.shtml http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/beyond2015.shtml http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/interactive/2013/mar/26/future-of-development-timeline http://www.beyond2015.org/ http://www.sd-network.eu/pdf/case%20studies/ESDN%20Case%20Study_No%2013_MDGs%20and%20post-2015%20debate_FINAL.pdf