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Sustainable Development Policy & Practice

Eleventh session of the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

5-9 May 2014 | UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

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Highlights for Thursday, 8 May 2014
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Representatives from Major Groups consult with the Secretariat and OWG Co-Chair Macharia Kamau following the morning dialogue with Major Groups. The Co-Chairs have met with Major Group representatives every morning prior to the opening of the official OWG sessions.
OWG-11On Thursday, 8 May 2014, delegates to the OWG discussed proposed focus areas on: Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP); Climate Change; Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Resources, Oceans and Seas; and Ecosystems and Biodiversity. While some speakers supported including each of the focus areas as stand-alone goals, others suggested integrating the targets into other focus areas or merging focus areas.

On SCP, several speakers suggested adding references to the 10-year Framework of Programmes (10YFP) on SCP and adding a target on chemicals and wastes, among other topics. On climate change, several speakers suggested adding related targets to each of the focus areas and not retaining a stand-alone goal, especially in light of the ongoing negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. A number of speakers supported merging the focus areas on oceans and ecosystems, while others said the time is ripe to elevate the issue of oceans through a stand-alone goal. Proposals on the targets for these focus areas included suggestions with regard to desertification, land degradation and drought and small scale fisheries, among others.

On Friday, delegates will address the final two focus areas in the working document: Means of Implementation/Global Partnership for Sustainable Development; and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, Rule of Law and Capable Institutions.
Rueanna Hayes, Trinidad and Tobago
Rene Orellana, Bolivia
Amit Narang, India
Funding for coverage of this Session has been provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
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Session resources

*OWG-11 website

*Draft programme of work

*Working document

*Compilation of goals and targets suggestions from OWG-10

*Letter from the OWG-11 Co-Chairs

*General information on SDGs

*Sustainable development knowledge platform website

*Website for OWG-10, 31 March - 4 April 2014, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

*Website for OWG-9, 3-5 March 2014, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

*Website for OWG-8, 3-7 February 2014, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

*Website for OWG-7, 6-10 January 2014, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

*Website for OWG-6, 9-13 December 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

*Website for OWG-5, 25-27 November 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

*Website for OWG-4, 17-19 June 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

*Website for OWG-3, 22-24 May 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

*Website for OWG-2, 17-19 April 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

*Website for OWG-1, 14-15 March 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America


IISD RS resources

*Earth Negotiations Bulletin archives of OWG coverage

*IISD RS summary and analysis of OWG-10, 31 March - 4 April 2014, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)

*IISD RS summary and analysis of OWG-9, 3-5 March 2014, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)

*IISD RS coverage from OWG-8, 3-7 February 2014, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

*IISD RS coverage from OWG-7, 6-10 January 2014, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

*IISD RS coverage from OWG-6, 9-13 December 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

*IISD RS summary and analysis of OWG-5, 25-27 November 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)

*IISD RS summary and analysis of OWG-4, 17-19 June 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)

*IISD RS summary and analysis of OWG-3, 22-24 May 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)

*IISD RS summary report of OWG-2, 17-19 April 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)

*IISD RS summary report of OWG-1, 14-15 March 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)

*Post-2015 Development Agenda Meeting Reporting

*IISD RS archive of sustainable development meetings

*SDG - A mailing list for news on sustainable development policy

*Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Preparing for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development

*SDG - A mailing list focused on internationally-relevant activities related to setting the post-2015 development agenda

*Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Post-2015 Development Agenda Activities

*Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
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