An nex 2 CP DE AN D T HE P OST -2015: F OC US ON C OUNT RY -L EVEL PR OC ESSES In t he co nt ext of t he w ra ppi ng up of t he M il l enni um D ev el opm e nt G oal s ( M D G s ) , now com m e nces t he p roc es s of s et t ing t he P os t -201 5 dev el opm ent ag e nd a w hic h w il l s et the priorit ies of g ov er nm e nt s , d on ors a nd t h e UN s y s t em for t he com i ng d ec ad es . C P D E s eek s t o eng ag e in t he s aid pr oces s co ns is t ent w it h it s define d 3 - y ear pl a n ob j ect iv es . T ak ing s t oc k of t he prog r es s it has a chie v e d in t h e p as t an d hol di ng t o t he ob j ect iv e of furt her en ha nci ng t he s p ace t h at civ il s ociet y h as s ec ure d at H L F - 4, C P D E aim s t o cont rib ut e t o t he p os t - 2015 proc es s b y prom ot i ng an i ncl us iv e an d re pres e nt at i v e g l ob al p art ne rs hip for a t r ans f orm at i v e a n d s us t ai nab l e d ev el opm e nt ag en da. Rec og niz i ng t he di ffer ent i nit iat iv e s i n t h e pr oces s i ncl u ding b y it s ow n m em b ers , t he pl at form al s o aim s t o b ri ng in t he ad v oc ac y for F i na nc e D ev el o pm e nt ref orm s ne ede d in t he pos t - 201 5 dev el opm e nt ag e nda. S t res s ing o n G l o b al P a rt ners hip an d F in an c ing for D ev el opm ent ( F fD ) , C P D E w il l e ng a g e at diff ere nt l ev el s an d i nit iat e dis co u rs e o n re al iz ing M ul t i - S t ak ehol der ( M S H ) M ech anis m s w her e t he pri nci pl es of D ev e l opm e nt Eff ect iv e nes s w il l b e b ro ug ht in t o s us t ainab l e dev el opm ent g oal s of t he pos t - 201 5 proc es s . T ak ing t h e pl at fo rm s s t reng t h a n d i n co ns i derat i on w it h diff ere nt C S O init iat iv es , C P D E w il l focus on t he fol l ow ing g oal s in t he pos t - 2015 pro ces s : 

D ev el o p a fr am e w ork o n G l ob al P art ne rs hip f or S us t ai na b l e D ev el opm e nt focus i ng on D ev el opm ent C oop erat i on a nd G ov er na nc e;

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F orm ul at e p ol ic y re com m e nd at io ns on F ina nc e D ev el opm ent re form s t o t he pos t - 201 5 dev el opm ent ag e nd a; and

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P rom ot e M S H m ec ha nis m s at dif fer ent l ev el s recog niz ing t h e im p ort a nt rol e of C S O s as dev el o pm e nt act ors in it s ow n rig ht .

T o p urs ue s uch ag e nd a, C P D E w il l t as k it s Wo rk ing G r oup o n t he P os t - 2015 pr oces s t o dev el op a s t rat eg y for a dv o cac y in t he p os t - 2015 d ev el o pm e nt ag en da c ov eri ng t he fol l ow ing m ain ar eas of w ork : 

Advocacy for G lobal Partners hip - how t o b ring t h e B us an com m it m e nt s o n dev el opm ent c oop erat i on, a cco u nt ab il it y fram ew ork , m ul t i - s t ak ehol d er part n ers hi p, am ong ot hers t o t he pos t - 201 5 dev el o pm e nt ag en da.

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Advocacy for Finance Development reforms - recom m en dat io ns t o t he pos t 201 5 d ev el o pm e nt ag e nd a pol icies cov e ring al l s our ces of fin an ce f or a s us t ainab l e a n d i ncl us iv e d ev el o pm e nt g oal i ncl udi ng t a xat io n an d dom es t ic res our ce m ob il iz at io n, priv at e in v es t m e nt , aid for t rad e, am ong ot hers .

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Realizing MSH mechanis ms at different levels of engagement t o dev el op a s t rong b as is for C S O p art icip at ion a nd b ri ng in t he c om po ne nt s o f d ev el opm ent effect iv en es s in t he pos t - 201 5 dev el opm en t ag enda.

M ain ar en as t o w ork on t o achie v e ad v oc ac y out com es : 1.

Infl ue nci ng t he G l ob al P art n ers hip fo r Ef fect iv e D ev el o pm e nt C oop erat io n on C P D E's ad v oc acy on t h e pos t - 20 15 dev el opm e n t ag e nd a. As id e from purs ui ng t he im pl em e nt at io n of t he B us a n com m it m ent s , C P D E w il l put forw a rd recom m en dat io ns f or t h e G P E D C S t eeri ng C ou ncil t o de fin e s y nerg ies in t he s us t ainab l e dev el opm ent fram e w ork in t he pos t - 201 5 proc es s .

