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POST2015-L Digest for Thursday, April 10, 2014.

1. Post-2015 Update - 10 April 2014 -  Post-2015 Policy & Practice
2. Stakeholder Forum Network News: Sustainable development for, and from, the future

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A compilation of items recently posted to the  Post-2015 Policy & Practice  knowledgebase of international activities on the post-2015 development agenda Latest News - 10 April 2014 ESCAP Evaluation Week Calls for Strengthening National Capacities 9_April_2014: A high-level panel discussion on Evaluation and the Post-2015 Development Agenda took place during UN Evaluation Week at the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Panelists urged countries in the region to strengthen national evaluation capacities and adopt better monitoring and evaluation tools, in view of the emerging post-2015 development agenda. continued...   Pacific Ministers Recommend Including Transport in SDGs 7_April_2014: Transport and energy are key enablers for development, according to participants at the second Pacific Regional Energy and Transport (Aviation and Maritime) Ministers Meeting, organized by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). Pacific ministers adopted the Denerau Communiqué, which calls for including transport in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). continued...   Mekong Summit Focuses on Water, Food and Energy Nexus in Changing Climate 5_April_2014: The Second Mekong Summit was organized around the theme ‘Water, Energy and Food Security in the Context of Climate Change.' The Conference focused on three key issues: climate change adaptation in a transboundary context; sustainable development and the water, energy and food nexus; and the benefits of cooperation. continued...   OECD Reports Development Aid at All-Time High 8_April_2014: Development aid reached its highest level in 2013, according to an annual survey of donor spending plans by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Donors provided US$134.8 billion in net official development assistance (ODA) in 2013, a 6.1% increase in development aid in real terms. continued...   Arab Sustainable Development Forum Discusses MDG Progress, Post-2015 Agenda 6_April_2014: Participants called for developing an Arab strategy for sustainable development and a road map to invest in the green economy, at the Arab High Level Forum for Sustainable Development. The meeting served as the Arab regional preparation for the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) and the Annual Ministerial Review (AMR). continued...   UNCTAD Hosts Second Geneva Dialogue on Post-2015 4_April_2014: The UN Conference on Trade and Development hosted the second in its series of Geneva Dialogues, engaging Member States, civil society, international organizations, and the private sector in informal discussions around trade and the post-2015 development agenda. This meeting, titled 'The Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda: The Road from Bali,' considered how trade can be an enabler of inclusive and sustainable development.  continued...   Post-2015 Policy & Practice Calendar: Current & Upcoming Events Online Discussion on Child Poverty and the SDGs virtual 24 Mar - 14 Apr Seventh World Urban Forum Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia 5 Apr - 11 Apr 47th Session of the Commission on Population and Development New York City, US 7 Apr - 11 Apr 13th Working Conference of the CEO Water Mandate Lima, Peru 8 Apr - 10 Apr ECOSOC Partnership Forum New York City, US 9 Apr - 10 Apr The Role of Partnerships and their Contribution to the Post-2015 Development Agenda New York City, US 9 Apr - 10 Apr Global Monitoring Report on 'Making Development Cooperation More Effective' New York City, US 10 Apr Sanitation and Water for All 2014 High-Level Meeting Washington D.C., US 11 Apr ECOSOC Global Dialogue on Financing for Development New York City, US 14 Apr - 15 Apr Land Matters! Ignoring Land and Soil Issues at Our Peril Bern, Switzerland 15 Apr First High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 15 Apr - 16 Apr Fourth Meeting of the Sixth Replenishment of the GEF Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland 16 Apr - 17 Apr Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature New York City, US 22 Apr Global Ocean Action Summit The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 22 Apr - 25 Apr Sixth International Parliamentarians' Conference on the Implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action (IPCI) Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden 23 Apr - 25 Apr    Subscribe to our iCalendar and your computer will gain access to all the events listed in our  Post–2015 Policy & Practice  Calendar ( Learn More | Subscribe ) Please send suggestions for articles to Faye Leone at faye@iisd.org Funding for Post-2015 Policy & Practice has been provided by the Project on Sustainability Transformation beyond 2015 (POST2015), funded by the Japanese Ministry of Environment, and by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Global Program Climate Change

Post-2015 Policy & Practice is a knowledge management project for international activities related to the post-2015 development agenda. We began our work on the post-2015 development agenda in 2012. This knowledgebase is managed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Reporting Services, which is fully responsible for the content posted on Post-2015 Policy & Practice . Information on United Nations activities is provided in cooperation with the UN system agencies, funds and programmes through the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (UN CEB) Secretariat. Click here for further information on Post-2015 Policy & Practice

