ON EVE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY WEEK, UN 'SETS STAGE' FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TALKS

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Date: 23 Sep 2013 02:00:00 -0400
Subject: ON EVE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY WEEK, UN 'SETS STAGE' FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TALKS
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ON EVE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY WEEK, UN 'SETS STAGE' FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT TALKS
New York, Sep 23 2013 2:00AM
General Assembly President John Ashe and Deputy Secretary-General Jan
Eliasson spoke today with more than 1,100 civil society
representatives about their priorities for global sustainable
development in the years following the end of the current development
cycle in 2015.

"Embarking on the post-2015 development agenda will require levels of
collaboration among all stakeholders, the likes of which we have not
seen before," Mr. Ashe <
"http://www.un.org/en/ga/president/68/statements/">told thousands of
participants gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
and those participating via < "http://webtv.un.org/">webcast in
'Advancing Regional Recommendations on Post-2015: A Dialogue between
Civil Society, Governments and UN Representatives'.

Urging a collective change in "business as usual," Mr. Ashe called for
the inclusion of sustainability into the way "we plan, live, do
business and seek recreation."

"This is the greatest challenge we face," the General Assembly
President said, "how to get absolutely everyone on board for the way
in which we define, approach and implement the post-2015 development
agenda."

Today's Dialogue comes ahead of Tuesday's high-level General Assembly
event to take stock of progress and renew commitment toward achieving
by 2015 the eight anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), and to lay the foundation for a sustainable
agenda to follow.
To this end Mr. Ashe, has declared "The Post 2015 Development Agenda:
Setting the Stage!" the theme for the 68th General Assembly.

At today's event - which also brought together Member States, regional
actors and the UN - representatives of regional civil society networks
presented their recommendations in Arabic, English, French and Spanish
for a post-2015 agenda.

The event was organized by the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service
(UN-NGLS) in partnership with the Post-2015 Development Planning Team
of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG).

Earlier this month, the UN launched <
"http://www.worldwewant2015.org/millionvoices">A Million Voices: The
World We Want reflecting the long-term priorities of people around the
world. The report is the result of 88 national consultations, 11
thematic dialogues and an online global survey, which were carried out
over the past year.

Addressing participants at today's event, Mr. Eliasson <
"http://www.un.org/sg/dsg/statements/index.asp?nid=437">said while the
way the messages in the report were collected and incorporated into
the multilateral decision-making process is new, the messages are
grounded in the MDGs, reaffirming the importance of access to
education, health, water and sanitation, and gender equality.

The second message, Mr. Eliasson said, is that people are angry about
injustice and growing inequalities.

They also want their governments to do a better job in representing
them -- delivering key services and creating opportunities for their
full and equal participation in decisions that affect them.

Mr. Eliasson recounted the story of a young woman with disabilities in
Ecuador who said, 'Nothing for us without us'."

He also stressed that people want to live without fear of violence or
conflict, and are demanding that authorities safeguard the
environment.

"The UN system will continue to do its utmost to ensure that the
voices and ideas of people from all over the world are brought to the
debate, making it a true 'we the peoples' process," Mr. Eliasson said.

The Deputy added that both he and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon see
"great value" in expanding space for meaningful civil society
participation throughout the UN system.

Mr. Eliasson also noted that consultations revealed an appetite not
just for involvement in the design of the development agenda, but also
in its future implementation.

"People are asking for transformation - not just of the 'what', but
also the 'how' we do development," he said.

Participants also heard from Minister Bathabile Dlamini from South
Africa and Ireland's Joe Costello, who will act as facilitators at
Tuesday's high-level special event.


Sep 23 2013 2:00AM
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