RealizingtheFutureWeWantforAll

RealizingtheFutureWeWantforAll
ReportoftheUNSystemTaskTeamtotheSecretaryGeneral:
June2012
Firstsetofrecommendations oncontoursofthepost2015UN
developmentagenda
Toserveasapointofreference
forfurtherconsultations
UNTT:60entities ofthe
UNSystemandbeyond
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LessonsfromtheMDGagenda
Retainformatofconcreteandtransparent
goals,targetsandindicators
Retainfocusonhumandevelopment
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Balancerealism withambition
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Dontbeprescriptiveaboutthemeans,butprovidemore
guidanceonthehow (principlesforpolicycoherence)
Globalgoalsyes,butrecognizedifferencesininitialconditions
andneedforcontextspecificgoalsandprioritysetting

Todaysglobalchallenges
Persistentinequalities
Foodandnutritioninsecurity
Knowledgechallenge
Growingenvironmentalfootprints
Conflict,violenceandinsecurity
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Governancedeficitsatalllevels
Shiftingdemographics(migration,urbanization,ageing)
Urgentneedtofindnewpathwaysinpursuitof

inclusive,equitableandsustainableglobaldevelopment

Vision:TheFutureWeWantforAll
Recognizetheneedfortransformativechangefor
inclusive,peoplecentered,sustainabledevelopment
BuildonthecorevaluesoutlinedintheMillennium
Declaration.
centred onthreefundamentalprinciples:
respectforhumanrights
equality
sustainability

Vision:TheFutureWeWantforAll
andorganizingglobalgoals alongfourinterdependent
dimensions:
Inclusivesocialdevelopment
Inclusiveeconomicdevelopment
Environmentalsustainability
Peaceandsecurity

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Vision:Realizing theFutureWeWantfor
All
Ahighdegreeofpolicycoherenceattheglobal,regional,
nationalandsubnationallevelsisrequired
Acoresetofdevelopmentenablers toguidepolicy
coherencebutnotaimingtobeoverlyprescriptive

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Enablers:
Fairandstableglobaltradingsystem
Adequatefinancingfordevelopment
andstablefinancialsystem
Affordableaccesstotechnologyand
knowledge
Providingsustainableenergyforall
Coherentmacroeconomicand
developmentpoliciessupportiveof
inclusiveandgreengrowth

Enablers:
Sustainableuseofnatural
resources(climate,oceans,
biodiversity)andmanagementof
waste
Managingdisasterriskand
improvingdisasterresponse

Enablers:

Enablers:

Sustainablefoodandnutrition
security
Universalaccesstoqualityhealth
care
Universalaccesstoqualityeducation
Inclusivesocialprotectionsystems
Managingdemographicdynamics
Regulatinginternationalmigration

Democraticandcoherentglobal
governancemechanisms
Goodgovernancepracticesbased
ontheruleoflaw
Humanrightsprotection

Whatsnextinshapingtheglobal
developmentagenda?
Broadconsultationsaboutvisionandcontours
Whenseekingconsensus
threedangersshouldbe
avoided:
Overloading
Overtprescription
Donorcentrism
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Avoidingoverloading,dirigism anddonor
centrism
Alimitedsetofgoals relevanttoallcountries
.withsharedresponsibilities
.adaptedtonationaland
localcontexts
.whilealignedwith
internationalagreements
.andinclusivetobuild
partnershipswithall
stakeholders.

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Alongtimehorizon
maybeneeded
(15to25years)

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toallowformajortransformationalchangestotakeplace
butincludeintermediategoalsandtargets(5years)
toreviewinterimprogressandadjustlongtermgoals
withacombinationofabsoluteandrelativetargets
totakepopulationdynamicsanddifferentdemographic
structuresacrosscountriesandregionsintoaccount.

TheWayForward
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MemberStatesaretoprovide
guidanceontheprocessfor
theformulationofthepost2015developmentagenda.

Thereiswiderecognitionthattheprocessmustbe open,
inclusiveandinconsultationwithallstakeholders
andconsistentwiththeformulationoftheSustainable
DevelopmentGoals.

TheWayForward
Intergovernmentalprocesseswillserveasmilestonestowards
thepost2015UNdevelopmentagenda:
2012HighLevelMeetingontheRuleofLaw
2013HighLevelDialogueonInternationalMigrationandDevelopment
201420yearreviewoftheProgrammeofActionoftheInternationalConferenceon
PopulationandDevelopment
2014FinancingforDevelopmentreviewconference
2014DevelopmentCooperationForum
2015WorldConferenceonDisasterReduction
201510yearReviewoftheWorldSummitoftheInformationSociety
2015Commemorationofthe20th AnniversaryoftheBeijingWorldConferenceon
Women
amongothers

TheRio+20
Outcome
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Launchedaninclusiveintergovernmentalprocesstoformulate
SustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)
throughanOpenWorkingGroupof30representatives
nominatedbyMemberStates
withtheresolutiontocoordinateandmaketheprocess
consistentwiththePost2015UNdevelopmentagenda

SustainableDevelopmentGoalsasagreed
atRio+20:
Incorporateinabalancedwayallthreedimensionsof
sustainabledevelopmentandtheirinterlinkages
Contributetotheimplementationoftheoutcomesofall
majorsummitsintheeconomic,socialandenvironmental
fields
Consistentwithinternationallaw
Builduponcommitmentsalreadymade
CoherentwithandintegratedintotheUnitedNations
developmentagendabeyond2015

SustainableDevelopmentGoalsasagreed
atRio+20:
Sustainabledevelopmentgoalsshouldbeactionoriented
Conciseandeasytocommunicate
Limitedinnumber
Aspirational
Globalanduniversallyapplicable
Takingintoaccountdifferentnationalrealities,capacities
andlevelsofdevelopment
Progresstowardstheachievementofthegoalsneedstobe
assessedbytargetsandindicators

SustainableDevelopment
Goalsasagreed
atRio+20:

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Developingglobalsustainabledevelopmentgoalsthrough
aninclusiveandtransparentintergovernmentalprocess
thatisopentoallstakeholders.

SDGsandPost2015mustgohandinhand

FormoreinformationontheworkoftheUNSystemonthe
post2015UNdevelopmentagendavisit:
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/untasktea
m_undf/index.shtml
Orcontact:
RobVos,UNDESA,vos@un.org
SelimJahan,UNDP,selim.jahan@undp.org