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Thanks Terence, we are likely in furious but general agreement! I don't know enough in-depth about each goal to comment, but in the area which I've had some international experience, malnutrition and food insecurity, the research has been sustained in the MDG period, the evidence is in, the solutions are well known, and there are country experiences where we have seen incredible gains, from which the lessons learned need only mobilised resources and political will to see them replicated. I say "only", and herein is the challenge. (see <a href="http://globalnutritionreport.org/2015/10/02/the-most-important-report-on-the-global-nutrition-crisis/" rel="nofollow">here</a>)

I'm with Bono on this. Many of the goals and targets are interlocking - progress in one area (especially financing) will open the way for progress in other areas.

Hi Michael, Good point, and sort of taken. But -- if we're being honest with ourselves amidst the complex world of development -- we have to admit that for many of the goals, in many country contexts we don't know what action, and while we know resources help, we don't know how to target them. Terence

Hi Alex, The llama came close to winning me over too. But I can't help but feel that, unless something has happened with Michelle Bachelet and the UN that I am unaware of, the poor creature is a little out of context 🙂 Terence

Animals and ads aside - there is no plan. I was in NY for the launch and it was quite a week, with the convergence of the Papal visit, the SDG launch and Donald Trump's presidential campaign! The excitement was palpable on all counts. But speaking as someone who has been closely involved in the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health, it was a bitter sweet moment as we launched the new Global Strategy, because we know that the SDGs will diffuse this agenda (and no doubt other agendas) and we will have to redouble our efforts to reach the most vulnerable and hardest to reach. But, at least, we are working on a plan!!! A footnote from Julie Bishop at the USAID signature event on Partnerships for Poverty - its all about the changing role of the state, leveraging the private sector, the transformative nature of the internet and innovative partnerships. Not just from Julie Bishop - that was the message coming out in all the events I attended.

Hello there, I am a Liberian living here in the United States. I am very interested in the issue of refugees around the world as I was once a refugee myself. In any case the life of these people has been changed forever either for better or worse. Policy makers need to be educated about the plight of these folks here and interestingly so we are talking about human beings. Indeed it is because of education that the developed world protects even animals and people who do not respect their right to live get into trouble. Life is very precious indeed. The other thing I want to say is what is causing the refugee out flow world wide in the first place needs urgent attention by all peace loving nations. Until we all collectively find a solution to this, we will never solve the refugee crisis. Hold your government accountable when they deal with failed states and do not care about the citizens of those countries, our companies make deals that our laws will not allow and a whole bunch of stuffs. Our governments must be transparent in whatever ways they deal with these countries and live by example otherwise get ready to deal with refugee crisis year in and year out. There is frustration but lets hold our governments accountable to begin with and things may not be as difficult as they are today.

Thanks Colin. Please keep updating us on pngblog..issues regarding the SABL coi...and its final implementation of the recommendation..if ever PM Peter O' Niel completes the task

And, according to the main gender-equality claims on lesser pay, the hiring of females into positions of responsibility should save money for the organizations that move first.

You can't arrive unless you know where you are going. In my view, the collective agreement to pose targets and a deadline *IS* the plan. The plan is to mobilise action and resources around meeting the targets, action that will now be tracked and monitored and be advocated for. If by plan you mean process, ie. logframes, workplans, and "frameworks for action", we all know there'll more of those to come in spades.

Thanks Terance

I think one practical means of promoting gender equality through the SDGs is to advocate actively promoting women into positions of responsibility, as that will make it more likely that illicit financial flows are curbed (Goal 16, target 16.4) and crimes are combatted (Goal 16, target 16a.). Women commit many fewer crimes than men, even allowing for their often-gender-limited roles.

I hear your concerns, but as a big fan of llamas I can't help but like this ad