Brussels, 10/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - The global post-2015 development programme should both capitalise on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), as part of the broader vision in the Millennium Declaration and promote inclusive and sustainable development through strategies to tackle the root causes of poverty in order to eradicate it. These are the conclusions contained in a new European Report on Development “ERD 2013” published on Tuesday 9 April.
The ERD 2013, entitled “Post-2015: Global Action for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future”, was prepared by an independent team of researchers and does not represent the official position of the EU or its member states though the ERD is funded by the European Commission and seven EU member states (Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom
Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development, welcomed this new report which, he said, “in many ways complements and supports the work of the Commission”. With its communication, “A Decent Life for All: Ending Poverty and Giving the World a Sustainable Future”, the Commission effectively laid the foundations on 27 February last for the EU's position on the new global framework for post-2015 development by advocating the convergence of development goals and sustainable development targets that the UN RIO +20 conference had begun to formulate in June 2012 (see EUROPE 10795).
In an effort to help the international community more effectively support development projects being carried out by some of the world's poorest countries, the report advocates: - a transformative agenda - emphasising structural economic and social transformations, creating employment, addressing inequality and finding sustainable solutions; - more attention to be paid in the new framework to how global goals relate to national needs and targets and for developing countries to take ownership of the programme; - the scaling up of global collective action with richer countries strengthening their support in areas important to development, as well as an increase in both the level and effectiveness of aid; - clearly defined targets and a clear indication of what instruments should be used.
The researchers who devised the ERD 2013 work for three research institutes: the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM). Four case studies were carried out by research institutes in Côte d'Ivoire (CIRES), Nepal (SAWTEE and Social Science Baha), Peru (IEP and Rimisp) and Rwanda (IPAR) that complement the analysis. (AN/transl.fl)