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Saferworld comments on the new global development framework, “Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
3 August 2015
Thomas Wheeler discusses the need to find new approaches to the commitment to ‘leave no one behind’ which has been a key feature of all the discussions on the post-2015 agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.
28 July 2015
Could the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) be used as a tool to help realise the Sustainable Development Goals, asks Chloe Gotterson?
29 June 2015
Amid conversations about indicators for measuring progress on the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, Saferworld’s Thomas Wheeler explores the question of who should be producing the data that these global indicators will rely on. He explores the benefits of using national statistical systems to measure progress, but also makes the case for third parties playing a significant role.
15 May 2015
In a comment piece first published on the UN Chronicle, Larry Attree and Anna Moller-Loswick discuss how to ensure the successful adoption, implementation and monitoring of Goal 16.
17 April 2015
As discussions on the post-2015 development targets turn to what indicators can be used to measure progress Thomas Wheeler and Craig Fagan, Head of Policy for Transparency International discuss the importance of statistics in a monitoring framework for Goal 16.
16 March 2015
Kim Jolliffe reflects on the implications of the post-2015 development agenda for Myanmar.
19 January 2015
A recent Saferworld conference in Istanbul provided a rare opportunity for stakeholders from conflict-affected states, emerging global powers, and traditional development actors to debate key issues of peace and development. The conference discussions highlighted that while there are differences between their approaches, there is much they can learn from each other’s experiences to help address these immensely complex and deep-rooted issues.
18 December 2014
Yesterday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released his Synthesis Report On the Post-2015 Agenda. Larry Attree and Thomas Wheeler analyse whether the report will help Member States towards a framework that fulfils its full peacebuilding potential.
5 December 2014