Sustainable development and the post-2015 development agenda

The Friends of the Chair group has been requested to

"closely monitor the ongoing debate on development frameworks and to keep the Bureau of the Statistical Commission informed, undertaking an active dialogue with United Nations bodies and the policy sphere in order to ensure that a robust statistical measurement approach is incorporated from the outset in preparations for the post-2015 development agenda."

This page contains relevant documents and information on the ongoing discussion on sustainable development and the post-2015 development agenda.

Relevant meetings and events
Post-2015 Process Overview document (as of May 2013)

Relevant documents and information

The information is presented under the entity or group who has issued it. These entities represent specific work streams.

UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda (UN TT)
Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG)
High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (HLP)
Reports of the Secretary-General
UN Development Group(National, global and thematic consultations)
Sustainable Development Solution Network (SDSN) (global, independent network of research centres, universities and technical institutions led by Jeffrey Sachs)
Other
Important United Nations websites

UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda (UN TT)

http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/development-beyond-2015.html

Report: Realizing the Future We Want for All (June 2012) (PDF)
Thematic think pieces prepared by UN TT: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/beyond2015-resources.shtml
Report: A renewed global partnership for development, (March 2013) (PDF)
Report: Statistics and indicators for the post-2015 development agenda (July 2013) (PDF)

Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG)

http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/
http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1549

The Future We Want: Outcome document adopted at Rio+20 (June 2012) (PDF)
OWG Program of work 2013-2015 (May 2013) (PDF)
Issue briefs for the sessions 1–4 of the OWG (March – June 2013), prepared by the Technical Support Team (TST) (http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1528)
Issue briefs for the sessions 5–8 of the OWG (November 2013 – February 2014), to be prepared by the Technical Support Team (TST) (forthcoming)

High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (HLP)

http://www.un.org/sg/management/beyond2015.shtml

Report: A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development, (High-level Panel report), (May 2013) (PDF)

Reports of the Secretary-General and Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly

UN Development Group (National, global and thematic consultations)

http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/development-beyond-2015.html
http://www.worldwewant2015.org/the-global-conversation-begins
http://www.worldwewant2015.org/sitemap

Report: The global conversation begins (first findings from eleven thematic and national consultations) (March 2013) (PDF)

Sustainable Development Solution Network (SDSN) (global, independent network of research centres, universities and technical institutions led by Jeffrey Sachs)

http://unsdsn.org/

Report: An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development – Report for the UN Secretary General (6 June 2013) (PDF)

Other

Report: Task Team on Lessons Learned from MDG Monitoring of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group (IAEG) on MDG Indicators (IAEG-MDG): Lessons Learned from MDG Monitoring From A Statistical Perspective, (March 2013) (PDF)
Report: United Nations Regional Commissions: A Regional Perspective on the Post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda, (May 2013) (PDF)
Report: Joint UNECE/Eurostat/OECD Task Force on Measuring Sustainable Development: Measuring Sustainable Development, (June 2013), (PDF)
Report: OECD, Beyond the Millennium Development Goals: Towards an OECD contribution to the post-2015 agenda, (June 2013), http://www.oecd.org/dac/post-2015.htm#oecdvision
Report: European Union, European Report on Development 2013 - Post-2015: Global Action for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future, (June 2013), http://www.oecd.org/dac/post-2015.htm#oecdvision

Important United Nations websites

Development agenda beyond 2015 (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs) - http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/development-beyond-2015.html
United Nations Sustainable Knowledge Platform (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs) - http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.html -
Millennium Development Goals (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs) - http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/millennium-development-goals.html
A Gateway to the UN System’s work on the MDGs – including on beyond 2015 (UN Department of Public Information) - http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/,
Resources and think pieces on beyond 2015 (UN Department of Public Information) - http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/beyond2015-resources.shtml