Post - 2015 Sustainable Development Goals
the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the
United Nations Development Programme the Task Team
supports the post-2015 process by providing analytical
thinking and substantial inputs.
An inter-agency technical support team (TST) was
established to support the Open Working Group, under
the umbrella of the UN System Task Team. The TST is
co-chaired by DESA and UNDP, and it consists of over
50 UN entities. The TST provided technical support,
including analytical inputs, background material and expert
panellists. A key output of the TST were 29 issues briefs
covering the full range of issues considered by the OWG.
The TST is open ended (http://sustainabledevelopment.
un.org/owg.html).
To support the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts
on Sustainable Development Financing, a UNTT working
group on financing for sustainable development was
created. Its work is also open ended.
The UN Development Group (UNDG)
In an effort to assist Member States in building a coherent
post-2015 development agenda, the United Nations
Development Group spearheaded an unprecedented,
multi-stakeholder outreach to facilitate a global
conversation to contribute to the work of the Secretary-
General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the
Post-2015 Development Agenda and the deliberations of
the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development
Goals.
The ongoing initiative provides a space for people�s
voices, including a sustained effort to reach out to the
poor and marginalized. The consultations were held as
national dialogues led by United Nations country teams
in collaboration with governments, civil society and other
partners, global thematic consultations, along with the
World We Want web platform and My World global survey.
Building on the results of the national consultations,
regional United Nations Development Group
teams and the UN Regional Commissions convened
consultations that further broadened the scope of
country representation in the multi-stakeholder dialogues.
Preliminary findings of the ongoing global initiative are
captured in the United Nations Development Group
reports (available from the World We Want web platform),
entitled The Global Conversation Begins: Emerging Views
for a New Development Agenda and A Million Voices:
The World We Want � A Sustainable Future with
Dignity for All.
Over 1750 initiatives now registered on Partnerships for SDGs platform
By UNDESA/DSD on 30 Sep 2015
O
ver 40 initiatives from a range of stakeholders were registered in the Partnerships for SDGs platform in the leadup to and during the United Nations Summit for Sustainable Development, bringing the total number to 1751.
Initiatives were registered in support of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and included a knowledge sharing
platform on sustainable policies for integrated water resources management and climate change adaptation, a
sustainability literacy test aimed at assessing knowledge of students from higher education institutions all over the world,
and a communication initiative aimed at spreading the word about the sustainable development goals. Registrations also
included an initiative on solar empowered schools in Tanzania, an e-learning programme in Africa, an initiative to create
sustainable means of nutrition for the mentally challenged, the elderly, street kids, and other vulnerable groups across
West Africa, and a global partnership to end violence against children.
Partnerships for SDGs is an online platform for encouraging global engagement around multi-stakeholder partnerships
and voluntary commitments in support of the implementation of the sustainable development goals and their targets.
The platform is open for registrations in support of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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