GEG Project Brief 10: How the United Nations Should Promote the Post - 2015 Development Agenda

Brief 10: How the United Nations Should Promote the Post – 2015 Development Agenda

November 19, 2014 // By: Gabriela Bueno // Brief // No Comment

September 2014 by Kara Alaimo

This issue brief examines how the United Nations can most effectively communicate the post- 2015 development agenda in order to catalyze the global movements necessary for its achievement. The author, a former U.N. communications professional, argues that the U.N. should carefully calibrate expectations in advance, be transparent about the state of negotiations, retain top communications professionals to craft the name and narrative of the agenda, use clear language in the agenda, communicate in “human terms,” make the agenda globally accessible and relevant, and promote shared ownership of the agenda.

Downloadable PDF: Issue Brief 10 – Alaimo

About the Author : Gabriela Bueno

Gabriela Bueno is a PhD student in Global Governance and Human Security at the University of Massachusetts Boston, and a research associate at the Center for Governance and Sustainability.