Modalities Resolution agreed by the UN GA on 2015
The modalities resolution has now
passed the UN General Assembly for the 2015 process. There are some key aspects
that are worth mentioning.
The first and most important is
that:
(b) the co-facilitators will
ensure the engagement of the relevant stakeholders including major groups,
civil society, scientific and knowledge institutions, parliaments, local
authorities and the private sector, and seek their views, building upon the
practices of the Open Working Group on sustainable development goals and in
accordance with resolution xxx on the organization of the United Nations Summit
for the adoption of the post 2015 development agenda;
This ensures a positive space for
stakeholders to engage in the process.
How the co-facilitates interpret this will be vital but it will also
require a responsible approach by stakeholders. There were a couple of
incidents in the SDG OWG which cannot be repeated next year.
To help new people engaging in
the process there will be a training put on by the UN Division on Sustainable
Development and me the evening of the 19th of January 6-8pm. More details on
this to come.
Another issue I would draw
people’s attention to is the now confirmed structure of the outcome document it
the resolutions says it: may include the following main components
Declaration;
Sustainable Development Goals and
targets;
Means of Implementation and
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development; and
Follow-up and review;
If you are preparing input then
think what you want in the Declaration. Look back at the Millennium Declaration
for ideas and txt.
The modalities resolution also
says that the “main basis for integrating sustainable development goals into
the post-2015 development agenda, while recognizing that other inputs, will
also be considered;” It is unclear that means reopening the SDGs and Targets my
guess is they will be a technical review against previous agreements to ensure
they are in line and perhaps there were a few missed out those that dealt with
interlinkages were mentioned in the recent EU Council decision. I would also
add now with two major reports out (WHO, KPMG) on Antibiotic Resistance that
should be additional target. Well done to the World Animal Protection for
raising the issue and the government of Sweden.
Finally I would draw your
attention to this part of the resolution:
“the initial draft of the outcome
document on the post 2015 development agenda shall be prepared by the
co-facilitators on the basis of views
provided by member states and taking into account substantive discussions in
the process of intergovernmental negotiations, and shall be presented to member
states by May 2015 for the intergovernmental negotiations;”
So the May session of the
negotiations will have text so if you are working on this the important
meetings are January, February and March. As the text starts to take shape the
ability of stakeholders to impact reduces.
Full resolution below:
Decision adopted by the General
Assembly on …December 2014 on modalities for the process of
intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 55/2 of
8 September 2000 on the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 60/1 of 16
September 2005 on the 2005 World Summit Outcome, 56/210 B of 9 July 2002 on the
Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for
Development and 64/193 of 21 December
2009 on follow-up to and implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and the
outcome of the 2008 Review Conference (Doha Declaration on Financing for Development), 66/288 of 27 July 2012 on the Outcome
Document of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development entitled “The Future
We Want” and 68/6 of 9 October 2013 on the Outcome document of the Special
Event to follow-up on efforts made towards achieving the Millennium Development
Goals,
Also recalling its resolutions
68/309 of 10 September 2014 on the report of the Open Working Group on
Sustainable Development Goals established pursuant to General Assembly
resolution 66/288, 69/106 of 8 December
2014 on the report of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable
Development Financing established pursuant to General Assembly resolution
66/288, 67/290 of 9 July 2013 on the
format and organizational aspects of the high-level political forum on sustainable
development, 61/16 of 20 November 2006 on the strengthening of the Economic and
Social Council and 68/1 of 20 September 2013 on review of the implementation of
the General Assembly resolution 61/16 on the strengthening of the Economic and
Social Council, 68/310 of 15 September
2014 on four one-day structured dialogues on possible arrangements for a
facilitation mechanism to promote the development, transfer and dissemination
of clean and environmentally sound technologies, 68/279 of 30 June 2014 on modalities for the third International
Conference on Financing for Development, 69/xxx of xxx December on
implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of
Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development and
of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development,
Further recalling its resolution
69/xxx of xxx December 2014 on the organization of the United Nations Summit
for the adoption of the post 2015 development agenda, and the decision xxx of
xxx December 2014 on dates for the meetings of the process of intergovernmental
negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda,
1. Notes the Synthesis report of the
Secretary-General on the post-2015 development agenda “The Road to Dignity by
2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and Protecting the Planet;
2.
. Decides that:
(a) the process of
intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda will be in
accordance with the rules of procedure and established practices of the General
Assembly and open, transparent and inclusive, consistent with the resolution
xxx of xxx December 2014 on the organization of the United Nations Summit for
the adoption of the post 2015 development agenda;
(b) the co-facilitators will
ensure the engagement of the relevant stakeholders
including major groups, civil society, scientific and knowledge institutions,
parliaments, local authorities and the private sector, and seek their views,
building upon the practices of the Open Working Group on sustainable
development goals and in accordance with resolution xxx on the organization of
the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the post 2015 development agenda;
(c) the outcome document to be
prepared for adoption at the Summit in September 2015 may include the following
main components: Declaration; Sustainable Development Goals and targets; Means
of Implementation and Global Partnership for Sustainable Development; and
follow-up and review;
(d) in accordance with General Assembly
resolution 68/309, the proposal of the Open Working Group shall be the main
basis for integrating sustainable development goals into the post-2015
development agenda, while recognizing that other inputs, will also be
considered;
(e)in accordance with resolution
xxx on the organization of the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the
post 2015 development agenda and resolution 68/279, every effort shall be made
to ensure effective coordination between the intergovernmental negotiations on
the post-2015 development agenda and the preparatory process for the third
International Conference on Financing for Development and other relevant United
Nations intergovernmental processes in order to promote coherence, build
synergies and minimize duplication of effort;
(f) the initial draft of the
outcome document on the post 2015 development agenda shall be prepared by the
co-facilitators on the basis of views
provided by member states and taking into account substantive discussions in the
process of intergovernmental negotiations, and shall be presented to member
states by May 2015 for the intergovernmental negotiations;
3. Further decides on the following
provisional indicative roadmap:
(a) 19-21 January 2015 [3 days] –
Stocktaking
(b) 17-20 February 2015 [4 days]
– Declaration
(c) 23-27 March 2015 [5
days] Sustainable Development Goals and
targets
(d) 20-24 April 2015 [5 days] -
Means of Implementation and Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
(e) 18-22 May 2015 [5 days] – Follow
up and review
(f) 22-25 June 2015 [4 days] –
Intergovernmental negotiations on the outcome document
(g) 20-24 July 2015 and 27-31
July 2015 [10 days] – Intergovernmental negotiations on the outcome document.
4. Underlining the importance of achieving a
consensus outcome, decides that the outcome document of the post-2015
development agenda should be adopted by consensus;
5. Decides that the interactive
dialogues of the Summit shall have an overarching theme of ‘Transforming the
world: Realizing the post-2015 development agenda, and that the themes for the
six individual dialogues will be decided through the process of
intergovernmental negotiations of the post-2015 development agenda;
6. Also decides that these
modalities will be flexible and reviewed as necessary.
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