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2015 ECOSOC National Voluntary Presentations. UN Development Agenda. UN conferences and summits generated: shared vision of development: the Development Agenda groundwork for time-bound goals and targets The Development Agenda encompass inter-linked issues ranging from:
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UN Development Agenda • UN conferences and summits generated: • shared vision of development: the Development Agenda • groundwork for time-bound goals and targets • The Development Agenda encompass inter-linked issues ranging from: • poverty reduction, gender, social integration, health, population, employment and education to human rights, sustainable development, finance and governance
Achieving the UNDA • Reviewing progress of the United Nations Development Agenda at the national, regional and global levels • Member States: pursuing the UNDA through National Development Strategies (NDS) • UN system: supporting countries with UNDA implementation
Key 2015 NVP-related Events • 2015 ECOSOC “Managing the transition from the Millennium Development Goals to the sustainable development goals: What will it take” • Key ongoing inter-governmental processes, including the follow-up to Rio+20 and preparations for universal post-2015 development agenda • The Rio+20 mandate calls on ECOSOC to play a "key role in achieving a balanced integration of the three dimensions of sustainable development"
2015 National Voluntary Presenters • Member States report on progress made towards UN development agenda, with a possible emphasis on: • integration challenges • opportunities • solutions
Five Phases of Implementation: The Development Sequence NVP: Connecting National and Global Efforts
NVP Process • Prepare a draft national report • Organize a national workshop and/or hold national consultative dialogues to discuss the report • Evaluate policies, programmes and practices • Seek examples of best practices, success stories and replicable initiatives • Identify challenges, problems and bottlenecks • Finalize a national report • Make a presentation during the ECOSOC High-level Segments
NVP Preparations: Examples lessons-learned • Lessons could be drawn both from successes and challenges – good practices and not-so-good ones • Multi-stakeholder consultations could be undertaken to enrich the review
NVP Presentation • Clear structure • Short and sharp key messages • Specific examples
NVP Presentation Outline • One or two key policy successes and lessons-learned • One or two key policy challenges and constraints • Key emerging challenges and opportunities • Country actions and regional and international responses
I. Key Policy Successes and Lessons-learned • Select one or two policies in which the country has made progress towards sustainable development • Analyze how the policies have contributed to this achievement
II. Key Policy Challenges and Constraints • Select one or two areas of MDG implementation where the country has had less success • Analyze the problems and challenges • Identify key policies to accelerate achievement
III. Emerging Challenges and New Opportunities • Identify the principle emerging challenge • Identify the principle new opportunity
IV. IV. Further implementation • Country Actions & Regional and International Support • Planned country actions • Policies to ensure that activities can be sustained • Resources required • Identify partnerships • Support by regional and international development partners
NVP Audience • Member States • International and regional organizations, from within and outside of the UN system • Civil society and private sector organizations accredited to attend ECOSOC • Audience familiar with the global sustainable development policy framework • Media, Webcast
Role of NVP Reviewers • Two to three NVP reviewers to be selected by the NVP country from other Member States • Review the analysis and pose questions • Initiate the discussion on NVPs following the presentation
Presentation Scenario • Cabinet Minister – 10-15 minutes • Up to two accompanying presenters – three minutes each • Moderated inter-active discussion, beginning with NVP reviewers • Interventions limited to three minutes, followed by responses from the delegation
NVP Follow-up • Content added to 2015 NVP summary report and “Development strategies that work” website • National meeting organized by NVP country after the ECOSOC HLS on follow-up actions • Regional follow-up meetings • Report to ECOSOC on actions taken since NVP