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Negotiations on the goals that are to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after 2015 are entering a critical phase. On 24 September 2024 the proposals of the Open Working Group (OWG) for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be pre...

A difficult choice looms in the post-2015 debate between accepting a progressive but imperfect starting point for intergovernmental negotiations, and risking losing all the gains made so far.

There’s a new kid in town. Mexico is more than ever opening itself up to the world and ready to play an important role in the post-2015 development agenda. Desiring to once again be the bridge between the West and Latin America, Mexico has been ve...

In July 2014, the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development proposed a universal set of post-2015 goals and targets to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The draft consists of 17 ambitious goals for social, economic and enviro...

Last week the UN Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals (OWG) adopted their final report to standing ovations after 13 formal sessions and a final marathon meeting. From a European perspective, the outcome is considered a sat...

How to really achieve development’s latest buzzword.

The recently launched Millennium Development Goals Report gives reason for optimism about achievement of the first goal: reduce extreme poverty by half. However, the figures do not display the little progress made for the poorest of the poor,...

The long wait is over. During the 13th and final session of the Open Working Group (OWG) on sustainable development goals (SDGs), held from 14 to 19 July, the 69 member countries agreed on a set of 17 SDGs and 169 associated targets. These should...

Now the process of agreeing a new set of sustainable and inclusive development goals is reaching its decisive phase, the middle-income countries (MICs) are threatened to be mostly left out of the agenda. Even though 75% of the global poor live in...

Apart from being a media partner at the EADI conference The Broker also took part, presenting a panel on inequality and the post-2015 agenda. During a session of almost two hours the panel provided an update on global inequality trends, based on t...

During the EADI 14th General Conference panel session ‘Promoting Democracy in a Polycentric World: What Role for the Emerging Powers’, Andrew Cooper and Gerd Schönwälder argued that the emerging economies - mainly Brazil, India, South Africa, Turk...

Now that the work of the Open Working Group (OWG) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is coming to an end, the question of finance casts a dark shadow over the final round of negotiations. Last week, the Group of 77 (G77) and China present...

Income inequality features prominently in the debate on the design of the post-2015 development agenda. Yet, so far, states have confined themselves to window-dressing, failing to come up with far-reaching proposals to deal with the issue.

In October, several events will be hosted concerning the post-2015 process. A selection of key events is presented in the table below. The Broker will update you on some of the most relevant events.For a more detailed overview of all events, plea...

Since their adoption in 2000, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been the most successful global anti-poverty push in history. They have helped in achieving tremendous progress, including halving extreme poverty, improving the lives of 2...

2014 will be an important milestone year for adapting the policy field of development cooperation to a post-2015 context.

Now that the eighth and final stocktaking session of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has taken place, the more ‘friendly’ phase of the post-2015 process seems to have come to an end. The OWG member states’ over...

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In order to effectively monitor progress on the post-2015 agenda, a focused data development strategy is needed. The strategy should focus on developing new official statistics and indicators for income, employment and inequalities, public and pri...

Safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services is essential to meet the basic needs of the poor. But how to integrate them in the post-2015 development agenda?

Migration should be part of a renewed MDG8 – a global partnership for development.

Inequality indicators play an important role in the process of choosing the post-2015 goals. Related to this issue is the question of what level of inequality is acceptable – a certain amount of inequality can stimulate economic growth, but too mu...

If one message should be taken from the European Development Days it is that the world will not be able to tackle its many future economic, social and ecological challenges without sustainable development partnerships.

There is more to the alleged contradiction between the de-prioritization of action on climate change and the consensus that it is a threat to society.

Progress in global poverty reduction has not only led to more ambitious goals, but also to new demands for better data.

The new policy framework should acknowledge that challenges for global sustainable development and the environment are interlinked.

To ensure progress on access to sanitation, it is important to get the measurements and targets right.

Partnerships between the private sector and like-minded organizations are key to securing genuine and lasting change in global development.

Although the MDGs have certainly facilitated progress in Africa's development, sustaining this progress comes with national, regional and global challenges.

If we want the new global development agenda to be manageable, it is perhaps better to design a small set of end goals similar to the original MDGs, instead of a new wish list.

In the last week of September, world leaders gathered in New York for the general debate marking the opening of the 68th UN General Assembly (GA). This was an important moment for the post-2015 process, as several events were organized on the glob...

Now that the post-2015 agenda is developing into an integrated framework, how will it define the conflict paradigm?

In spite of the ongoing euro crisis, which does not leave much space for an ambitious global agenda, the EU remains a major global development actor.

Without the involvement of the poor and marginalized in the successor framework to the MDGs, it is unlikely that interventions will respond to their problems.

EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs outlines his perspective on the post-2015 agenda.

Although the MDGs are arguably the most politically important pact ever made for international development, they harbor several lessons for their successor framework.

