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World Economic Forum 2013 Considers Ways to Revive Global Economy Sustainably
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6_February 2013: The 2013 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum was held on the theme “resilient dynamism” and focused on three pillars: leading through adversity; strengthening societal resilience; and restoring economic dynamism. continued...
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NRF Calls for Papers on Sustainable Development in SIDS
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6_February 2013: The Natural Resources Forum, a UN Sustainable Development Journal, has issued a call for papers for a special issue on "Sustainable Development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)," to be published in February 2014. continued...
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Co-facilitators Initiate Consultations on MDGs Special Event
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4_February 2013: The co-facilitators for the preparatory process for the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) Special Event to follow up on efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), to be held in September 2013, have issued an informal “Food for Thought” paper regarding the consultations. continued...
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DESA News Previews CSocD, Statistical and MDG Indicator Meetings
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February_2013: The latest issue of the newsletter of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) highlights the upcoming 51st Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD) and 44th Session of the UN Statistical Commission. continued...
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UNTT Think Piece Considers New Actors and Formats for Global Partnership
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January_2013: The UN Task Team for the Post-2015 Development Agenda (UNTT), along with 12 UN agencies, has released a new thematic think piece, titled "Analysis and overview of new actors and formats for the global partnership for development post 2015." The paper explores the shifting context for global partnerships for development, including a new expectation for individuals and non-state actors to participate in the implementation of sustainable development. continued...
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UNTT Releases Think Pieces on Trade Partnerships
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January_2013: The UN Task Team for the Post-2015 Development Agenda (UNTT), along with several UN agencies, has released two new thematic think pieces, describing the challenges of the current multilateral trading system, and offering recommendations for enhanced trade partnerships for more inclusive development in the post-2015 agenda. continued...
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UNCTAD, Columbia Hold Briefing on Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development
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5_February 2013: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment held a briefing on UNCTAD’s Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD), at UN Headquarters in New York, US, on 5 February 2013. continued...
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Deputy UNSG Calls for Poverty Eradication in Post-2015 Framework
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4_February 2013: UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson has called for a post-2015 objective to “eradicate extreme poverty in our lifetime, promote equitable economic opportunity for all and protect the environment.” Eliasson was speaking at the UN Association of the US (UNA-USA) Members Day, in New York, US, on 4 February 2013. continued...
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Panama Consultation Discusses Violence, Security in Post-2015 Agenda
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1_February 2013: Over 100 UN officials, civil society representatives and stakeholders convened in Panama City, Panama, to discuss how to reflect citizen security and violence in the post-2015 agenda. The meeting focused on the relationships between citizen insecurity, violence and sustainable development, as part of the post-2015 Global Consultation on Conflict, Violence and Disaster. continued...
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SD in Action Newsletter Highlights Progress on OWG, SD Financing Processes
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February_2013: The second issue of “Sustainable Development in Action,” a newsletter from the UN Division for Sustainable Development (DSD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), highlights the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) creation of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on 22 January 2013. continued...
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DSDS Focuses on Resource-Efficient Growth and Development
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31_January 2013: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)’s Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) organized annually since 2001, discussed sustainability challenges across different business sectors as well as resource-efficient growth. The 2013 Summit was organized around the theme "The Global Challenge of Resource Efficient Growth and Development." continued...
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UNDP Administrator Stresses Linkages Between Health and Human Development
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31_January 2013: In a lecture titled “Empowered Lives; Resilient Nations: Why Health Matters to Human Development,” UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark called for broad, innovative partnerships between development and health practitioners to achieve global health goals. continued...
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Civil G20 Russia Prepares for Summit
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January_2013: Civil G20 Russia, a group of NGOs, grassroots groups, academics and others, has established a secretariat, which will be responsible for organizing parallel events to the Group of 20 (G20) Summit - convening in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in September 2013 - and the first G20 Civil Summit ("Civil-20"), on 10-12 June 2013. Civil G20 is supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), WWF, Greenpeace and Oxfam, among others. continued...
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UNTT Paper Explores Global Governance in Post-2015 Partnership for Development
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January_2013: The UN Task Team for the Post-2015 Development Agenda (UNTT), along with five UN agencies, have released a new thematic think piece, titled "Global governance and governance of the global commons in the global partnership for development beyond 2015." continued...
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UNTT Outlines Partnership on Financing for Sustainable Development
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January_2013: The UN Task Team for the Post-2015 Development Agenda (UNTT), along with 11 UN agencies, has released a new thematic think piece, titled, "Financing for sustainable development in the global partnership beyond 2015." The paper considers the creation of a new global partnership for financing sustainable development, and makes recommendations for financial and non-financial investments that the partnership should facilitate. continued...
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UNICEF, UN Women Update Member States on Inequalities Consultation
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4_February 2013: The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UN Women, co-leaders of the Global Consultation on Inequalities in the post-2015 development agenda, provided a briefing for UN Member States and Observers at UN Headquarters in New York, US, on 4 February 2013. continued...
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CSOs Issue Post-2015 Recommendations from Monrovia
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1_February 2013: Representatives from global, regional and national civil society organizations (CSOs) released a Civil Society Communiqué on “National Building Blocks for Sustained Prosperity: Economic Transformation,” the theme of the third meeting of the UN High-level Panel (HLP) on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The Africa-wide post-2015 working group and the Liberia CSO post-2015 working group organized the consultations. continued...
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UN Women Executive Director Calls for Prioritizing Gender in Post-2015 Agenda
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27_January 2013: Michelle Bachelet, UN Women Executive Director, has called for prioritizing gender equality and placing it at the center of the post-2015 agenda. Bachelet addressed a meeting of the African Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the High-level Inter-Generational Dialogue on the “Future Women Want,” both held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the 20th African Union (AU) Summit. continued...
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UNOSD Releases Documentation on Knowledge Needs for Sustainable Development
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January_2013: The UN Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) has rel
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