Issue No. 588, 1-15 Mar 2015
North-South divide in talks on post-2015 development agenda

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Post-2015 declaration – one step forward, two steps back?
Divisions between developed and developing countries are threatening to complicate UN talks to craft a global development agenda for the next 15 years. Faultlines have opened up even over issues that had been agreed to in a previous round of negotiations on a set of Sustainable Development Goals for the international community.
by Ranja Sengupta and Mirza Alas

Wide gaps emerge over post-2015 declaration
The differences along North-South lines over the elements paper for the post-2015 process were mirrored in subsequent discussions at the February session on the declaration that would set the framework of the post-2015 development agenda.
by Ranja Sengupta

South perspectives on post-2015 development agenda
Earlier, in January, the UN talks on the post-2015 development agenda had seen developing countries outline in broad terms their vision of a roadmap towards sustainable development.
by Bhumika Muchhala

South needs policy space to meet post-2015 agenda
In light of a less favourable external economic environment, developing countries require flexibility in trade, industrial and financial policymaking in order to meet the goals of the post-2015 development agenda, says a UN body.
by Kanaga Raja

IMF: Weaker unions = Higher CEO pay
IMF research showing how the decline of trade unions contributes to inequality is not reflected in the Fund’s policies on the ground.
by Sarah Anderson