The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) are launching a second round of e-discussions on areas where further dialogue and thinking is needed, as identified during the Leadership Meeting of the Global Consultation on Environmental Sustainability in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, held in San José, Costa Rica, on 18-19 March 2013. This third e-discussion on "Translating global commons and universal agenda to local action and context" will focus on country context and typologies, and on local empowerment. It will follow two other e-discussions on "Unpacking key inter-linkages and principles" and "Moving towards transformational change”.
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The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a second round of e-discussions on areas where further dialogue and thinking is needed, as identified during the Leadership Meeting of the Global Consultation on Environmental Sustainability in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, held in San José, Costa Rica, on 18-19 March 2013. This first e-discussion will focus on “Unpacking key inter-linkages and principles” and address inter-linkages between environmental sustainability and poverty reduction, equality, and human rights, peace and security. It will precede two other e-discussions on “Moving towards transformational change" and "Translating global commons and universal agenda to local action and context".
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19 April 2013: The Permanent Missions of Costa Rica and France, in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), held a briefing to share the preliminary findings of the Global Thematic Consultation on Environmental Sustainability in the Post-2015 Development Agenda and introduce the next phase of the consultation. The final report of the thematic consultation is expected in June 2013.
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The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) have launched a second round of e-discussions on areas where further dialogue and thinking is needed, as identified during the Leadership Meeting of the Global Consultation on Environmental Sustainability in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, held in San José, Costa Rica, on 18-19 March 2013. This second e-discussion will address “Moving towards transformational change,” specifically the role of the private sector and markets, and education for sustainable development and changing behaviors. It will follow a first e-discussion on "Unpacking key inter-linkages and principles" and precede a third one on "Translating global commons and universal agenda to local action and context".
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12 April 2013: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Co-chairs of the Global Thematic Consultation on Environmental Sustainability in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, have released their summary of the Leadership Meeting that took place in San José, Costa Rica, on 18-19 March 2013.
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March 2013: The latest issue of the newsletter of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) highlights the forthcoming second report of the UN System Task Team (UNTT) on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. This report, to be published on 6 March, contains recommendations on a global partnership for development in the post-2015 era.
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January 2013: With the ten online discussions on inequalities concluded, the World We Want 2015 Platform features a compilation of mid-discussion summaries and final synopsis summaries of the e-discussions, which took place between October 2012 and January 2013. A Leadership Meeting on Addressing Inequalities, which will convene in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 18-19 February 2013, will review the consultation findings and develop a statement and recommendations.
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An e-discussion on how to effectively integrate energy issues into the post-2015 development framework is taking place on the World We Want 2015 platform, from 11-22 March. Topics include the global goals, targets and indicators needed to ensure integration of energy into the post-2015 agenda, and how to ensure effective implementation. Participants are invited to comment, discuss and debate key questions on this topic through the online platform. This e-discussion is one of four online consultations that are part of the Global Thematic Consultation on Energy, which aims to build consensus on a set of global objectives and priorities for energy within the post-2015 development agenda. This consultation is co-led by UN-Energy and the UN Secretary-General's Sustainable Energy For All Initiative (SE4ALL) and supported by the Governments of Mexico and Norway.
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11 February 2013: The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UN Women have released the second Online Newsletter on the Post-2015 Global Thematic Consultation on Inequalities.
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7 February 2013: The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UN Women have issued the final version of the Synthesis Report of the Global Public Consultation on Addressing Inequalities.
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