A Decent life for All: Ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future

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Adopted on 22/05/2013
Reference
REX/372-EESC-2013-2417
Opinion Type
Referral
Referral
COM(2013) 92 final
Rapporteur
Ms Evelyne Pichenot
Civil Society Organisations - GR III
France
Plenary session number
490
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Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP)
Poverty
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The EESC is strongly engaged in the shaping of EU development policy as well as in the discussion on sustainable development. One of the main priorities of the current EESC Presidency is sustainable development which is closely linked to development policy and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The EESC adopted an opinion in December 2011 in which it "calls for greater attention to be paid to development cooperation, global solidarity and the discussion of the Millennium Development Goals".

The European Commission is expected to adopt in early 2013 a Communication on the MDGs post‑2015. An evaluation of the MDGs will be made as well as proposals on how to go forward after 2015. Shall the MDGs be prolonged or be replaced by other better adapted goals? The discussions in the framework of the UN Rio+20 Conference on the setting up of Sustainable Development Goals and the possibilities to replace or to merge the MDGs with these are also part of the debate.

In the framework of the preparation of its Communication, the European Commission organised from June to September 2012 a public consultation on the MDGs. The voice of the stakeholders represented in the EESC is important for shaping future goals and strategies in the field of EU development policy.

The opinion of the EESC should consider different options and scenarios for post-2015 and develop proposals on how to involve civil society more extensively in the process.

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