Provisional programme of work for the Sustainable Development Goals Open Working Group

Programme of work of upcoming Open Working Group meetings:

Third meeting; 22-24 May, 2013 - 3 DAYS

Food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture, desertification, land degradation (1.5 days)

Water and sanitation (1.5 days)

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Fourth meetig; 17-19 June, 2013 - 3 DAYS

Health and Population (1.5 days)

Employment and decent work for all, social protection, youth, education and culture (1.5 day)

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Fifth meeting; 25-27 November, 2013 – 3 DAYS

Sustained and inclusive economic growth, macroeconomic policy questions (including international trade, international financial system and

external debt sustainability), infrastructure development (1.5 days)

Energy (1.5 days)

Sixth session; 9-13 December, 2013 – 5 DAYS

Means of implementation; Global partnership for achieving sustainable development (2 days)

Needs of countries in special situations, African countries, LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS as well as the specific challenges facing the middle-income countries (2 days)

Human rights, the right to development, global governance (1 day)

Seventh meeting; 6-10 January, 2014 – 5 DAYS

Sustainable cities and human settlements, sustainable transport(2 days)

Sustainable consumption and production (including chemicals and waste) (1.5 days)

Climate change and disaster risk reduction (1.5 days)

Eighth session; 3-7 February, 2014 – 5 DAYS

Oceans and seas, forests, biodiversity (2 days);

Promoting equality, including social equity, gender equality and women’s empowerment (1.5 days);

Conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding and the promotion of durable peace, rule of law and governance (1.5 day)