Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
(asked on 29th January 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent progress has been made on negotiations to agree the Sustainable Development Goals.
This question was answered on 4th February 2015
The first session of intergovernmental negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals has concluded. The Open Working Group proposal includes 17 goals and 169 targets. The UK supports the breadth and balance of the proposal but will be arguing for a more concise and workable agenda as negotiations progress.