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UNDP Report: Call for Sustainable Development

UNDP by Victoria Cole, July 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

1.2.2 A Rough Map on Consensus and Divergence

While the wide variety of perspectives on the post-2015 agenda have increased the richness of its content, the views expressed by member states, regional groups and other platforms have begun to converge. Though divergences still persist, the first Zero draft of the outcome document for the UN Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda was issued on June 1, 2015.

Eradicating extreme poverty is central to the Post-2015 discussions. However, a lively discussion continues on whether the poverty line should be fixed at US$1.25/US$2 per day, and on how to better measure poverty in all its dimensions.

An integrated and multidimensional approach is required to address the economic, social and environmental challenges to development. The proposed agenda is universal in nature and is therefore intended to be applicable to all countries on a voluntary basis.

Despite much agreement, the universal character of the agenda has caused some contention, especially concerning individual country responsibility and how the burden of financing and acting on the SDGs should be shared at the global level. Some are also worried that the agenda will be too broad and priority will not be given to address the most urgent and basic needs in many LDCs.

Referring to the specific contents of the proposed SDGs, consensus has emerged for eradicating poverty, ending hunger and malnutrition, promoting healthy lives, providing quality education and lifelong learning, providing clean water and sanitation and promoting gender equality.

A similar vision has been expressed on areas related to reducing inequality, including social protection, sustainable energy for all, strengthening the work on resilience and vulnerability. A certain degree of consensus has also been reached on the importance of rule of law and building peaceful and inclusive societies.

Indeed, more work needs to be done on issues related to climate change, conserving oceans and forests, sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable consumptions and production patterns. Additionally, how to implement, measure and monitor the proposed agenda and the SDGs remains a most challenging issue. This is also why, it will be crucial to reach an agreement on the "Means of Implementation" (MoI), and on how to ensure good governance and accountability.

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