Siden år 2000 har verden kæmpet for at halvere den globale fattigdom, men det er ikke længere ambitiøst nok: Fremover må ingen lades tilbage i dyb armod – derfor skal enhver form for ekstrem og fornedrende fattigdom udryddes én gang for alle over de næste 15 år, siger panel af regeringsledere.
NEW YORK, 30 May, 2013 (UN News Service): A commitment to end extreme poverty by 2030 is one of the key recommendations from an international panel co-chaired by UK prime minister David Cameron.
Other goals include improvements in women’s rights, universal access to water and ensuring food security.
But an explicit (udtrykkelig) commitment to reduce income inequality is not included.
Aid organisations have been pushing for this to be recognised as part of a new framework for international development after the expiry of the 2015 deadline for achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs – 2015 Målene).
The report sets out a new universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty from the face of the earth in fifteen years, and deliver on the promise of sustainable development.
The report calls upon the world to rally around a new Global Partnership that offers hope and a role to every person in the world.
Wanting a new more ambitious goal for the world
The current MDGs sought to halve extreme poverty, defined as people earning less than 1,25 US dollar (7,75 DKR) a day, but the panel called for a more ambitious goal over the following 15 years.
Thursday’s report will form the basis for two years’ negotiation on the agenda to replace the MDGs.
Mr Cameron, who chaired the panel alongside Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Indonesian leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, said the report set out a “clear roadmap” for eradicating extreme poverty by 2030.
“We need a new global partnership to finish the job on the current Millennium Development Goals, tackle the underlying causes of poverty and champion sustainable development,” he said.
Among 12 measurable goals set out in the report are an end to child marriage and equal rights for women to open bank accounts and own property.
The panel recommends bringing together development and environmental agendas, with targets for reducing food waste, slowing deforestation and protecting ecosystems.
It also stresses the need for countries to give citizens confidence in their governments by promoting the rule of law, free speech, transparency and cracking down on corruption.
Oxfam: OK, but….
Oxfam said it was pleased by the 2030 poverty target but warned that future goals would be undermined “without action to ensure that wealth is spread more fairly”.
“Billions of people risk being left behind by economic growth, and in a world of finite (afgrænsede) resources the wealthiest cannot continue to expect more and more without hurting the rest,” said its senior policy advisor Katy Wright.
“The world has an historic opportunity to eradicate extreme poverty and achieve sustainability and equality for all through the new post-2015 development agenda, UNSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursdsay, launching the report that outlines a new framework to build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
“We are at the beginning of an historic journey,” Mr. Ban told the General Assembly after receiving the report, compiled by the High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
“The post-2015 process is a chance to usher in a new era in international development – one that will eradicate extreme poverty and lead us to a world of prosperity, sustainability, equity and dignity for all,” the UN chief declared.
Entitled “A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development”, the report emphasizes that the new development agenda must be universal – applying to countries in the global North and South alike – and be infused with a spirit of partnership.
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In the report, the 27-member Panel calls for the new post-2015 goals to drive five major transformational shifts:
1) move from “reducing” to ending extreme poverty, leaving no one behind;
2) putting sustainable development at the core of the development agenda;
3) transforming economies to drive inclusive growth;
4) building accountable (ansvarlige) institutions, open to all, that will ensure good governance and peaceful societies; and
5) forging a new global partnership based on cooperation, equity and human rights.
The Roadmap
Leave No One Behind;
After 2015 we should move from reducing to ending extreme poverty, in all its forms. We should ensure that no person – regardless of ethnicity, gender, geography, disability, race or other status – is denied basic economic opportunities and human rights.
Put Sustainable Development at the Core:
We have to integrate the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. We must act now to slow the alarming pace of climate change and environmental degradation, which pose unprecedented threats to humanity.
Transform Economies for Jobs and Inclusive Growth:
A profound economic transformation can end extreme poverty and improve livelihoods, by harnessing innovation, technology, and the potential of business. More diversified economies, with equal opportunities for all, can drive social inclusion, especially for young people, and foster sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Build Peace and Effective, Open and Accountable Institutions for All:
Freedom from conflict and violence is the most fundamental human entitlement, and the essential foundation for building peaceful and prosperous societies. At the same time, people the world over expect their governments to be honest, accountable, and responsive to their needs. We are calling for a fundamental shift – to recognize peace and good governance as a core element of wellbeing, not an optional extra.
Forge a New Global Partnership:
A new spirit of solidarity, cooperation, and mutual accountability must underpin the post-2015 agenda. This new partnership should be based on a common understanding of our shared humanity, based on mutual respect and mutual benefit.
It should be centered around people, including those affected by poverty and exclusion, women, youth, the aged, disabled persons, and indigenous peoples.
It should include civil society organizations, multilateral institutions, local and national governments, the scientific and academic community, businesses, and private philanthropy.
Commending this transformative roadmap, the Secretary-General emphasized that sustainability is not just an environmental matter, but an approach that would integrate the economic, social and environmental dimensions of development, as agreed last June at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20.
A wake-up call
Vuk Jeremiæ, President of the General Assembly, expressed the hope that the Panel’s recommendations will serve as a wake-up call, “for we are not doing enough to meet the fundamental challenges of our time: to end extreme poverty in this generation and significantly narrow the global gap between rich and poor, without inflicting irreparable damage to the environmental basis for our survival.”
He urged Member States to formulate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in accordance with the criteria set out in the Rio outcome, namely that they be “action-oriented, concise (konkrete) and easy to communicate; limited in number; aspirational; global in nature; and universally applicable to all countries.”
The High-Level Panel’s report is intended to build on the eight MDGs, agreed on by world leaders at a UN summit in 2000, which set specific targets on (præciseret på dansk)
1) Halvere fattigdom og sult i verden
2) Alle børn skal gå i grundskole
3) Øget ligestilling og styrkelse af kvinders rettigheder
4) Reducere børnedødeligheden med 2/3
5) Reducere dødelighed hos gravide og fødende kvinder med 3/4
6) Bekæmpe hiv/aids, malaria og andre sygdomme
7) Sikre en miljøvenlig og bæredygtig udvikling
8) Opbygge et globalt partnerskab for udvikling
All by a deadline of 2015 (mere på http://www.u-web.dk/2015).
Therefore, Vuk Jeremiæ believed that Member States should attach great importance to the forthcoming Special Event to Follow-up on Efforts towards Achieving the Millennium Development Goals, set to be held on 25 September, during the High-level Segment of the General Debate of the 68th Session.
That would be the final occasion for world leaders to decide on actions that need to be taken to complete the MDG process, he said.
The Panel began its work in September and has held consultations with more than 5.000 civil society groups from 121 countries across every region of the world to produce the report.
Panel members also spoke to experts from multilateral organizations, national governments, local authorities and the academic and scientific communities, as well as 250 companies from the private sector.
Mr. Ban, who established the Panel in July, will draw on the report’s recommendations for his own report to the UN General Assembly in September.
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