Fourth Meeting of the UN High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post 2015 Development Agenda (25th-27th March 2013, Bali, Indonesia) 17.04.2013

The fourth meeting of the High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda took place in Bali, Indonesia, from 25 to 27 March 2013. The focus of the Bali meetings was the Development Partnership. Initial attempts were done to formulate new Goals for the post 2015 agenda.

Four Panel members were not able to participate in Bali, among which Dr. Kadir TOPBAŞ, UCLG President and Mr. David CAMERON, UK Prime Minister who was represented by Justine GREENING, the Secretary of State for International Development.

The Panel highlighted the importance of an open, transparent and inclusive process that seeks global ownership of a shared development agenda and identified therefore the need to Foster the creation of a renewed Global Partnership that “enables a transformative, people-centered and planet-sensitive development agenda which is realized through the equal partnership of all stakeholders. Such partnership should be based on the principles of equity, sustainability, solidarity, respect for humanity and shared responsibilities in accordance with respective capabilities.

The final communiqué of the meeting acknowledges the need to promote partnerships at all levels to develop a single and coherent post-2015 development agenda that integrates economic growth, social inclusion and environmental sustainability. It called for partnerships that will strengthen societies and protect human rights. It acknowledges that “Enhanced and scaled up models of cooperation among all levels of governments, the private sector, and civil society at the global, regional, national, and sub-national levels will be needed.

Besides the above mentioned need to act and involve all levels of government another important acknowledgement was made calling for local data to be gathered and taken into account in decision making.

During the fourth meeting of the High-Level Panel, the views of the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments for Post 2015 and towards Habitat III reflected in the Istanbul Communiqué were distributed to all the panel members.

The video message of the UCLG President was shared with the Panel members and was loaded in the internal platform of the Panel. UCLG has also uploaded the video in its website.

The HLP will present its report to the Secretary General at the end of May 2013. UCLG Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments will meet on this occasion at the UN Headquarters on 28 May 2013 to present the sub national perspective to the Post 2015 agenda.

UCLG-MEWA Secretariat General assisted in the preparations of the documents and other materials for the High-Level Panel meeting, in cooperation with the UCLG World Secretariat.