from the mdgs to the post-2015 agenda a call for transformative action kyiv, 7 december 2015

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