Post2015.org – what comes after the MDGs?

This post is written by Åsa Persson and Måns Nilsson, Stockholm Environment Institute Unless the SDGs can be turned into nationally relevant targets that mesh with existing priorities and processes, they risk becoming just another bit of remote UN agenda. The global transformation that the SDGs call for requires integrated, concerted action by the UN member … Continue reading →

This post is written by Pauline Rose and Ben Alcott in the Research for Equitable Access and Learning Centre at the University of Cambridge, based on their newly-released paper for the UK Department for International Development on ‘How Education Systems can become Equitable by 2030’. It is the sixteenth in our blog series which aims to … Continue reading →

This post, written by Laura Kerr, Policy Advocacy Coordinator at RESULTS UK, is the fourteenth in our blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be implemented to include all social and economic groups. The blog explores a case study from RESULTS UK’s new report, Who Pays for Progress?, to assess the reality of ensuring … Continue reading →

This post is written by Jordan Naidoo, Director Education for All, UNESCO, and Manos Antoninis, Senior Policy Analyst, Global Monitoring Report, and is the twelfth in our blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be drafted to include all social and economic groups by inviting a range experts to write on … Continue reading →

This post, written by Sarah Hendriks, Global Gender Advisor at Plan International, is the eleventh in our blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be implemented to include all social and economic groups. Following many months of consultation and negotiation, the global community has reached an historic moment. We can see that great … Continue reading →

This post, written by Chris Hoy, Research Officer at ODI, and Emma Samman, is the ninth in our blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be drafted to include all social and economic groups.  Worsening inequality is a key challenge of our time. Evidence from Oxfam illustrates that next year, if current … Continue reading →

This post, written by Elizabeth Stuart, Research Fellow, ODI, and Erica Hagen, co-founder of Map Kibera, is the eighth in our blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be drafted to include all social and economic groups.  Kibera, the most populous slum in Nairobi (and East Africa), once appeared as a blank space … Continue reading →

This post, written by Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Professor of Social Policy and International Development, UEA, is the seventh in our blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be drafted to include all social and economic groups.  On 24 September 2015, all United Nations member states will ratify the Sustainable Development Goals Treaty. … Continue reading →

This post, written by Thomas Wheeler, Conflict and Security Adviser, Saferworld, is the sixth in our blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be drafted to include all social and economic groups.  Making development sustainable in conditions of violent conflict and insecurity is extremely challenging. Of the seven countries unlikely to … Continue reading →

This post, written by Harpinder Collacott, Executive Director Designate, Development Initiatives, is the fifth in our blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be drafted to include all social and economic groups. The success of the last decade has brought with it unprecedented political will to end extreme poverty by 2030 and … Continue reading →

This post, written by Kitty Vander-Heijden, Director of the World Resources Institute Europe, is the fourth in our blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be drafted to include all social and economic groups.  Water is an essential component of human lives and livelihoods, and key to economic growth, health, food, energy and ecosystems … Continue reading →

This post, written by Rob Yates, health consultant at Chatham House and former Senior Health Economist at WHO, is the third in our blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be drafted to include all social and economic groups. How can we ensure that no one is left in bad health as … Continue reading →

This post is written by Kevin Watkins, ODI’s executive director, and is the second in our blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be drafted to include all social and economic groups. ‘Leave no one behind’ is the rallying call of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As good causes go, … Continue reading →

This post, by Elizabeth Stuart, Research Fellow and Team Leader, Sustainable Development Goals, ODI, launches our new blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be drafted to include all social and economic groups. This week sees the final negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals. Unless there are last minute upsets – … Continue reading →

This post is written by Casey Dunning, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Global Development, and Molly Elgin-Cossart, Senior Fellow at American Progress and former chief of staff to the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. It originally appeared on the Center for Global Development blog. What does ‘Leave No One Behind’ … Continue reading →

This post is written by Luca De Fraia, ActionAid Italy Deputy Secretary General,  and originally appeared on the ActionAid blog. Will the post-2015 agenda support country ownership of sustainable development processes? This questions has been of central concern to me as I’ve worked to keep abreast of the fast-paced post-2015 negotiations. Having followed the aid effectiveness … Continue reading →

This post is written by Amina Khan, Research Officer, Growth, Poverty and Inequality, and Elizabeth Stuart, Research Fellow, Growth, Poverty and Inequality, ODI There is, now, a widespread recognition that statistical activity is as much political as it is technical, and that if the data revolution is to deliver its full potential, the capacity of … Continue reading →

This post is written by Jan Vandemoortele, formerly with the UN and co-architect of the MDGs. In his book Thinking, Fast and Slow (2012), Daniel Kahneman, psychologist and Nobel laureate in economics, describes two aspects of the human brain through which we process information and make associations and decisions. He speaks of two systems: System … Continue reading →

