meeting in Costa Rica which will aim to bring together innovative leading and emerging thinkers to distil from the collected discussion notes and online conversations a series of critical questions that will guide the second phase of the consultation. The participants will also be expected to engage actively in the subsequent online dialogues, and some may be asked to moderate an e-discussion. GOVERNANCE
UNDP and OHCHR are jointly facilitating the global thematic consultation on Governance and the post-2015 development agenda. The consultation was designed to ensure meaningful participation from a wide range of stakeholders across regions and constituencies, including from government, grassroots to international civil society, national human rights institutions, youth groups, parliamentarians and representatives of the media and the private sector. The consultation involved a series of regional dialogues and a technical expert meeting: African Regional Dialogue (hosted by the Pan-African Parliament), Johannesburg, 11–12 October 2012 Asia Pacific Subregional Parliamentarian and Civil Society Fora: Manila, 20–21 November, and Dhaka, 10–11 December 2012 – resulted in the Manila Declaration and the Dhaka Declaration Post-2015 Workshop at the Arab Governance Week, Cairo, 26–29 November 2012 Post-2015 Workshop at 15th Annual Anti-Corruption Conference, Brasilia, 7–10 November 2012 Technical expert meeting on ‘Measuring Governance and Human Rights Commitments in a post-2015 Agenda’ (New York, 13–14 November 2012). The participants at this meeting included representatives form national statistics offices.
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In an effort to further reach out to a wide range of stakeholders, the consultation launched an e-discussion which elicited
active participation and over 200 contributions from over 20 governments, 100 civil society organizations and 10 private-sector organizations in two phases between December 2012 and January 2013: Phase 1: What should be the governance building blocks for a post-2015 agenda? Phase 2: How can we ensure an accountability framework that takes into account human rights principles and obligations to assure effective delivery on the post-2015 development agenda?
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The consultation process will culminate in a global multi-stakeholder consultation meeting (Johannesburg, 28 February to 1 March 2013, to be hosted by the Pan-African Parliament) which will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from grassroots activists to global leaders. The meeting intends to build a shared vision and ownership on key issues and to develop suggestions on how global, regional, national and subnational governance and accountability can be integrated in the post-2015 development agenda. GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT
The thematic consultation on Growth and Employment is convened jointly by UNDP, ILO and the Government of Japan and is supported by an Advisory Group comprised of representatives of FAO, ILO, MDG Fund, UNCDF, UNCTAD, UNDESA, UNIDO, UNDP and UNWOMEN, as well as (since January 2013) ActionAid, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Organization of Employers (IOE) and the International Trade Unions Confederation (ITUC). The following discussions were organized on this theme: Global thematic meeting on ‘Growth, Structural Transformation and Employment in the post-2015 Development Agenda’ in Tokyo on 15–16 May 2012 with about 80 participants from research and academia, civil society, governments, trade
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unions, the private sector and international organizations Briefing on Growth and Employment in the post-2015 development agenda in New York on 14 December 2012 for Permanent Missions to the United Nations, UN agencies and civil society organizations. The briefing was webcast and Tweeted to enable wider participation of stakeholders outside New York. Four e-discussions on key themes during January–February 2013: 1. Jobs and livelihoods; 2. Growth, diversification and structural change; 3. Development-led globalization; and 4. Sustainability and growth.
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A number of mechanisms and processes were set up to facilitate an effective, participatory consultation. The Task Team was committed to making the process as open and transparent as possible and to encouraging inputs from a range of different stakeholders. Five guiding questions were used throughout the consultation: What lessons have been learned from the health-related MDGs? What is the priority health agenda for the 15 years after 2015? How does health fit into the post-2015 development agenda? What are the best indicators and targets for health? How can it be ensured that the process and outcome are relevant to the key stakeholders? Global thematic consultation on Health.
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In October 2012 all constituencies and stakeholders were invited to submit existing or new material as background papers to inform the discussions and contribute to the content of this summary document. These papers, subject to review by the Task Team, were published on the website.