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On Wednesday, 24 June 2015, the 6th Session of the Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations held a meeting with Major Groups and other stakeholders in the morning, and discussed Chapter III of the zero draft, on follow-up and review, in the afternoon.
Twenty-eight representatives of Major Groups and other stakeholders delivered statements including specific comments on and amendments to the zero draft. Some common themes included that Major Groups and other stakeholders are not just beneficiaries of the post-2015 agenda, but also important agents of change, their participation being necessary to implement the agenda. Several statements reinforced the importance of human rights in the post-2015 development agenda. Co-Facilitator David Donoghue (Ireland) said it was good to be challenged on issues that inadvertently or by design were left out of the text, and said the Co-Facilitators picked up a lot from the session and will do the best they can, “without promising the world,” to integrate and absorb what the speakers have suggested.
In the afternoon, in the discussion on follow-up and review, while many delegations appreciated the text, some said it was too prescriptive, and others questioned the references to the roles of and interlinkages between national, regional and global follow-up and review processes. There was support for a process that is voluntary, country-led, multi-level, transparent, inclusive, and evidence-based. There was overwhelming support for stakeholder participation in national-level follow-up and review. While support was voiced for the High-level Political Forum on sustainable development as the “apex” of the review framework, there were different interpretations of what the global-level review would look like and the nature of the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR). There was also concern about the UN developing guidelines for national reports and review processes, as opposed to leaving this to governments.
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IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web updates and a summary and analysis from the 6th Session of the Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations (Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Outcome Document), which took place from 22 to 25 June 2015, from UN Headquarters in New York. Our summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/post2015-in6/
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