Written by James Deane, director of policy and learning at BBC Media Action on the BBC blog. “The World Press Freedom Day conference took place at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris earlier this week. Its theme – media freedom and the post 2015 development framework –added important heft to efforts to get these issues into the final … Continue reading
Post2015.org is collating key recent post-2015 resources and news in a round-up post. Below, read today’s selection: Profitable development solutions: How the private sector can contribute to the post-2015 agenda – new Brookings report by Laurence Chandy, Kemal Dervis¸, George Ingram, Homi Kharas and Steven Rocker published by Global Economy and Development at Brookings on … Continue reading
Written by Thomas Hughes, on the Guardian: “Last week, 195 civil society groups from around the world came together to call on the UN to make access to information and media freedom central to the post-2015 development agenda. Signatories included organisations from 77 countries on five continents, working in fields as diverse as poverty, health, religion, … Continue reading
Written by Rosebell Kagumire on the IIED blog: “In little more than a year, world leaders will meet at the UN to agree a global framework on sustainable development for all nations to pursue from 2015, when the Millennium Development Goals expire. My country, Uganda, is among the 50 countries chosen by the UN to take part in … Continue reading
Post2015.org is collating key recent post-2015 resources in a round-up post. Below, read today’s selection: 8th Session of the OWG The 8th Session of the Open Working Group (OWG 8) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) started yesterday on Monday 3rd of February. It will last until the 7th, and will be the final “stock-taking” meeting of … Continue reading
Post2015.org is collating key recent post-2015 resources in a round-up post. Below, read today’s selection: Governance and the Post-2015 development framework: a civil society proposal This proposal was drafted by 50 civil society organizations, and was coordinated by the Transparency and Accountability Initiative. It argues that open, inclusive, accountable and effective governance need to be placed … Continue reading