Localizing the post 2015 agenda

Join the e-discussion and have your say on how to implement the next development agenda

CONSULTATION IN EL SALVADOR. PHOTO: UNDP

As the 2015 target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, there are a growing number of processes focusing on the post-2015 development agenda and what it should look like.

These processes include, as a key component, a series of dialogues on the means of implementation of the post-2015 development agenda, co-convened by civil society and the United Nations.

In this context, we would like to invite you take part in an online discussion on localizing the post 2015 development agenda: a collaborative effort between the United Nations Development Programme and UN Habitat, on behalf of the United Nations Development Group, and the Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments.

The e-discussion will run until July 18th 2014.

To participate, please visit the site www.worldwewant2015.org/localising2015 and post your response in the discussion forum, starting from today. You are invited to sign up in the World We Want page and join to the consultation. The site is available in many languages and you are welcome to post your comments in any of the languages supported by Google Translate.

The discussion is co-moderated by the three convening organizations.

The consultation aims to be as broad and open as possible, in order to enable a multitude of voices to be heard from local, regional and national governments and their associations, academia, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society, media, private sector and the UN System. We invite you to suggest ideas and propose solutions on how to implement at the local level, the future post-2015 development agenda, and to identify local-level priorities for post-2015.

The recommendations emerging from your contributions will ultimately inform the final report of the consultation on localizing the Post-2015 agenda, and will be presented to key decision-makers and leaders deciding upon the post-2015 development framework and feed into the United Nations Secretary General Report.

To kick off the global conversation, we invite you to reflect on the following questions, among others:

1. Experience and recommendations from the MDGs implementation at the local level

What has been your experience of implementing the MDGs at the local level? Have you actively taken the MDGs into account in local consultations, planning and service delivery? Please provide practical examples.

2. Mechanisms and processes for the implantation of the SDGs agenda at the local level

What are the key challenges that you see which would affect local government playing a full role in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how could they be overcome to successfully localize the SDGs?

What mechanisms and instruments can we develop to foster development cooperation coordination and harmonization at the local level? What instruments and tools can we use to ensure accountability (domestic, external (mutual), vertical and horizontal)?

3. Recognizing the Key role of Local and Regional Government

How can we improve coordination between local, provincial/state and national government to ensure successful implementation of the SDGs post 2015?

What added value do you believe local and regional governments could bring into the post 2015 implementation process?

Discussion web site: www.worldwewant2015.org/localising2015

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