Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

Summary of key ideas and proposals from Partnership Retreat (full report available here ) The below summarizes the key proposals emerging from the compiled messages above: A nexus approach should be promoted by the UN and applied by MSPs, reflecting the crosssectoral nature of the 2030 Agenda. More focus is needed on MSPs at the country-level and MSPs in LDCs and other countries in special situation need to be encouraged. UNDESA could take the lead in mapping partnership initiatives, supported by the Global Compact. The online platform “Partnerships for SDGs” should be improved, including search functions and regular updates. There might however be an issue of capacity. The differentiation between different types of partnerships needs to be further defined and clarified as a first step. It must reflect that partnerships do not only include business, but all relevant stakeholders including philanthropy, NGOs and academia. The GA resolution on “Towards Global Partnershi...

Introduction  This blog is based on the  background paper produced  for the UNDESA event on partnership held at the UN on 27th of February.  In September 2015, the United Nations will adopt a new transformative development agenda.  It has been agreed in principle that multi-stakeholder partnerships between business, NGOs, Governments, the United Nations and other actors will play an important role in the implementation of the agenda. Since 2000, there has been a plethora of partnerships within and outside the United Nations, some considered effective and making an impact on development but many falling short of delivering results and incurring high transaction costs.  A Little History The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) of 1992 was the first Conference to explicitly call for the active engagement of various “social groups” in the follow-up of Agenda 21 and identified their roles and responsibilities....