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for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda
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(b) They will track progress in implementing the universal Goals and targets,
including the means of implementation, in all countries in a manner which respects
their universal, integrated and interrelated nature and the three dimensions of
sustainable development.
(c) They will maintain a longer-term orientation, identify achievements,
challenges, gaps and critical success factors and support countries in making
informed policy choices. They will help to mobilize the necessary means of
implementation and partnerships, support the identification of solutions and best
practices and promote the coordination and effectiveness of the international
development system.
(d) They will be open, inclusive, participatory and transparent for all people
and will support reporting by all relevant stakeholders.
(e) They will be people-centred, gender-sensitive, respect human rights and
have a particular focus on the poorest, most vulnerable and those furthest behind.
(f) They will build on existing platforms and processes, where these exist,
avoid duplication and respond to national circumstances, capacities, needs and
priorities. They will evolve over time, taking into account emerging issues and the
development of new methodologies, and will minimize the reporting burden on
national administrations.
(g) They will be rigorous and based on evidence, informed by country-led
evaluations and data which is high-quality, accessible, timely, reliable and
disaggregated by income, sex, age, race, ethnicity, migration status, disability and
geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts.
(h) They will require enhanced capacity-building support for developing
countries, including the strengthening of national data systems and evaluation
programmes, particularly in African countries, least developed countries, small
island developing States, landlocked developing countries and middle-income
countries.
(i) They will benefit from the active support of the United Nations system
and other multilateral institutions.
75. The Goals and targets will be followed up and reviewed using a set of global
indicators. These will be complemented by indicators at the regional and national
levels which will be developed by Member States, in addition to the outcomes of
work undertaken for the development of the baselines for those targets where
national and global baseline data does not yet exist. The global indicator framework,
to be developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development
Goal Indicators, will be agreed by the Statistical Commission by March 2016 and
adopted thereafter by the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly,
in line with existing mandates. This framework will be simple yet robust, address all
Sustainable Development Goals and targets, including for means of implementation,
and preserve the political balance, integration and ambition contained therein.
76. We will support developing countries, particularly African countries, least
developed countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing
countries, in strengthening the capacity of national statistical offices and data
systems to ensure access to high-quality, timely, reliable and disaggregated data. We
will promote transparent and accountable scaling-up of appropriate public-private
cooperation to exploit the contribution to be made by a wide range of data,
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