30 June 2014: The Office of the President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has released a concept note for the High-level Stocktaking Event on the post-2015 development agenda, taking place on 8-9 September 2014, in New York, US. The event is expected to result in a President’s Summary, which will be presented to the UN Secretary-General as an input to his synthesis report on the post-2015 development agenda.

According to the note, the stocktaking event has four key aims. It will reflect on key messages from all the high-level events, thematic debates and interactive dialogues convened by UNGA President John Ashe during the 67th session of the UNGA. Second, participants will discuss the outcomes of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) processes, including: the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing (ICESDF); the Structured Dialogues on a Technology Facilitation Mechanism; and the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).

The event further aims to highlight internal processes and events that have an impact on the post-2015 agenda’s design, such as the UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA) and the Annual Ministerial Review (AMR). Finally, it will seek to highlight external processes and events that have an impact on the post-2015 agenda’s design and implementation.

The two-day event is expected to include interactive multi-stakeholder presentations and roundtables. [Concept Note] [UNGA President’s Website on Post-2015 Agenda and Related Events]