246. They should be coherent with and integrated into the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015, thus contributing to the achievement of sustainable development and serving as a driver for implementation and mainstreaming of sustainable development in the United Nations system as a whole. Combining human development and environmental objectives is firmly on the agenda for a new set of global priorities after 2015. Copyright United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The United Nations has identified 17 key challenges facing the world today. The United Nations Development Coordination Office (DCO) serves as the secretariat for the UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG)–34 agencies, funds and programmes working on development–at the regional and global levels. Members of the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office Climate Change Initiative engaged with member states and many other UN entities at the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which completed its fourth of eight planned sessions last month, June 17th-19th, at the UN headquarters in NYC. The Vice-Chair is the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator. Mr. Piper joined the United Nations in 1990 at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Bangkok. Despite the increasing use and influence of global goals, little has been written about goal setting as a particular type of policy instrument in global governance. It is primarily meant to inform, in broad terms, the programmes and actions of all UN entities, including their engagement with government and civil society partners, Foundational Primer on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, © Copyright 2020 United Nations Sustainable Development Group, Primer on the Sustainable Development Goals Summary Booklet, Foundational Primer on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development eCourse, In Brief: United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation. More info. This UN System Technical Support Team (TST) consists of over 40 UN entities and works under the umbrella of UN System Task Team on the post-2015 development agenda. DCO also provides troubleshooting, quality assurance and dispute resolution services in close cooperation with the relevant regional teams of the UN Sustainable Development Group. Sustainable Energy is a key enabler of sustainable development for all countries and all people. Energy is vital for alleviating poverty, improving human welfare and raising living standards. 0. At the regional level, five UN Development Coordination Office Regional Directors and their teams in Panama, Addis Ababa, Amman, Istanbul and Bangkok provide Resident Coordinators with regional-specific support, with a secretariat role for the UN Sustainable Development Group. 245. The United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (formerly named United Nations Development Assistance Framework) is the most important instrument for planning and implementation of the UN development activities at country level. Welcome to the United Nations. Partnerships. Robert Piper of Australia was appointed as the Assistant Secretary-General for Development Coordination in 2018. Emerging views for a new development agenda. Review of the contributions of the MDG Agenda to foster development: Lessons for the post-2015 UN development agenda. Before that, he was Officer-in-Charge of the Bureau of External Relations at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The United Nations Development Coordination Office (DCO) serves as the secretariat for the UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG)–34 agencies, funds and programmes working on development–at the regional and global levels.