Sustainable Development Goals – Eleventh Session of the Open Working Group

The eleventh session of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Open Working Group (OWG) was held 5 – 9 May 2014 at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA.

In June 2012, governments agreed to launch a process to develop a set of SDGs which led to the establishment of the OWG. The OWG is composed of 30 representatives nominated by UN Member States. The role of the OWG is to propose a set of SDGs to the UN General Assembly.

Since its formation, the OWG has held eleven sessions and developed focus areas for the SDGs. The latest “working document”, finalized on 18 April contained 16 focus areas and approximately 150 targets. Focus area 2 concerns sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition.

Read a summary of the session by the International Institute for Sustainable Development

Find out about reports prepared by Civil Society in the lead up to the meeting

Read Lawrence Haddad’s blog about the working document

Read the Gates discussion paper and blog published one week prior to the 11^th OWG session