Quarterly Briefing of Ambassadors:Post-2015 Development Agenda:Aida Opoku-Mensah Special Advisor: Post-2015 Development Agenda Office of the Executive Secretary
Africans unanimously agreed that the post-2015 development agenda should: Emphasis inclusive economic growth and structural transformation; Re-orient the development paradigm away from externally driven initiatives toward domestically-inspired and funded initiatives grounded in national ownership; Priorities equity/social inclusion and measure progress in the availability and quality of service delivery; Pay greater attention to vulnerable groups such as women, children, youth, the elderly, people with disabilities, displaced persons; Take into account initial conditions of nation states and recognize the efforts countries have made towards achieving goals as opposed to exclusively measuring how far they fall short of global targets; Incorporate the Rio+20 outcomes and outcomes of Africa-wide initiatives, national and regional consultations as well as UN forums such as ICPD +20; Focus on development enablers as well as development outcomes.
| Format: | Speech biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2013-06
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/47036 |
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| Summary: | Africans unanimously agreed that the post-2015 development agenda should: Emphasis inclusive economic growth and structural transformation; Re-orient the development paradigm away from externally driven initiatives toward domestically-inspired and funded initiatives grounded in national ownership; Priorities equity/social inclusion and measure progress in the availability and quality of service delivery; Pay greater attention to vulnerable groups such as women, children, youth, the elderly, people with disabilities, displaced persons; Take into account initial conditions of nation states and recognize the efforts countries have made towards achieving goals as opposed to exclusively measuring how far they fall short of global targets; Incorporate the Rio+20 outcomes and outcomes of Africa-wide initiatives, national and regional consultations as well as UN forums such as ICPD +20; Focus on development enablers as well as development outcomes. |
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