The fifth edition of the European Report on Development (ERD 2015), launched in May 2015, has the theme of “Combining finance and policies to implement a transformative post-2015 development agenda”. It aims to address financing and other means of implementation in the post-2015 context in order to bring the post-2015 finance and goal setting processes together. The … Continue reading →

Post2015.org is collating key recent post-2015 resources and news in a round-up post. Below, read today’s selection: What if? Mapping scenarios to the end of 2015 – This paper, from Neva Frecheville at CAFOD, assesses the broader landscape which could affect the chances to reaching an ambitious agreement in September 2015 by mapping out four scenarios … Continue reading →

This blog post is written by Rachel Quint, Program Fellow, Global Development and Population Programme, at the Hewlett Foundation. As Sarah wrote in her recent blog post, “April 2015: Five Headlines from a Big Month for the Data Revolution,” one of the key “headlines” from April was an event hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission … Continue reading →

This blog post is written by Sarah T. Lucas, Program Officer, Global Development and Population, at the Hewlett Foundation If the history of the data revolution were written today, it would include three major dates. May 2013, when the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda first coined the phrase “data revolution.” November 2014, … Continue reading →

Written by Ricardo Fuentes-Nieva, Oxfam’s Head of Research, at the ODI’s Cartagena Data Festival, on Oxfam’s From Poverty To Power blog A spectre is haunting the hallways of the international bureaucracy and national statistical offices – the spectre of the data revolution.  Now, that might suggest a contradiction in terms or the butt of a joke … Continue reading →

Post2015.org is collating key recent post-2015 resources and news in a round-up post. Below, read today’s selection: Governance Trends in the Intergovernmental Sustainable Development Discourse: A Text Analysis – This Institute for Global Environmental Strategies working paper by Simon Olsen and Eric Zusman outlines the trends on governance in intergovernmental negotiations on sustainable development over the last … Continue reading →

Post2015.org is collating key recent post-2015 resources and news in a round-up post. Below, read today’s selection: UNU-WIDER Director Discusses the Roles of Foreign Aid in a Post-2015 Perspective – In this video clip Professor Tarp introduces the findings of UNU-WIDER’s three-year research program on foreign aid. Economic growth facilitated by aid has led many … Continue reading →

Written by Sarah Shearmans, journalist on Quartz blog “We live in a era of big data, but developing countries are suffering from a data drought: governments and the international community know less about the world’s poorest than they think. Often-quoted figures on levels of poverty, health and education in poor countries are little more than … Continue reading →

Post2015.org is collating key recent post-2015 resources and news in a round-up post. Below, read today’s selection: Goals for the Rich: Indispensible for a universal Post-2015 Agenda – The Civil Society Reflection Group on Global Development Perspectives have published a discussion paper on the role and responsibilities of the rich and powerful in achieving the Sustainable … Continue reading →

Written by Dr Emily Wilkinson, Research Fellow in the Climate and Environment Programme at the Overseas Development Institute. No one going into the Sendai negotiations this week was in any doubt that there would be sticking points. But on the final day of the UN conference on disaster risk reduction, having stayed up all night, delegates … Continue reading →

Written by Allan Lerberg Jørgensen, Director of Human Rights and Development at the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Everyone agrees that the post-2015 sustainable development agenda needs investment by businesses to succeed. Here are two recommendations to ensure that it attracts the right kind of investment. UN member states are in the process of finalising a new … Continue reading →

Written by Elizabeth Stuart, Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute In the negotiating uncertainties of the Post-2015 agenda, there is one issue that seems to have substantial – I hesitate to say – universal, agreement: that the SDGs must not miss the opportunity to improve the lives of the most marginalized. Although the Open … Continue reading →

Written by Martin Edwards, Associate Professor and Director at the Center for UN and Global Governance Studies in the Permanent Observer blog As work moves forward to complete the proposed Sustainable Development Goals, a working list of preliminary indicators for each of the goals recently circulated online. This list of indicators was developed by the … Continue reading →

Written by Thomas Tanner, Research Fellow at Overseas Development Institute This week, the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan kicks off a pivotal year for disasters, climate and development. 2015 is playing host to an exciting mix of ideas, politics and pragmatism as new global deals are also struck on development … Continue reading →

Written by Tom Mitchell, Head of the Climate and Environment programme at the Overseas Development Institute in London. Every ten years Japan plays host to the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. The third such event, which kick offs this week in Sendai, will have particular resonance for local residents. Four years ago today, the most … Continue reading →

By Jose R. Molinas Vega, Ph.D, Minister-Secretary of Planning for Economic and Social Development. Republic of Paraguay Last December the Paraguayan Government agreed on a national development plan, Paraguay 2030, outlining concrete steps and objectives to drive our country’s economic, social and international policy. A key feature that makes our ambitious plan for widespread reform … Continue reading →

