aspirational, global in nature and universally applicable to all countries while taking into
account different national realities, capacities and levels of development and respecting
national policies and priorities" (Paragraph 247).
63. Member States have agreed that the agenda laid out by the Open Working
Group is the main basis for the Post-2015 intergovernmental process. We now have the
opportunity to frame the goals and targets in a way that reflects the ambition of a
universal and transformative agenda. I note, in particular, the possibility to maintain the
17 goals and rearrange them in a focused and concise manner that enables the necessary
global awareness and implementation at the country level.
3.2 A transformational approach
64. I wish to propose an integrated set of six essential elements, that taken together,
will aim to facilitate the deliberations of Member States ahead of the special Summit on
sustainable development in September 2015, and enable them to arrive at the concise and
aspirational agenda mandated by the Rio + 20 Conference.
65. The essential elements underscore the urgency of a universal call to commit to a
set of principles that, applied together, can bring about a truly universal transformation of
sustainable development. Thus, as we implement the new agenda, we must:
· commit to a universal approach, and with solutions that address all countries and all
groups;
· integrate sustainability in all activities, mindful of economic, environmental and
social impacts;
· address inequalities in all areas, agreeing that no goal or target be considered met
unless met for all social and economic groups;
· ensure that all actions respect and advance human rights, in full coherence with
international standards;
· address the drivers of climate change and its consequences;
· base our analysis in credible data and evidence, enhancing data capacity, availability,
disaggregation, literacy and sharing;
· expand our global partnership for means of implementation to maximum effect, and
full participation, including multi-stakeholder, issue-based coalitions; and