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relation to sustainable development finance, governance and goals.
HLPF Consultations
Conclude with Outcome Text
The consultations to define the format and
organizational aspects of the high-level political forum on sustainable
development (HLPF) concluded on 26 June 2013, at UN Headquarters in New York,
US, following Member State requests for additional negotiating time.
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High-level
Political Forum negotiations extended
Last Friday, the new co-facilitator of the
High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), Ambassador Luiz Alberto insisted on a
deadline for delegations to either accept the co-facilitators' clean text or to
offer amendments that had been negotiated bilaterally in advance with the
consent of all other delegations.
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UN-NGLS Civil
Society Consultation for the Secretary-General, General Assembly and OWG on
SDGs
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The Dashboard
Concept - An Approach to the Post-2015 Development Agenda by Colombia and
Guatemala
In their "Dashboard Proposal" the
governments of Colombia and Guatemala envisage the post-2015 development agenda
as being designed around a nucleus of common global goals measured by a set of
internationally agreed-on targets and indicators which would be accompanied by
more specific targets and indicators geared to national circumstances and
priorities.
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UN Global Compact
Report Calls for Engaging Business in Post-2015 Development Agenda
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IISD's Summary on
the High Level Political Forum Process Approaching Final Negotiations
From 12-14 June 2013, informal informal
consultations were held regarding the organisation of the High-level political
forum (HLPF) in the course of which key questions with respect to
participation, format, timing, and rules of order were adressed.
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Opening Statement
of the International Trade Union Confederation at the Fourth session of the
Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
In its opening statement at the fourth session of
the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development on 17 June 2013, the
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) emphasised the importance of the
inclusion of full employment and decent work as well as universal social
protection in the post-2015 development agenda for sustainable development.
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IISD's Summary of
the 4th Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
The fourth session of the UN
General Assembly Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) took place from 17-19 June 2013, at UN Headquarters in New York. The
meeting brought together OWG members, other member states, observers, and
representatives from UN agencies and Major Groups. The meeting was devoted to
addressing the thematic issues of: (a) employment and decent work for all,
social protection, youth, education and culture and (b) health, population
dynamics. Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of Kenya, and Csaba Körösi,
Permanent Representative of Hungary, served as co-chairs.
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SIWI launches the
Stockholm Statement Digital Forum
In September 2013 the Stockholm International
Water Institute (SIWI) will submit the Stockholm Statement to the 68th UN
General Assembly. The objective of this paper is to influence and elevate the
status of water in the post-2015 development agenda. This open forum exists to
facilitate contributions to the Stockholm Statement, which will be calling for
a Sustainable Development Goal on Water.
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Stakeholder inputs
into the Post-2015 High Level Panel
The High-level Panel on the Post-2015 Development
Agenda (HLP) is gathering responses submitted by stakeholders in response to
the HLP report "A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform
Economies through Sustainable Development". Submissions that have been
made so far can be viewed here.
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