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    How to draft 'achievable' SDGs

    The sustainable development goals are almost here. What can the U.S. government's representative to the post-2015 process do to make sure the list can actually be implemented? We spoke with Tony Pipa to find out.

    By Michael Igoe // 04 May 2015
    What does it take to achieve global agreement around a set of development goals that can both inspire cooperation and provide a blueprint for real action? International representatives are moving closer and closer to a finalized list of goals and targets that will define a global sustainable development agenda for the next decade and a half. World leaders will convene in July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to mobilize the commitments and compromises to finance that agenda, and in September unveil a final list of sustainable development goals and their associated targets. Devex spoke with Tony Pipa, U.S. special coordinator for the post-2015 development agenda, to learn why the U.S. government’s development agencies have signed on to a global goal-setting exercise, how the SDGs add value to international development cooperation, and what the U.S. government wants to see on the list as negotiations continue. That list currently stands at 17 goals and 169 targets, leading many to wonder whether negotiators ought to consider a slimmer, more streamlined outcome. “There’s still a big degree of variability in the precise nature and even the implementability of them, and that we continue to worry about,” Pipa told Devex. In partnership with the U.N. Foundation and Fenton, Devex is examining the progress made toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals and U.S. contributions to spur global progress in our special “#GlobalGoalsWork” series. Join the conversation using #GlobalGoalsWork. Read more international development news online, and subscribe to The Development Newswire to receive the latest from the world’s leading donors and decision-makers — emailed to you FREE every business day.

    What does it take to achieve global agreement around a set of development goals that can both inspire cooperation and provide a blueprint for real action?

    International representatives are moving closer and closer to a finalized list of goals and targets that will define a global sustainable development agenda for the next decade and a half.

    World leaders will convene in July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to mobilize the commitments and compromises to finance that agenda, and in September unveil a final list of sustainable development goals and their associated targets.

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      Michael Igoe is a Senior Reporter with Devex, based in Washington, D.C. He covers U.S. foreign aid, global health, climate change, and development finance. Prior to joining Devex, Michael researched water management and climate change adaptation in post-Soviet Central Asia, where he also wrote for EurasiaNet. Michael earned his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, where he majored in Russian, and his master’s degree from the University of Montana, where he studied international conservation and development.

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