Mixed reactions to post-2015 development agenda talks
The third and last UN high-level panel talk on a post-2015 development agenda was concluded on March 27 in Bali, Indonesia, with civil society and aid groups greeting the meeting’s communiqué with mixed reactions.
“The importance of addressing inequality is not clearly seen in this document”, said Nicole Metz from Oxfam International. Similarly, criticism comes from organisations like Beyond 2015 and Save the Children that argue not enough importance has been given to human rights.
Neil Datta, the secretary of the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development, argued that while the communiqué is a ‘promising start’, it lacks substance. “For whilst the environment, the economy and sustainable development are all put at the centre of the panel’s vision, there is not yet any reference to global health, gender equality or population dynamics in their vision”, Datta told Devex.
The communiqué outlines five development areas that require progress and that the agenda should reflect: reshaping and revitalizing global governance and partnerships; protecting the global environment; better managing consumption and production patterns; strengthening means of implementation; and improving the accountability measures for tracking progress and delivery gaps.
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