UNDP Report: Post-2015 Means of Implementation
UNDP by Victoria Cole, July 27, 2015 Adjust font size:
2.3.3 Towards an Addis Ababa Accord
The delivery of the Post-2015 development agenda and its SDGs will require the creation of a political agreement on how to finance and drive the new sustainable development agenda. The Third International Conference on Financing for Development, due to be held in Addis Ababa in July 2015, will address these objectives.
However, divergences still persist, especially on what constitute ‘burdens’ among member states and on how to apply the principle of CBDR, "Common but Differentiated Responsibilities." The CBDR issue is central to the success of the three main UN negotiations due to take place this year.
Although there is a general consensus that all countries will be responsible for the implementation of the Post-2015 Agenda, taking into account different levels of responsibility depending on national capacities and resources, the problem still remains on how to practically apply this principle.
These encompass diverse issues that range from ODA commitments to climate change financing. These differences often reflect the positions of the developed world on one side and the developing and emerging countries on the other. The "Group of 77" (G77) and China – which in reality includes 134 countries – the African coalition, the LDCs and emerging countries like Brazil and India, highlight the linkages between the principles of equity, CBDR and MoI in every discussion on the SDGs and the Post-2015 development agenda.
Moreover, they underline the need to define action-oriented and time-bound MoI to support the achievement of each SDG, together with the elimination of systemic obstacles that have prevented the achievement of previous international agreements.
Opposite to this, the EU, the UK, the U.S. and Japan stress how all countries should shoulder their own responsibilities and that the Conference agenda should focus solely on defining financial MoI in the context of the Post-2015 Agenda. The EU has pushed for the principle of "shared responsibility", where all actors should contribute "their fair share" to implementing the goals in accordance with their circumstances.
The inclusion of the CBDR in the financing for development process and in the MoI will influence agreements on the global economic governance architecture; specifically on finance, trade, investment, taxation, intellectual property and technology transfer.