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We will help build national ownership of the goals by seeing to it that each of our countries has a sustainable

development plan, crafted in an inclusive and participatory manner, including through public hearings with civil

society, and in line with the international human rights framework.

We pledge to make laws and budgetary provisions in line with the national sustainable development plan,

clearly identifying the goals and targets that apply and means of funding. Governments should report annually

to parliaments on the implementation of the national plan. Parliaments should garner regular feedback from

their constituents to help assess progress on the ground, where it matters most.

We further pledge to measure progress not only in terms of national averages, but most importantly by

looking at how the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our societies have fared. No one should be left

behind. Strong national capacities for data collection and disaggregation, including by gender, age, minority

group and health status, will be crucial.

Recognizing our role in mobilizing the means to attain the goals, including through funding from private and

public sources, at both the national and international levels, we will support the implementation of all

international commitments. In particular, we will work to increase domestic resources, including by combating

illicit financial flows. We will improve the quality and quantity of aid, set out an orderly sovereign debt

restructuring mechanism, strengthen the environment for private-sector investments, including through public-

private partnerships, and reform the global financial, monetary and trade regime in ways that directly support

sustainable development.

Lastly, we pledge to support accountability for meeting the goals at the global level. We will seek to join our

national delegations to meetings of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, where global progress

reports will be discussed. We will contribute to the national reviews submitted to the United Nations High-level

Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Wherever feasible, we will seek to engage with United Nations

field operations in our countries to share information and explore all avenues for cooperation to advance our

national plans.

We ask that the central messages of this Declaration and of its predecessor, the Quito Communiqué, be

reflected in the outcome of the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament later this year, which will in

turn provide input to the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda.

We urge governments to conduct negotiations keeping in mind the real needs and expectations of citizens

and addressing the critical linkages between sustainable development, democratic governance and human

rights. The Post-2015 United Nations Declaration should commit to building strong public institutions, including

parliaments, with the ability and capacity to ensure accountability for results. We encourage the drafters of the

Declaration to acknowledge the critical role and responsibility of parliaments — and of the IPU as their world

organization − in implementing the new development agenda and monitoring progress.

Moreover, we stress that convergence between the outcomes of this year’s negotiations on the post-2015

development agenda, financing for development, climate change and disaster risk reduction is essential to

facilitate implementation at the national level.

We are profoundly grateful to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, our world organization, for raising our

awareness of the sustainable development goals and for making our voices heard at the United Nations. We

will continue to look to the IPU for support in our efforts to attain the goals.

Together, we will succeed.

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