Webinar16 September 201315h00 to 16h00 CET

High-level Segment – 1 to 4 July Coordination Segment – 5 to 9 July Operational Segment – 10 to 12 July Humanitarian Segment – 15 to 17 July General Segment – 18 to 26 July

1. Innovation theme2. Post-2015 Development Agenda3. Changing development and financial

strategies4. Selected issues of interest 5. Implications of a High-Level Political Forum

Comprehensive theme for Annual Ministerial Review

Draft Ministerial Declaration – not yet adopted◦ Science, technology, innovation and culture◦ Technology transfer mechanism/bank◦ Broadband connectivity

WIPO Innovation Index – benchmarking and local hubs

Emphasis on a broadened ECOSOC role Linking Post-2015 to ECOSOC reform and Development cooperation reform Implementation process of Agenda 21 and

the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)

Health – focus on universal health coverage◦ Core element of +2015◦ Innovations for access◦ Relationships to MDGs and NCDs

Sustainable cities, food and nutrition security and energy challenges

The number of people living in slums might triple by 2050 if no policy framework is established to address this issue

Effective urban management is a condition for cities’ sustainability

The target of halving the proportion of people suffering from hunger in sub-Saharan Africa will not be met

The food, water, energy, environment and climate nexus

Reducing food wastage may contribute to the sustainability of the food system

Transformation of the energy system needs to be a core element of the sustainable development agenda

Sustainable development pathways share common features

Energy transformation can be compatible with economic and social inclusion

MDG Summit on 25 Sept 2013 drawing on◦ SG’s MDG Report 2013

Rural/urban divide, poverty gap for children, gender inequalities

◦ UNDG Report on A Million Voices Inequalities, human rights, good governance Holistic and integrated approach to sustainability Education, health, secure jobs and income

◦ Plus: HLP, SDSN, UN Global Compact◦ Featuring Jeffrey Sachs and Bill and Melinda Gates

Calling for more efficient and transformative development system◦ Mobilize domestic resources◦ International cooperation of different actors◦ Aligning private incentives with public goals◦ Reform based on “Quadrennial Comprehensive

Policy Review”

Achieving the Millennium Development Goals requires stepping up public spending

Sustainable development requires coherence of fiscal policy and public investment allocations

Financing the sustainability of cities will require multilevel cooperation

City financing may entail the use of a wide variety of instruments

Agricultural development will require significant investments

Private sector investments will be needed Sustainable development will require significant

investment from international private actors

Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of NCDs◦ Convened and led by WHO◦ Terms of reference and implementation to SG◦ No reference to non-state actors

International Cooperation on Tax Matters◦ Double taxation, transfer pricing, tax evasion◦ Annual special meeting of ECOSOC◦ Expert Committee 21 to 25 Oct 2013

Replaces Commission on Sustainable Development as of September 2013

Economic, social and environmental dimensions – dynamic platform for regular dialogue

Annual 8 days at ECOSOC and Every four years at high level UNGA

◦ Concise negotiated political declaration State-led but inclusive of all major groups

First event to be held on 23 Sept 2013 – co-convened by Brazil and Italy◦ From vision to action◦ Global partnerships for development to create

jobs and improve sustainable lifestyles◦ Sustainability issues

Data revolution Sustainable cities and human settlements