Written by Rob Doble, Education Adviser in Save the Children’s policy and advocacy division and Yousra Semmache Education Policy & Advocacy Assistant, Save the Children UK An ambitious new Post-2015 education agenda As the deadline for the Education for All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, it seems very unlikely that these current education goals will … Continue reading →

Thursday, 19 March 2015 1.15 – 2.45 pm EST (A light lunch will be served from 12.45 pm) (17.15 – 18.345 GMT)   UN Conference Room 8 (open for all), United Nations Headquarters, New York All welcome The event will be live streamed The concept of leaving no one behind is now firmly embedded in the … Continue reading →

Universality and differentiation in the post-2015 development agenda The complexity and interconnectedness of today’s globalised world have rendered development challenges increasingly interlinked and global in nature. Prosperity cannot be sustained without finding integrated and common solutions and without all countries contributing in a spirit of solidarity and shared responsibility. The post-2015 agenda has framed sustainable … Continue reading →

Written by Martin Ostermeier, Sarah Linde, Jann Lay and Sebastian Prediger, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies. In recognition of the fact that decent and productive work is central to human and economic development, the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals has included the goal to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic … Continue reading →

Post2015.org is collating key recent post-2015 resources and news in a round-up post. Below, read today’s selection: The “A” Word: Monitoring the SDGs – Roberto Bissio of the Third World Institute authored FutureUN’s latest briefing paper, based on human rights concerns that ‘commitments made in Rio will remain empty promises without effective monitoring and accountability’. Frontier science … Continue reading →

Written by Shannon Kindornay, an Adjunct Research Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. She is also member of the Post-2015 Data Test team. As part of the Post-2015 Data Test initiative, the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and the Centre for the Study of Living Standards launched the Canada case study report, Canada 2030: An Agenda for Sustainable Development, … Continue reading →

Written by Rachel Hoffman, a King’s College London Master’s student studying Conflict Security and Development. Like most people in the developed world, the need to find clean water has never been a daily concern for me. I could go to one of the three rooms in my house with a faucet, turn it on, and be instantly … Continue reading →

Written by Helene Trehin Logistics Team, a King’s College London Master’s student studying Conflict Security and Development. A personal account examining the vital role education plays in encouraging peace in conflict and post-conflict environments This year will be the 20-year anniversary of the end of the Bosnian War. And yet, two decades later, different ethnic groups remain separated socio-economically … Continue reading →

Written by Bryan Turner Executive Director at Ethical Systems on Ethical Systems blog “Can you imagine a world where marketers promoted products without knowledge of psychology and persuasion? Well, the equivalent is happening in policy making and international development- in fact it is the standard. Programs are created with people guessing about behavior change and implementation; … Continue reading →

Written by Jeffrey Strew, Program Officer for the Global Development program at Center on International Cooperation (CIC) and Sarah Hearn, Associate Director and Senior Fellow at CIC. “Last week, over 1,000 civil society organizations in over 120 countries launched a global campaign – action/2015 – to mobilize world leaders to commit to delivering ambitious sustainable development … Continue reading →

Southern Voice Research Conference 16-17 February 2015, Istanbul. A research conference captioned Southern Voice on Post-MDG International Development Goals and Targets will be taking place in a week in Istanbul, organised by Southern Voice (SV) in association with Think Tank Initiative (TTI). It will be held on 16-17 February 2015 (Monday and Tuesday) and attended by members … Continue reading →

Written by Bridget Golob, a King’s College London Master’s student studying Conflict Security and Development. An examination of healthcare challenges in conflict zones could improve general health-oriented development goals and their implementation. In an era where the health-oriented Millennium Development Goals may no longer be sufficient for addressing global health, poverty and inequality, what should replace them and … Continue reading →

Written by Richard Blunt, a King’s College London Master’s student studying Conflict Security and Development. It seems difficult now in the year 2015, to look back and imagine the world at the turn of the Millennium. Designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace by the UN, the year 2000 cumulated in the Millennium … Continue reading →

Post2015.org is collating key recent post-2015 resources and news in a round-up post. Below, read today’s selection: Copenhagen Consensus Governance and Institutions papers – The Copenhagen Consensus Center has just published a set of papers for our latest topic, Governance and Institutions. It seems clear then, that the global community should set goals for more transparency, … Continue reading →

Part A: Activities of Network Members during October – December 2014 Findings on Country-level Data Test presented in New York Members of the Southern Voice on Post-MDGs International Development Goals network showcased the initial results of their country-level studies of Post-2015 Data Test initiative on 14 October 2014, in New York. Member states, think tanks, … Continue reading →

Written by Martin S. Edwards, Associate Professor and Director, Center for UN and Global Governance Studies the blog of the Center for UN and Global Governance Studies “No one disputes the ambitiousness of the proposed Sustainable Development Goals.  Both in scope and in process, these goals are a marked departure from the Millennium Development Goals that preceded … Continue reading →