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Sustainable Development for, and from, the future   The fundamental question being considered by governments and stakeholders around the world is ´What should the world look like in 2030?´ The details of the visions differ between countries, constituencies and communities, but for many there is a common aspiration to end extreme poverty through sustainable development. If we are to achieve this universal aim we must consider how today´s best practice policies and strategies can be deployed in tandem with an ambitious post-2015 development framework. By bringing together current government structures and policy instruments, the 2030 Sustaineo future scenario tells a compelling story of what is possible with tools and knowledge we already have available.   Farooq Ullah, Executive Director, Stakeholder Forum	Book Launch: Sustaineo 2030: Today’s sustainable development visions, realised tomorrow   In the year 2030, one country has translated today’s better-governance efforts into a successful political and administrative system. Together with the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the International Institute for Sustainable Development and Novel Futures, we invite you to time travel to that time and place and learn from its success in our new publication, “Sustaineo 2030: Today’s sustainable development visions, realised tomorrow.
	SDGs focus areas: Stakeholder proposals for goals and targets   Stakeholder Forum, along with 16 other global partners, has produced an analysis of stakeholder proposals for goals and targets in the e-Inventory, under the SDG Open Working Group’s (OWG) focus areas. It is hoped that this synthesis will be a useful resource for the OWG and other stakeholders to develop their goals and targets for Post-2015.
	UN Major Groups' Position Papers   These ‘living documents’ set out the UN Major Groups’ visions and priorities - including themes, goals, targets and indicators – for the SDGs and the post-2015 development agenda. They will be used as advocacy and reference tools throughout 2014, to be updated based on the Major Groups’ work, intergovernmental negotiations, and SD2015 activities. Supported by SD2015.
Online Resources   E-learning course: Introduction to the Post-2015 Development Agenda   Stakeholder Forum, CIFAL Scotland, and the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will commence next month a four-week online course open to all. The course aims to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to understand and engage with the process to create new universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the broader post-2015 development agenda. Webinar on Goals & Targets – 16 April   UNDESA/DSD, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Beyond 2015, and Stakeholder Forum will host a 90mins webinar on Goals and Targets in the context of the OWG, on Wednesday 16 April at 10am EDT/4pm CEST. Stakeholder Forum will present stakeholder perspectives and proposals received through the "SDGs e-Inventory".   Redesign of the Sustainable Development 2015 Website   Stakeholder Forum has relaunched the Sustainable Development 2015 website, providing the latest news, information and expert analysis around the global decision-making process to define a new set of global goals to eradicate poverty through sustainable development, known as the post-2015 development agenda.   SD2015 Blog: The next big thing for global transformation Paula Caballero Gomez, known as the inventor of the Sustainable Development Goals, shares her vision on how the environmental and development communities can collaborate to achieve an ambitious post-2015 framework and the role of science in developing evidence based goals.    Recent Activities   CSO Statement from the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing Consultation-Helsinki     The Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing (ICESDF), together with the Finnish Government hosted a multi-stakeholder consultation on “Co-creating new Partnerships for Financing Sustainable Development”, that took place in Espoo, Finland 3-4 April. The participating CSOs raised a number of points during the consultation and also put forward a joint statement, presenting some common understandings amongst the 20 signatories.   Stakeholder Forum and SDplanNet convene regional sustainable development planning workshops     Stakeholder Forum, as facilitators of the Global Network of National Councils for Sustainable Development (NCSDs) and Similar Bodies is supporting SDplanNet, which is sponsored by GIZ on behalf of BMF, in the convening of a series of regional workshops in Latin America & the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, and Africa. The workshops will explore innovative sustainable development practices for transformative strategy-making, planning and implementation at the national and sub-national levels.   Meeting Summary on Future Stakeholder Engagement with UNEP   Stakeholder Forum participated in the first meeting of the Open-ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR) to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), held at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, from 24-28 March. One of the key topics discussed was UNEP's future means of stakeholder engagement.   Measure What Matters Stakeholder Forum is a partner of the Measure What Matters Initiative, which aims to bring greater alignment between corporate, national and global actors as to how to better measure progress, using the health of our planet and the well-being of our communities as our yardstick rather than profit alone.
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