Pedro Telles presentation for event 'Post Rio to Post-2015: Planning International Stakeholder Engagement

1. “The Future We Want”,
the outcomes of Rio+20 and
the post-2015 agenda
Pedro Telles
Vitae Civilis Institute

2. 5 cross-cutting issues
• Integration
• Role of MGs and civil society
• Communication
• Transparency and accountability
• “Intelligence” for advocacy and campaigning

3. Integration
• Integration in several ways:
– SDGs and MDGs
 Some countries (including Brazil) and organizations do
not support the idea of integrating the processes for
both sets of goals
 Separate processes = reduced commitment, reduced
accountability and fragmented resources
 Go beyong “clichés” and better integrate important
issues not much discussed
– High level political forum
 Should not only guarantee SD agenda is present in
different UN organs, but also work on connecting and
integrating the activities of such organs

4. Role of MGs and civil society
• Next three years bring unique opportunity to redefine
MGs and civil society participation
• MGs can work on two perspectives:
– Improve/reform their own space inside the UN system
– Work on amplifying means of consultation and
participation of broad civil society
 Many important actors are not (and will hardly be)
engaged with the MGs
 Need to listen to grassroots
 Need to look at innovations being developed at
grassroots level
 Success depends on listening to and engaging with civil
society in a broad and effective way

5. Communication
• Communication as a key issue for mobilization and
engagement
– Need to frame adequately the pathway towards
2015 and beyond
 Evaluate how helpful it is to keep Rio+20 as a strong
reference in our communication
 Focus on the “positive agenda”
 Many key actors related to the MDGs were not
connected to Rio+20 and are still not connected to
the post-2015 debates
 Many actors simply don't understand the process or
don't believe that the UN can generate relevant
outcomes

6. Transparency and accountability
• In 2 ways:
– Important information is not available (to the majority
of people, at least)
 What are the details and updated information on the
group of 30 countries that will work on the SDGs?
 What will happen with UNEP?
 Does the UN have a clear and detailed roadmap between
here and 2015?
– Specifically on the new MDGs and SDGs: they must
come with strong mechanisms for transparency and
accountability at multilateral, national and local level

7. “Intelligence” for advocacy and campaigning
• Once we know who's in the “SDGs G-30”, we will
be able to draw a map of who are the key actors
on the road to 2015
– It would be very helpful to have a structured
collective plan to gather and share information
– Actors from the countries of decision-makers
will be key
• What's going on outside the UN?

8. Thanks!
pedrortelles@gmail.com