Post 2015: Global Action for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future

and so do not figure much in the government’s
thinking. Growth has been built on commodity
exports, so world market prices and terms
of trade are fundamental. although there is
still some donor funding, the country is more
interested in knowledge exchange, technology
and other forms of international cooperation.
a key concern is persisting inequality.
a first conclusion from these four snapshots is
the vital importance of international cooperation.
the poverty agenda of the mDGs is clearly most
important for the poorest countries and for
the governments that are actively pursuing a
developmental path, but the mDG framework and
the donor support it brings have also been valuable
in periods of instability and fragile governance. For
peru, now firmly on a path of stable growth and
development, the mDGs are largely irrelevant, but
international cooperation remains valuable and
the pressing issue now is to find the knowledge
and expertise to help the government cope with
persisting social inequality. although rwanda
supports the mDGs, the government is thinking
beyond them and looking at a broader range of
challenges.
all four countries are to various degrees all
actively engaged in the global economy, albeit in
very different ways. For nepal, remittances are a key
source of income and the country has found it hard
to attract FDI, while FDI is increasing in rwanda.
both countries need to increase and diversify
their exports. For côte d’Ivoire it is vital to restore
stability in order to attract FDI, as is diversifying
exports away from its two staple agricultural
commodities. peru also remains over-dependent on
commodity exports, but FDI is coming in, migrants
are returning and the country is now starting to
attract European labour migrants.
Despite the different ways in which the mDGs
were experienced and used in the four countries,
the case studies found that they were seen as a
valuable means to mobilise international efforts
towards a common goal and that a post-2015
framework would thus be welcome. there was also
a clear message that any new framework must be
more broadly relevant to a wider range of national
circumstances. In other words it should be designed
in such a way that it covers the needs of middleincome
peru and côte d’Ivoire just as much as lowincome
nepal and rwanda.
this quick sketch of some key issues arising from
the four case studies shows that to be relevant to
widely diverging national situations, the agenda for
a post-2015 global development framework should
be able to adapt and evolve both in terms of the
goals it pursues and the tools it uses. Furthermore
it should be sufficiently diversified and flexible to
provide support for very different types of national
needs and circumstances.
10.2 The case for a post-2015
framework
Main Message 1: A new global development
framework is needed
the mDGs have been instrumental in mobilising
global support for development, while the vision
behind the millennium Declaration remains highly
relevant. a new development framework should
build on these efforts. the scale and urgency of the
challenges and opportunities facing developing
countries also provide a strong rationale for a post-
2015 agreement. Given their intrinsic international
nature, the new framework would need to cover
a range of global issues that affect development
outcomes such as climate change and consumption
patterns.
For post-2015, world governments should agree
on a new development framework that builds on
the mDG endeavour and takes further the core
objectives of the millennium Declaration.
poSt-2015: Global actIon For an IncluSIvE anD SuStaInablE FuturE
In the four case
studies, there was
a clear message
that any new
framework must
be more broadly
relevant to a
wider range of
national
circumstances.
In other words
it should be
designed in such
a way that it
covers the needs
of middle-income
Peru and Côte
d’Ivoire just as
much as lowincome
Nepal
and Rwanda.
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