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Global goals, national targets - squaring the MDG circle?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 29 October 2012

'If you really want to take on sustainable consumption challenges, or to be relevant to climate change mitigation, or to tackle inequality as a goal, then clearly there is no justifiable reason for excluding developed countries.'

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Building governance into a post-2015 framework: exploring transparency and accountability as an entry point

Publication - Research reports and studies - 29 October 2012

Gina Bergh, Marta Foresti, Alina Rocha Menocal and Leni Wild

This research report and briefing note discuss the need to increase the focus on governance in a post-2015 agreement.

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Infrastructure services post-2015

Publication - Research reports and studies - 29 October 2012

Andrew Scott and Prachi Seth

This paper reviews progress towards infrastructure targets under the Millenium Development Goals, trends in access to infrastructure services and key issues for infrastructure in achieving the post-2015 goals.

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The debate on governance and post-2015 kicks off in South Africa

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 23 October 2012

'Governance is high up on many lists for an MDG-plus future development plan, as an important ingredient left out of the MDGs that should be added to the mix of any new global goals.'

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What makes international agreements work: defining factors for success

Publication - Research reports and studies - 15 October 2012

Emily O'Brien and Richard Gowan

This paper develops a framework to assess multilateral agreements to inform debate on potential post-2015 frameworks. The study examines international agreements in three policy areas: environment, financial regulation and human rights.

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Options for including disaster resilience in post-2015 development goals

Publication - Discussion papers - 8 October 2012

ODI Background Notes

Tom Mitchell

This Background Note considers options for including disaster resilience in a post-2015 development framework.

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Submission to the UK Parliament's International Development Select Committee on post-2015 development goals and why governance matters

Publication - Discussion papers - 1 October 2012

Alina Rocha Menocal and Gina Bergh

This written submission explores some of the lessons from the MDGs on why governance matters, and how governance issues may be incorporated into a post-2015 development framework, looking at transparency and accountability as an entry point.

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Development goals: everybody’s business

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 28 September 2012

'Paying taxes and a decent wage or avoiding environmental damage can go a long way in helping to meet development goals. By bringing the private sector closer to the development debate, governments and aid organisations can increase their influence over the way businesses choose to behave.'

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Business, the MDGs and beyond

Event - Panel - 25 September 2012 14:00 - 17:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

As the world starts to explore what framework might replace the Millennium Development Goals, the question remains how to best harness business as an engine for development.

On 25 September in New York, a high-profile one-day event was organised by a coalition of leading international business and development organisations, led by the Business Call to Action, Business Fights Poverty, the Overseas Development Institute and the United Nations Development Programme.

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And they’re off…

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 25 September 2012

'The panel’s job is to prioritise between the 101 good ideas that are out there, and to tell a story explaining the decisions they have made which is convincing enough to persuade others that it’s the right way to go. One way to do that might be to go back to thinking about what a new agreement might be for.'

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