2015 ECOSOC
National Voluntary
Presentations
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UN Development Agenda
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UN conferences and summits generated:
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shared vision of development: the Development
Agenda
groundwork for time-bound goals and targets
The Development Agenda encompass interlinked issues ranging from:
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poverty reduction, gender, social integration, health,
population, employment and education to human
rights, sustainable development, finance and
governance
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Achieving the UNDA
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Reviewing progress of the United Nations
Development Agenda at the national, regional
and global levels
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Member States: pursuing the UNDA through
National Development Strategies (NDS)
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UN system: supporting countries with UNDA
implementation
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Key 2015 NVP-related Events
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2015 ECOSOC
“Managing the transition from the Millennium Development
Goals to the sustainable development goals: What will it take”
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Key ongoing inter-governmental processes, including
the follow-up to Rio+20 and preparations for universal
post-2015 development agenda
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The Rio+20 mandate calls on ECOSOC to play a "key
role in achieving a balanced integration of the three
dimensions of sustainable development"
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2015 National Voluntary Presenters
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Member States report on progress made
towards UN development agenda, with a
possible emphasis on:
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integration challenges
opportunities
solutions
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NVP: Connecting National and Global Efforts
Five Phases of Implementation:
The Development Sequence
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NVP Process
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Prepare a draft national report
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Organize a national workshop and/or hold national
consultative dialogues to discuss the report
Evaluate policies, programmes and practices
Seek examples of best practices, success stories and
replicable initiatives
Identify challenges, problems and bottlenecks
Finalize a national report
Make a presentation during the ECOSOC Highlevel Segments
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NVP Preparations:
Examples lessons-learned
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Lessons could be drawn both from successes
and challenges – good practices and not-sogood ones
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Multi-stakeholder consultations could be
undertaken to enrich the review
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NVP Presentation
Content
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NVP Presentation
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Clear structure
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Short and sharp key messages
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Specific examples
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NVP Presentation Outline
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One or two key policy successes and lessons-learned
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One or two key policy challenges and constraints
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Key emerging challenges and opportunities
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Country actions and regional and international responses
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I. Key Policy Successes and
Lessons-learned
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Select one or two policies in which the country
has made progress towards sustainable
development
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Analyze how the policies have contributed to
this achievement
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II. Key Policy Challenges and
Constraints
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Select one or two areas of MDG
implementation where the country has had
less success
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Analyze the problems and challenges
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Identify key policies to accelerate
achievement
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III. Emerging Challenges and
New Opportunities
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Identify the principle emerging challenge
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Identify the principle new opportunity
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IV. Further implementation
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Country Actions & Regional and International
Support
 Planned country actions
 Policies to ensure that activities can be
sustained
 Resources required
 Identify partnerships
 Support by regional and international
development partners
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NVP Audience
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Member States
International and regional organizations, from
within and outside of the UN system
Civil society and private sector organizations
accredited to attend ECOSOC
Audience familiar with the global sustainable
development policy framework
Media, Webcast
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Role of NVP Reviewers
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Two to three NVP reviewers to be selected by
the NVP country from other Member States
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Review the analysis and pose questions
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Initiate the discussion on NVPs following the
presentation
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Presentation Scenario
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Cabinet Minister – 10-15 minutes
Up to two accompanying presenters – three
minutes each
Moderated inter-active discussion, beginning
with NVP reviewers
Interventions limited to three minutes, followed
by responses from the delegation
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NVP Follow-up
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Content added to 2015 NVP summary report
and “Development strategies that work” website
National meeting organized by NVP country
after the ECOSOC HLS on follow-up actions
Regional follow-up meetings
Report to ECOSOC on actions taken since NVP
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