1. OECD Meeting of National Focal Points for PCD Paris, 13 June 2013 Session 3 PCD in a post-2015 setting: Defining key objectives for PCD Discussant's remarks Guido Ashoff German Development Institute (DIE)

2. © 2013 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)2 Structure of the remarks 1Approaching the post-2015 development agenda 2Starting point and main message of the following remarks 3Four points of the High-Level Panel (HLP) report on the post-2015 development agenda that are partic- ularly relevant from a PCD perspective 4What do these four points mean for future PCD work?

3. © 2013 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)3 1 Approaching the post-2015 development agenda Major international reports for the new agenda:  Report of the High-Level Panel (HLP) of Eminent Persons: "A new global partnership" of 30 May 2013  Report of the UN System Task Team: "A renewed global partnership for development" of March 2013 (building on the report "Realizing the future we want for all" of June 2012)  Report of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network "An agenda for sustainable development" of 6 June 2013

4. © 2013 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)4 2 Starting point and main message of my remarks Starting point:  Report of the High-Level Panel (HLP) of Eminent Persons: "A new global partnership" of 30 May 2013 Main message of the following remarks:  In the framework of the post-2015 development agenda outlined in the HLP report, enhancing PCD becomes easier and more complicated alike, and this at the political, conceptual, analytical and monitoring levels. For the OECD and its members the importance of PCD will increase.

5. © 2013 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)5 3 Four points of the HLP report that are particularly relevant from a PCD perspective  The post-2015 agenda needs to be a universal agenda.  The post-2015 agenda needs to be a single sustain- able development agenda.  The post-2015 agenda needs to be specific.  The post-2015 agenda requires an independent and rigorous monitoring system based on a data revolu- tion.

6. © 2013 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)6 4 What do these four points mean for future PCD work?  Universal agenda  One sustainable development agenda  An agenda that is specific in terms of measurable goals and targets  Independent and rigorous monitoring based on a data revolution

7. © 2013 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)7 Thank you very much for your attention