Conference to refocus post-2015 development agenda on poorest nations’ priorities
New
‘sustainable development goals’ for all nations to adopt in 2015 could
deepen problems in the least developed countries (LDCs) if they fail to
take account of these nations’ priorities and the international
nature of challenges they face.
So say
the organisers of a high-level meeting next week that will enable frank
and open dialogue between, on one hand, those in the political process
of setting the goals and, on the other, those in LDCs who
will need to implement the goals if they are to have any impact.
The meeting, on 29-31 January at Wilton Park
has been organised by IIED and the UN
Office of the High Representative for the Least
