The Post-2015 Development Framework: Issues, Challenges, Opportunities – Background note for the high level session of the Stakeholders meeting of the Belgian Development Cooperation

The current debates on a post-2015 global development framework have produced a variety of proposals, objectives and means to achieve those. Deliberations on a new framework have to be built on lessons learned from the MDGs, and take into account the changing geography of poverty and future trends and challenges. This note gives an overview of where the current debates stand and which are the most pressing issues and challenges when designing a new post-2015 development agenda.