This collection of scholarly articles reflects the main findings of a dialogue and research programme between the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) on the United Nations post-2015 agenda...

On 26 September, the United Nations will adopt the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, which includes 17 ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs). These Goals will replace the Millennium Development Goals and are meant to make international development transformative and...

This paper uses the development policy system as an entry point assuming that various fundamental changes along three dimensions – narratives (why?), strategies (what?) and operational approaches (how?) – can be observed over recent years. Changes are diverse, ranging from new narratives...

At the upcoming G7 Summit held in Elmau, G7 members should seize the opportunity and push for a successful outcome of the major multilateral events of 2015 dealing with development finance (Addis Ababa), the post-2015 agenda for sustainable development (New York) and climate change (Paris). We...

From 25 to 27 September 2015, governments will meet at the United Nations (UN) in New York to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As the list of 17 goals is now on the table, attention is shifting to the next phase of the new framework for global development: implementation. The UN...

The 2030 Agenda, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, adds new urgency to the reform of the UN Development System (UNDS). If we wish the UNDS to play a decisive role in sustainable development, it must be made fit for purpose. UN member states have recognized the need for action. In...

Die Beratungen der Vereinten Nationen (VN) über eine Post-2015-Agenda sind in vollem Gange. Aufgabe der Unter-händler ist es, Ziele und Indikatoren zu formulieren. Doch gleichzeitig stellt sich die grundsätzliche Frage: Wie wird die Umsetzung der nachhaltigen Entwicklungsziele (SDGs)...

Ende September 2015 werden die Vereinten Nationen (VN) die Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) beschließen. Während der Zielkatalog bereits deutliche Formen annimmt, bleiben bei der Umsetzung auch nach der VN-Konferenz zur Entwicklungsfinanzierung im Juli 2015 in Addis Abeba noch Fragen...

Die 2030-Agenda mit ihren 17 Zielen für nachhaltige Entwicklung stellt die Frage nach einer Reform des Systems der VN-Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (VN-EZ) in neuer Dringlichkeit. Soll das VN-EZ-System auch in Zukunft eine tragende Rolle in der nachhaltigen Entwicklung spielen, so muss es fit for...

How does aid coordination work within the United Nations, and how can it be improved? This study examines the role of resident coordinators – normally the UN’s highest ranking official on the ground – in forging coherence among the three dozen organisations that together form the UN...