Challenges and Opportunities of the Post Challenges and Opportunities of the Post 2015 Global Development Agenda 2015 Global Development Agenda

Artemy Izmestiev, UNDP Seoul Policy CentreArtemy Izmestiev, UNDP Seoul Policy Centre

Seoul, September 2012Seoul, September 2012

ContentContent

• Preparatory Process Preparatory Process for developing the new Global for developing the new Global development frameworkdevelopment framework

• Role of the UN system & Fundamental principlesRole of the UN system & Fundamental principles• ChallengesChallenges• Opportunities Opportunities • Asian approaches on post-2015 Asian approaches on post-2015

Preparatory Process for the new Global Preparatory Process for the new Global development frameworkdevelopment framework

• The Report by the Secretary General: The Report by the Secretary General: June 2012 June 2012 Accelerating progress towards the Millennium Accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals: options for sustained and Development Goals: options for sustained and inclusive growth and issues for advancing the inclusive growth and issues for advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015 United Nations development agenda beyond 2015

• High Level Panel on post-2015 development High Level Panel on post-2015 development framework framework established August 2012established August 2012

• 50+ national consultations and 9 thematically 50+ national consultations and 9 thematically focused meetings focused meetings by March 2013by March 2013

• HPL report presentation at GA Sept 2013 HPL report presentation at GA Sept 2013

UN Task Team on Post-2015UN Task Team on Post-2015

Prepared the report for the SGPrepared the report for the SGMacro questions it Macro questions it raisedraised: : •What should be the purpose of the post-2015 What should be the purpose of the post-2015 agenda: advocacy, guidepost, instrument for policy agenda: advocacy, guidepost, instrument for policy coherence? coherence? •Was a 15-year timeframe realistic to bring about Was a 15-year timeframe realistic to bring about transformative change?transformative change?•Should the post-2015 agenda be prescriptive and Should the post-2015 agenda be prescriptive and if so, how far can it go without constraining policy if so, how far can it go without constraining policy space at country level? space at country level?

Fundamental principlesFundamental principles

SG Report: “The world cannot continue on its SG Report: “The world cannot continue on its current course. There is a need for an agenda current course. There is a need for an agenda aimed at transformative change leading to a aimed at transformative change leading to a shared, secure and sustainable future for all”. shared, secure and sustainable future for all”.

Fundamental principles for future agenda: Fundamental principles for future agenda: •Human rights Human rights •EqualityEquality•Sustainability Sustainability

Challenges Challenges

Challenges of Post-2015: processChallenges of Post-2015: process

• Reaching agreement is increasingly difficult; Reaching agreement is increasingly difficult; • How ambitious should the goals be and where to How ambitious should the goals be and where to

draw a line? draw a line? • How should the global goals be linked to the How should the global goals be linked to the

national processes?national processes?• What should be the international governance of What should be the international governance of

post-2015 agenda including the monitoring? post-2015 agenda including the monitoring?

Challenges of Post-2015: FormatChallenges of Post-2015: Format

• How to make sure that the goals are simple and How to make sure that the goals are simple and can be easily communicated? can be easily communicated?

• How to ensure measurability and robustness of How to ensure measurability and robustness of data? data?

• To which extent the current MDGs should be To which extent the current MDGs should be taken used in formulation of the new framework? taken used in formulation of the new framework?

Opportunities Opportunities

UN Task Team on Post-2015 (cont.)UN Task Team on Post-2015 (cont.)

Role for the UN system: Role for the UN system: •Putting the concept of sustainable development at Putting the concept of sustainable development at the heart of the post-2015 agendathe heart of the post-2015 agenda•How to build on MDGsHow to build on MDGs•Expanding the scope beyond MDGsExpanding the scope beyond MDGs•Designing the future goals to address both local Designing the future goals to address both local and global development challengesand global development challenges•Incorporating measurability and accountability Incorporating measurability and accountability

ConsultationsConsultations

• 50+ consultations in developing countries in 50+ consultations in developing countries in 2012-2013 2012-2013

National consultations will not focus on goal setting and National consultations will not focus on goal setting and universality, but on how people see their future. universality, but on how people see their future.

• Global and regional thematic meetings; Global and regional thematic meetings; • Social media discussions and other forms of Social media discussions and other forms of

outreach. outreach. Web platform to foster outreach. Web platform to foster outreach.

Consensus & buy in- participationConsensus & buy in- participation

Themes of Global MeetingsThemes of Global Meetings

• Inequalities (across all dimensions):Inequalities (across all dimensions):• Health (MDGs 4, 5, 6 + non communicable diseases)Health (MDGs 4, 5, 6 + non communicable diseases)• Education (at all levels) Education (at all levels) • Growth and employment Growth and employment • Environmental sustainability Environmental sustainability • Food security and nutrition Food security and nutrition • Governance (at all levels)Governance (at all levels)• Conflict and fragilityConflict and fragility• Population dynamics Population dynamics

Youth EngagementYouth Engagement

• Giving regional youth a voice in the global consultationsGiving regional youth a voice in the global consultations• Follows an UNDP initiative in the Pacific IslandsFollows an UNDP initiative in the Pacific Islands• 40 students. Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia. 40 students. Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia. • 3 days of debates and workshops3 days of debates and workshops

- Did the MDGs work?- Did the MDGs work?

- Do we need another framework?- Do we need another framework?

- What is the world we want to see post-2015?- What is the world we want to see post-2015?• Declaration to be fed into global consultations.Declaration to be fed into global consultations.

Opportunities for CSOsOpportunities for CSOs

• UN-CSO DialogueUN-CSO Dialogue• Country and thematic consultationsCountry and thematic consultations• CSO Platforms (e.g. Beyond 2015)CSO Platforms (e.g. Beyond 2015)• Promote awareness and creativityPromote awareness and creativity• Link with other areas of global agenda Link with other areas of global agenda

Asian Approaches to Post-2015Asian Approaches to Post-2015

• Asia’s experience with the implementation of the MDGs holds valuable lessons for the formulation of the new global development agenda

• Asia is the only developing region that has successfully narrowed the gap with advanced economies over the past half century

• Investment in human capital and the creation of enabling conditions for its development were important to Asian countries’ progress

Asian Approaches to Post-2015 (cont.)Asian Approaches to Post-2015 (cont.)

• World today is very different from the world when the MDGs were formulated (poverty is increasingly an MIC phenomenon, rise of emerging countries)

• Asia is on the forefront of changing global dynamics, being home to many of the world’s “emerging” nations

• Merit of “creative chaos” that may be present at the initial stages of the consultations

• Keep the global ambition high in the formulation of the future goals

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