Developing countries have made great
strides to reach the
Millennium Development Goals by 2015, but
significant work remains. Now much of the discussion
centers on what should replace the goals post-2015. Lysa John and Stephen Hale from The Guardian make
the case for sustainability,
equity and reaching the poorest of the poor.
A new working paper, Beyond
the Millennium Development Goals-Agreeing to a Post-2015 Development Framework,
explores how the policy discussion might evolve. If readers
are interested in potential
outcomes, here are three
analogies: the Christmas Tree, the Jigsaw, and the Bullseye.
The MDGs are one of the many things people are saying should
be discussed at the Rio+20 conference in June. Dr.
Dirk Willem te Velde, the Team Leader for the European Report on
Development 2011/2012, answers questions on some of the issues surrounding
Rio+20 in this
interview. While IFAD is supporting the Reframing
Rio initiative to make sure that rural poverty and smallholder farms are
front and center at Rio+20, the Women’s
Major Group is asking for participation in this survey on A Gender Perspective in
Sustainable Development in preparation for the conference. In case you were
wondering, you can read about the role of
ICTs in achieving the goals outlined in Rio+20’s Zero Draft Document here.
If you are still unconvinced that this summit matters, here
are three reasons why it could change the world.
Last but not least, click
‘Listen’ to hear the discussion on Liberating
Data and Opening up Government: A Global Perspective that took place on the Kojo Nnamdi Show earlier this week.
Taryn Davis is a Communications Intern at Development Gateway.
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