Earlier this month the United Nations
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released his “synthesis report” on the Post-2015
Agenda. The Road to Dignity by 2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives andProtecting the Planet will guide States discussions on finalizing the post-2015
development agenda. Over the next few months the final
parameters of the post-2015 agenda will be agreed by the 193 member States of
the UN.
The synthesis report includes the outcome produced by the Open Working
Group, which proposes 17 sustainable development goals and 169 associated
targets. These goals include taking urgent action to combat climate change and
its impacts, and protecting, restoring and promoting the sustainable use of
terrestrial ecosystems, conserving and sustainably using the oceans and seas,
and promoting peaceful societies and providing access to justice for all. The
report aims at a transformational approach and proposes an integrated set of
six essential elements to facilitate the deliberations of States. These elements
include justice to promote safe and peaceful societies, and strong
institutions, and under this element effective governance which is
participatory and accountable, and access to fair justice systems are
mentioned. Furthermore, the Secretary-General stressed universal human rights
and international norms should guide States deliberations. States are expected
to agree on a new post-2015 framework at a summit in September next year.
