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Grassroots people voice out their concern to the High-Level Panel members
Nusa Dua Bali, 25th Macrh 2013

Hundreds of participants of the 4th Meeting of The High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on Post-2015 Development Agenda gathered this morning, March 25, 2013 in Nusa Dua Bali to attend Town Hall Citizens Voices for the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Anselmo Lee of Asia Development Alliance (ADA) delivered welcoming speech and introduction. This event was especially designed for grassroots representatives to voice out their concerns and opinions to the High-level Panel members and participants in general.
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), represented by Ahmed Swapan of Asia Working Group, gave first presentation on the outcome of the CSOs preparatory meeting held previous days on March 23-24, 2013. The CSOs preparatory meeting was attended by more than 200 civil society organization representatives and discussed the ideas and framework to be included in Post-2015 Development Agenda.
Several sectoral working groups’ representatives were invited to the stage to share their recommendation. Maria Bo Niak, representing migrant workers, refugees and internally displaced persons, demanded the state to provide legal protection to this group and abolish the dichotomy between formal and informal sectors which put them at disadvantage position. She asserted that “There is no development without migrant protection.”
Prasad Sirivella, a representative from ethnic minorities, dalits and other social excluded groups, stated that the rights of her group have not been properly and equally recognized which results to the group generational of poverty. Among their demands are institutional mechanism to accommodate their rights and recognition and protection to land and territory.
Children, disability and ageing group was represented by Gregor Hadi Nitihardjo. They demanded greater role and influence in the discussion of Post-2015 Development Agenda because it is very essential to them so that they are able to enjoy human rights to the fullest.
Dian Kartikasari from women, LGBT, and victims of gender violence group said that current development agenda failed to recognize the rights of this group. The group recommended the development agenda should not only focus on economic development but also on equality of rights among people, including on their group.
Iman Usman and Rachel Arini from youth group stressed out quality education, health services and fair wages for young people as among thematic priorities to be developed in in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Besides, several other grassroots representatives (fisher folk and coastal communities, workers; unemployed and urban poor; and participatory research) were also invited to speak at this event.
The event is then continued with several parallel meetings: CSOs Roundtable, Women Roundtable, Public Sector Roundtable, Youth Roundtable, Academic Roundtable, Business Roundtable, and Parliamentarians Roundtable.
Civil Society Communique of CSOs Preparatory Meeting in Bali
Official Social Media Team of the 4th Meeting of The High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on Post-2015 Development Agenda

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Post-2015 High Level talks kick off in Bali

Ina Parlina, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua | Headlines | Mon, March 25 2013, 9:14 AM
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The fourth UN High Level Panel on Post-2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) kicks off Monday in Bali, focusing on the global aspect of the agenda, as well as its implementation.

The five stakeholder groups — the Academic and Research Global Forum, the Public Sector Forum, the Business Community Forum, the Civil Societies (CSOs) Global Forum and the Youth Multi stakeholders Consultation Forum — will give voice in Stakeholder Consultation Day discussions and aim to discuss priorities across key stakeholders.

The CSOs Global Forum, involving around 300 representatives from civil society around the world, met in the past two days and discussed strategies and concepts they would present to the panel talks.

They concluded that the panel must address inequality issues in all aspects of life during the High Level Panel Post MDGs meeting as unequal progress on human development remains, although the MDGs have managed to reduce poverty.

ASEAN has seen the number of people living on less than US$1.25 per day decline to below 20 percent from 45 percent of its total population in 1990. In 2010, one in 34 children in Southeast Asia died before their fifth birthday while in 1990, the number was one in 14 children.

Under the MDGs, 600 million people have been lifted out of poverty, 56 million more children can go to school, and 14,000 fewer children are dying from preventable illnesses.

“It’s true that the MDGs managed to reduce poverty, for example in Indonesia. The inequality remains in many aspects of human development such as the disparity between access to health in Jakarta and in Papua,” Dian Kartikasari of the Indonesian Women’s Coalition for Justice and Democracy told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.

There were also differences in access for people with disabilities or access to public services in developed and developing countries, she added.

Michel Anglade, Campaign and Advocacy Director at the Save the Children’s Asia Regional Office, said the figures showing human development improvement in the world did not guarantee equal access for all.

“When you stop referring to the data, you can see that, for example, indigenous people or people who are being discriminated against, usually that kind of level of development is failing on these people, even if the MDGs are being made on an average level, you can see that these people are lagging behind,” he said.

The new framework should have a target of covering all segments of the population, he added.

The CSOs also urged the panel to address more means of implementation and global partnerships, which have been scheduled for discussion.

Mickael Hoelman of Tifa Foundation said the leaders should recognize the importance of having the correct architectural foundation before they started implementation:

“Whether the architecture gives the same opportunities for the less developed countries or not — tomorrow’s panel needs to address that.”

A panelist meeting is set for Tuesday, before the co-chairs and panelists meeting on Wednesday that will be attended by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Sumber : http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/03/25/post-2015-high-level-talks-kick-bali.html