Update on Cambodian post-2015 and SDGs

CCC Bi-Monthly Member Meeting

Phnom Penh, 05 August 2014

By: Sotheary, HOP, CCC

Vision: A strong and capable civil society, cooperating and responsive to Cambodia’s development challenges 1

1. Update on CSO Consultation on post-2015 Development Agenda (DA)

2. Update on Proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

3. Launching of the action/2015 campaign

Presentation Outlines

1. Update on CSO Consultation on post-2015 DA

What Happens in Cambodia?

1. CSO consultations on post-2015 DA

2. CSO consultation on partnership arrangement and means of implementation on the post-2015 DA

3. Action/2015 Cambodia campaign: iMove Against Corruption for Poverty Reduction

4. Dialogue CSO & the government & DP on post-2015 partnership arrangement and means of implementation

5. CSO dialogue on the accountability for post-2015 Development Agenda and implementation

1. Social Inclusion and Human Development

2. Inclusive Economic Development

3. NRM and Ecological Development

4. Good governance and Inclusive Partnership

5. Human Rights to Development

Key Identified Issues for Post-2015

Update on CSO Consultation (Cont)

Partnership Arrangement

It needs a policy and regulatory environment that will enable civil society to fulfill its potentials as a development partner

Gov’t and CSOs as the strategic partners to promote the electoral reforms

Gov’t, CSOs and Private sector as strategic partners to promote CSR

CSOs to promote law enforcement and support group advocacy

Update on CSO Consultation (Cont)

Partnership Arrangement

It needs to reactivate all partnership mechanisms and promote strategic partnership across actors

Space should be given to CSOs in monitoring the national budget (accountability) and the management of other national revenue.

Update on CSO Consultation (Cont)

Means of Implementation

It requires appropriate funding mechanisms for CSOs: NFT, CSR, National budget allocation for CSOs….

Capacity development and effective use of qualified human resources

It requires transfer and uptake of effective system It requires joint efforts in M&E There should have civil society focal points to

represent to the government and other actors

Update on CSO Consultation (Cont)

Possible Pitfalls for CSOs

Significant challenges for CSOs to mobilize financial and human resources to support the post-2015 DA

Partnership and anti-corruption need to be reinforced from inside out

CSOs face some constraints with the legal, judicial system and culture of impunity

Partnership and trust within CSOs and among develop. actors are still the issue

2. Proposed Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs)

What Happens in the Globe?

1. 2010 MDG Summit requested the UN to initiate thinking on post-2015 global development agenda

2. 2012 Rio+20 initiated an inclusive process to develop a set of sustainable development goals

3. OWG with 30 member states is mandated to prepare a proposal on SDGs

Update on SDGs (Cont)

1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere

2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture

3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all

5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Update on SDGs (Cont)

6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all

8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

10. Reduce equality within and among countries

11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

Update on SDGs (Cont)

15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Update on SDGs (Cont)

3. Launching of action/2015 Cambodia

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