Global goals need global policies. Governments have more to win than lose if they join forces and agree upon a single post-2015 agenda.

A green transformation should be a core element of the post-2015 agenda and achieving it will depend on whether we will be able to create the knowledge needed.

The High-level Panel (HLP) report has failed to transform the post-2015 debate, because it has missed the opportunity to correct the misinterpretations, misconceptions and misappropriations of the MDGs.

If we want sustainable management of our natural resources to be part of the post-2015 world, an understanding of the water-energy-food nexus is required.

African countries need to bring their own social, economic, cultural and political priorities into the post-2015 debate.

Timeline of the post-2015 process.

Involving civil society organizations in the post-2015 drafting process is important, as implementation of the new agenda depends on their commitment.

This infographic outlines the process of defining the EU position on the post-2015 development agenda. The original version of this infographic with special focus on the involvement of the Netherlands, as published by OneWorld (NCDO), can be...

A new report by ODI investigates the practical challenges facing the proposed High Level Panel goals on water, energy and transport.

Although the EU has great potential  to push a more sustainable and inclusive development agenda,  it suffers from a lack of ambition and prevalence of individual member states' interests.

While the UN High Level Panel report has been praised for its comprehensiveness and ambition, it is also criticized for avoiding more difficult political issues like inequality.

The HLP report does not seem far-reaching enough to put its idealistic image-sketching into practice  

Implementing systemic change requires consciousness development.

This infographic outlines the process of defining the post-2015 agenda. The original version of this infographic with special focus on the involvement of the Dutch government, as published by OneWorld (NCDO), can be found here. See also...

Inequality of opportunity provides a helpful way of framing the debate, particularly so as it shows the agreement that circumstances should not prohibit the fulfillment of talent. For children, early inequalities in learning or nutrition have seri...

The Broker has created an infographic on the post-2015 agenda. This visual shows which actors play a role in the process and provides links for further information. See also the infographic on the post-2015 process and the infographic on the ...

In its post-2015 dossier, The Broker guides you through the many discussions about development after the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire in 2015. The aim of the post-2015 dossier is to provide an overview of the debate, t...

A large number of reports and papers have been published as part of the discussions on the post-2015 development framework. In this table we present an overview of the most significant publications, with links to the full texts. They were written...

At the end of the 1990s I wrote a lot about the alter-globalization movement. The movement really hit the headlines with the mass protests in Seattle and Washington and later in Prague and Genoa, and with the first gatherings of the World Social F...

Discussions on what should be the new global agenda after the expiry of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) started years ago. The post-2015 agenda has been central in several previous debates on The Broker. This is a short synopsis of other r...

Halving extreme poverty and hunger is the aim of Millennium Development Goal one. Although this goal is in reach, feeding a growing world population with good quality food remains a major challenge. Especially if you take into account climate chan...

The 2015 deadline for the first global campaign against poverty, the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), is approaching. Global consultations on its successor are underway. Views on the post-2015 development agenda fall roughly into three cate...

The deadline for the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is approaching. A number of actors from the UN, regional organizations, academia, the private sector and civil society are involved in drawing up a post-2015 framework, which...

The discussions about a new global development agenda to supersede the MDGs will reach a climax in the coming months. The Broker invites you to join in the conversation.

The contributors to ‘Prioritising Water’ offered a wide range of sometimes detailed recommendations on how the post-2015 agenda should address the key challenges discussed during the debate. Below we take a look at these recommendations in the con...

In two years’ time, the MDGs will come to an end. They will be replaced by a new post-2015 development agenda, which will set new global development targets. The Broker online debate 'Prioritising water after 2015’ has made a strong plea to r...

Eight years ago I wrote a little booklet, analysing the speeches of the Dutch Queen:‘Creation itself is at stake’; Queen Beatrix’ views on the world, following a longer study on the involvement of her late husband, Prince Claus, with Africa and de...

Sustainable development goals should pay more attention to sanitation, gender and rural areas.

Setting achievable and sustainable sanitation goals and solutions must have top priority in formulating the post-2015 development agenda.

The international post-2015 development agenda is in need of a comprehensive water development framework based on widely shared ethical principles.

UNESCO can play a vital role in guaranteeing a focus on sustainability and interrelated water challenges in the formulation of the post-2015 development agenda. 

The world of faith is a powerful and often neglected partner in the effort to overcome water challenges.

Increasing awareness and knowledge about water use is essential and should be a key part of the post-2015 agenda.

A combination of utility performance indicators to measure the ‘S’factor as the new water SDG is crucial for the sustainable development agenda to have the desired effect.

The AIV’s advisory report on the ‘post-2015’ agenda for global development sets a different tone than other influential reports from the WRR. In doing so, it lays the basis for an interesting debate on a number of different paradigms on developmen...