July newsletter: Convergence of post-MDG and SDG processes
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Convergence of post-Millenium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals processes
![]() Reconciling human development and environmental protection is a challenge that humanity has been struggling with for over 40 years (and much before). The 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm formally started the dialogue, but we still have not managed to achieve such reconciliation in policy and decision-making on a mass basis.The convergence of development and environment is essentially sustainable development; something with both people and planet need urgently.
The post-MDG development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) processes offer a monumental opportunity to bring together the development and environment communities to make universally applicable decisions to achieve a world that is fair and prosperous for all, which exists within environmental limits and is realised through systems of governance that are inclusive, transparent and accountable.
Farooq Ullah, Executive Director, Stakeholder Forum
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This paper has been produced by Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future and CAFOD as part of their work on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The objective of this paper is to inform the debate about the need for convergence and coherence between the two primary processes which together constitute the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
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Stakeholder Forum has produced an initial stocktaking analysis of the future goals proposals housed within the Sustainable Development Goals e-Inventory. The analysis provides a breakdown of the thematic areas that the proposals address, as well as a snapshot of the individuals and organisations that have put forward recommendations for global goals. |
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Stakeholder Forum has welcomed the Secretary General’s High Level Panel report: ‘A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development’ and its central message that an integrated approach to sustainable development is the way forward to end poverty within our generation. While praising the work of the Panel, the response also highlights the need for stronger leadership on the convergence of the sustainable development goals and post-MDG processes, and the creation of a single set of global goals that holistically address all three dimensions of sustainable development. |
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