January 2016: The second Busan Global Partnership Forum highlighted possible roles for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as outlined in the meeting report released in January 2016. Participants urged the GPEDC to contribute to the global indicator framework currently being developed for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Global Partnership Forum took place from 23-24 November 2015, in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The Forum brought together around 200 stakeholders of the GPEDC, including representatives of governments, international organizations, civil society, the private sector and academia. Participants discussed: the role of the GPEDC in the post-2015 context; the role of the private sector in development effectiveness; and applying the Busan principles in fragile states.

Forum participants requested the GPEDC to be “more active and visible” in the process of finalizing SDG indicators and engaging in the lead-up to the UN High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF) in July 2016. They called on the GPEDC to review its own mandate to ensure it is “fit for purpose” in supporting the 2030 Agenda. They called on the GPEDC to initiate country-level working groups on development effectiveness, and strengthen country-level multi-stakeholder dialogues around the 2030 Agenda. They also recommended that the GPEDC increase its engagement with humanitarian policy processes, such as the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS).

Finally, participants called for further capacity building to enable a broad range of actors to participate in the monitoring process, also cautioning against duplication with the 2030 Agenda monitoring processes. They recommended that the GPEDC make use of regional platforms for sharing of lessons learned and best practices.

GPEDC was created at the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan in 2011 as an inclusive political forum for governments, multilateral organizations, civil society and the private sector. It has a 21-member steering committee, and is currently chaired by: Goodall Edward Gondwe, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning & Development, Malawi; Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mexico; and Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Netherlands. [2015 Busan Global Partnership Forum Outcome Report] [GPEDC Website] [IISD RS Story on Forum]