Consultative Process on Sustainable Development Goals: in Quest of Global Priorities

• Main Authors: Gehetcik Ashotovna Avalian, Alina Igorevna Butova, Denis Andreevich Degterev, Anastasia Alexandrovna Zabella, Evgenia Yurievna Katkova, Glenn Christopher Markez
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2015-12-01
• Series: Vestnik RUDN International Relations
• Subjects: цели устойчивого развития; безопасность; ООН; искоренение нищеты; изменение климата; глобальное развитие; устойчивое развитие
• Online Access: http://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/10504

On 25 September 2015, on the 70th anniversary session of the United Nations General Assembly, 193 countries adopted a comprehensive and ambitious set of development goals aimed at the eradication of poverty in all its forms. This article analyzes the consultative process of the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the positions of countries in negotiations, divided into two groups: donor countries and recipient countries. Concerning the consultative process, a detailed analysis of the main groups was submitted, along with the structure of the negotiations and the various mechanisms that provided for an unprecedented open and comprehensive negotiating process. Furthermore, a detailed review of the countries' positions in the Open Working Group (OWG), that includes a comparative analysis of the donor country statements (traditional, new, and Arab donors) and statements from recipient countries (by region). In conclusion, the success that countries have achieved in the SDGs’ negotiation process, give much hope for further progressive work and opportunity solving global world problems.