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Eng ag i ng t he UN H L P on t he pos t - 201 5 d e v el opm ent ag en da. T his w il l b e do ne t hroug h coo rdi nat ing t he fol l ow i ng : a) G P ED C S t eeri ng C o un cil ; b ) B uil di ng B l ock s an d C P D E w ork i ng g rou ps ; c) Ind e pe nde nt init i at iv es of C P D E n et w or k s in t he proc es s .

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Eng ag i ng t he UN D C F o n it s init iat iv e on t he p os t - 2015 pro ces s . C a pit al iz ing o n t he init iat iv es al rea dy b ei ng do ne b y it s ne t w ork , C P D E w il l focus o n b ri ng ing in it s adv oca cy on F ina nc e D ev el opm ent an d G l ob al P art ners hip in t he forum .

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C ount ry - l ev el pos t - 20 15 pr oces s . C ons is t e nt w it h it s t ar g et for t he n ext t hr ee y ears t o h av e at l eas t 5 0 cou nt ries cl aim ing t heir rig ht s i n m ul t i - s t ak ehol der dev el opm ent p ol icy ar en as , C P D E w il l inc o rpor at e in it s co unt ry l e v el act iv it ies t he ef fort t o d ev el o p nat io n al s us t ain ab l e g oal s a nd facil it at i ng t his i n t h e M S H m ech anis m s defi ne d in t he B us an c om m it m ent s .

L earni ng f rom t he B et t erAi d a n d O p en F o rum 's ex peri en ce i n cou nt ry - l ev el w ork , t he rol e of C P D E's co unt ry - l ev el net w ork s ’ in t he pl at form 's ad v oc acy o n t he pos t - 201 5 dev el opm ent ag e nd a m ay del v e o n t he fol l ow ing act iv it ies : 1.

Mobil izin g grassroots commu n ities an d poor an d margin al ized peopl es. T he m ob il iz at ion of cit iz e ns is oft en t arg et ed at expr es s ing pub l ic co nce rn t o offi cial cha nn el s a nd at effe ct ing p ub l ic p ol icy r efo rm s in s oci al w el fa re. S uc h col l e ct iv e act io n c an b e a v en ue f or r eac hing , e du cat ing an d i ncre as ing aw are nes s i n dev el opm ent is s ues am o ng l arg e n um b e rs of pe opl e t ow ar ds p us hing f or l eg is l at iv e act io ns o r ref orm s . A s t ro ng er v oice a nd m ore m ea ni ng ful part ici pat io n in dem ocr at ic pro ce s s es a nd s ocial cha ng e are g e ner at ed. C om ing t og et her i n an org a niz e d m an ne r al l ow s peo pl e t o m or e effe ct iv el y carry o ut t heir w ork an d t ak e ow ners hip for it s out com es .

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Mon itorin g an d eval u ation of the pol icies an d practices of govern men ts an d don ors an d rein forcin g the accou n tabil ity of gov ern men t an d don or bodies throu gh the appl ication of l ocal kn owl edge. C S O s perform t he f un ct ion of m onit ori ng pu b l ic pol ic y a nd im pl em e nt at ion of t hes e pol ici es a nd r el at ed prog ram s t o ens ure t hat s ocial j us t ice, po v e rt y al l ev iat io n a nd im pro v em ent of q ual it y of l ife ar e ac hiev ed w it h t he m a nd at e of s up port from t heir po pul ar cons t it ue nci es . T his r eq uir es t hat C S O s w ork t ow ards i ncr eas i ng t ra ns par e ncy on g ov ernm ent perf orm a nc e; prov i ding cit iz ens w it h i nfo rm at io n t hat is acc es s ib l e a nd us er - frien dl y ; en ha nci ng cit iz en part ici pat io n i n dem ocr at ic proc es s es s uc h as pl a n ning , b u dg et ing a nd el ect io ns ; and en ha nci ng pu b l ic deb at e on de v el o pm e nt is s ues .

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En gagin g i n research an d pol icy dial ogu e. C S O s dem ons t rat e t heir im p ort a nt inv ol v em e nt in t he p ol icy f orm ul at i on pr o ces s p art icul arl y i n t h em es of pub l ic pol icy w hi ch are l arg el y w it hi n t hei r di rec t exp erie nc e an d m an dat e s uc h as o n pov ert y al l ev iat io n a nd s us t ai nab l e d ev el opm e nt t hroug h c on duct of e v ide nc e b as ed r es ea rch a nd eng ag ing in p ol icy dial og ue. T h ey are ab l e t o l ink com m u nit y ne eds an d pol ic y dev el opm e nt w it h t he inform at ion t hat t hey pos s es s an d proj ect t he v oic e of t h e po or a nd m arg in al iz ed, t hus ex pa ndi ng a nd dem o crat iz ing p ol it ical s pac e. As w at ch dog s , t hey can al s o p ut pres s ur e on pub l ic ag en cies a n d aut h orit ies for t he p ro per en act m e nt a nd im pl em e nt at io n of t he app rop riat e l aw s .

