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From the MDGs to the Post-2015 agendaA call for transformative action
Kyiv, 7 December 2015
Content:
How does the Post-2015 agenda differ from the MDGs?
What are the SDGs?
What are the principles of the agenda?
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs.
MDGs vs. SDGs?
Completing the unfinished business of
the MDGs
Two parallel processes
NOWOne holistic Post-2015 agenda
THEN
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TRACK
Focus on environmental sustainability
MDG TRACK
Strong focus on social dimension
Revisiting sustainable development with an integrated and balancedview of its 3 dimensions
1960s – 1970s
SOCIAL DEVELOPMEN
T ECONOMIC DEVELOPMEN
TENVIRONMENTA
L SUSTAINABILITY
1980s
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMEN
T
SOCIAL DEVELOPMEN
T
1990s – 2000s
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY
SOCIAL DEVELOPME
NT
2015
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
What are the SDGs?
17GOALS
What are the principles of the agenda?
6ESSENTIALELEMENTS
1. National ownershipTargets are defined as aspirational global targets, with each government setting its own national targets guided by the global level of ambition but taking into account national circumstances.
2. Inclusive and participatory approachCivil society, vulnerable groups and the private sector have a key role to play. Participatory decision making is a pre-requisite for ensuring their meaningful contribution.
3. UniversalityWhat can a universal sustainable development agenda mean for different countries including LDCs, Countries in situations of conflict, Middle-income countries, High-income countries
4. Leaving no one behindThe SDGs place the principle of equality at the heart of the new agenda and aim to ensure the inclusion of marginalized, disempowered and excluded groups.
5. Human rights-based approachThe SDGs aspire to people’s freedom from fear and freedom from want that can only be realized if governments respect, protect and promote the full range of human rights.
6. Integrated approachAligning social and environmental policiesMaximizing synergies