Source: ISSD
The tenth session of the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will convene from 31 March-4 April 2014, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. This will be the second of five scheduled “decision making” meetings of the group. The OWG was established through UNGA decision 67/555, and was called for in the outcome of the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20).
The tenth session of the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will convene from 31 March-4 April 2014, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. This will be the second of five scheduled “decision making” meetings of the group. The OWG was established through UNGA decision 67/555, and was called for in the outcome of the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20).
On 19 March, the Co-Chairs released a document with a revised outline of possible areas of focus for the SDGs. During the tenth session of the OWG, the Co-Chairs have proposed that the focus areas be considered according to the following eight clusters:
Poverty eradication and Promote equality; Gender equality and women's empowerment, Education, Employment and decent work for all, and Health and population dynamics; Water and sanitation and Sustainable agriculture, food security, and nutrition; Economic growth, Industrialization, Infrastructure and Energy; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Promote Sustainable Consumption and Production, Climate; Conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, oceans and seas and Ecosystems and biodiversity; Means of implementation/Global partnership for sustainable development; and Peaceful and non-violent societies, rule of law and capable institutions.
Daily web updates and summary coverage will be available at http://www.iisd.ca/sdgs/owg10/