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Bu il din g pl atforms an d n etworks for sol idarity, en han ced civil s ociety coordin ation an d impact. T he ex pa ndi ng a nd ev er i ncr eas i ng w or k of C S O s w il l ev e nt ual l y inv ol v e w ork ing w it h ot h er C S O s and ot h er de v el o pm e nt act ors . C S O net w ork s ar e form ed acc ordi ng t o diff ere nt pur pos es an d in diffe re nt s t ruct ures s uch as a fe der at io n, al l ian ce or pl at form . C S O s hav e b ee n m os t eff ect iv e w h en t hey w o rk t og et h er in g r oups , pool i ng t heir res o urc es a nd c oor din at ing t hei r l ob b y ing ef fort s . T her e ar e im p ort ant C S O net w ork s o n t he e nv ir onm ent a nd on

int er nat io nal eco nom i c p ol icy t h at al l ow C S O s t o coordi n at e t heir act i ons i n m any co unt ri es and at int e r nat i on al conf er enc es an d neg ot iat i ons . 5.

D el iverin g services an d progr ams. In im prov ing s oci al s erv ic es an d s uppl em ent i ng t he pres e nc e of dev el opm e nt w ork i n m arg i nal iz e d ar eas , C S O s t ak e on s u ch t as k s as rep res e nt ing a nd pr o v iding s erv i ces t o t he po or. A n um b er of fa ct ors m us t b e t ak e n i n c ons id er at ion w he n for pl a n ning s er v ice pr ov is io n an d prog r am im pl em ent at io n. T h ey in cl ud e t he fol l ow i ng : ext ent of cov erag e; q ual it y of t he s erv ic es ; efficie ncy a nd c o s t effect iv e nes s in s erv ic e del iv ery ; s us t ainab il it y of act iv it ies ; l ink ag es b et w e en s erv ic e del iv er y a ct iv it ies b y C S O s an d t hos e b y t he s t at e; im pa ct of g ra nt ing ag reem ent w it h C S O s for t h e d el iv ery of s pecifi ed s er v ices ; im pa ct of g ov e rnm e nt l eg is l at ion on C S O s ; and opp ort u nit ies for C S O s t o l ev erag e o n t he ir incr eas i ng rol e i n s erv i ce del iv ery t o exert pos it iv e pol it ic al infl ue nce at t he nat io nal l ev el .

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Mobil izin g addition al fin an cia l resou rces an d vol u n teers. T he form at io n of l arg er civ il s ociet y n et w ork s an d pl at form s h a s g iv en w ay f or C S O s t o cons t a n t l y com m u nicat e a nd c oordi n at e a nd t o fo rg e cl os er t ies a nd g e nui ne p art n ers hi ps am ong t hem s el v es . A num b e r of C S O s from t he N ort h hav e al s o b e en h el pful in facil it at ing t h e av ail ab il it y of fu nds f or ot her C S O s in t h e N ort h a nd s up port ing m any C S O s i n t he S out h. P art icip at io n a nd eng ag em e nt in m ul t i s t ak e hol d er ev e nt s an d out re ach act iv it ies h av e al s o b roug ht int er es t ed cit iz ens t o v ol unt e er an d co nt rib ut e in t he pl a n ning a nd im pl em ent at io n of prog r am s .

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Edu catin g the pu bl ic an d hel pin g shape social val u es of sol idarity an d social j u stice. A rol e of C S O s t hat cut s acros s al l ot her fun ct ions is t he t as k of edu cat io n an d k n ow l e dg e b uil di ng and s h aring . As C S O s cont inu ous l y w ork t o rais e pub l ic aw are nes s a n d u nd ers t an ding ov er b ro ade r is s ues , t he y in her ent l y hel p c ons t ru ct v al u es an d norm s t hat w il l g uide fut u re pol icies an d pr act ic es . L ocal C S O s can f urt her en cour ag e s y s t e m at ic l ear ning i n a m or e s t rat eg ic m an ner. L o ng t erm proc es s es fo r w hi ch pa rt ners a re r es po ns ib l e an d c on cer ne d w it h m ak i ng a n im pa ct e nt ail s s t re ng t he n ed ca pacit y . Aw are nes s is cru cial t o g ener at ing i ndiv i dual b eh av ior al ch ang e s and e nab l ing t h e s oci al ch ang e proc es s .