10 Principles of Systemic Change

Background

  • The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have made a huge impact on the lives of billions, but there is still much more to be done to address extreme poverty, diseases and environmental crises.
  • The global development agenda for the period after 2015 will build on the progress made on the MDGs while confronting persistent inequalities and new challenges facing people and the planet.
  • The UN and the Secretary General’s High Level Panel on post-2015 want to hear directly from people across the world about what is important to them, so that their views can be taken into account in a global conversation.

What Is MY World?

  • It is an options survey which allows people across the world to tell the United Nations, and in particular the Secretary General’s High Level Panel, the most important issues they would like the post-2015 agenda to address. MY World asks individuals which six of sixteen possible issues they think would make the most difference in their lives. The sixteen issues have been built up from the priorities expressed by people living in poverty in existing research and polling exercises, and from the ongoing technical and political discussions about possible future goals.
  • The issues are:

100         Action taken on climate change

This means that governments should take on binding commitments to reduce carbon emissions to levels which can keep the global temperature rise below 2 degrees, and invest in adaptation measures particularly involving vulnerable communities

101         Better transport and roads

This means that transport and roads should be improved so that people can move freely and easily to visit their friends and families, find new economic opportunities and use the services they need

102     Support for people who can’t work

This means that every person should have enough money to live on, either through employment or government help. When people can’t work, or are affected by events like natural disasters or economic crises, governments should make sure that they and their families won’t go hungry, children won’t drop out of school, and they can get the healthcare and other essential services they need

103         Access to clean water and sanitation

This means that every person should have access to safe water for drinking, cooking and washing, and access to sanitation

104         Better healthcare

This means that good quality health services should be available to everyone when they need treatment. Efforts should be made to reduce the impact of infectious and other chronic diseases. Both the funding and the organization of health systems should suit the needs of the country and its citizens

105         A good education

This means that all children should have a high quality primary and secondary education that equips them for employment and an enjoyable life. Governments and the private sector should work together to provide opportunities for lifelong learning and skills development for adults

106         An honest and responsive government

This means that governments should be effective, transparent, accountable and not corrupt. People should have a say on what the government’s priorities should be, and confidence that they will implement those priorities competently. Governments should agree and implement standards for making information available to all people on how public money is spent

107         Phone and internet access

This means that governments and the private sector should make sure that everyone has access to a minimum level of communications technology to get online information and participate in social networks

 

108         Reliable energy at home

This means that all family members should have reliable and affordable electricity or other sources of energy at home for lighting, heating and cooking. More of that energy should be sustainably generated

109         Affordable and nutritious food

This means that everyone should get the food they need. No person in the world should be constantly hungry, and no person should become malnourished, especially pregnant women and children aged less than two

110         Protecting forests, rivers and oceans

This means that natural resources should be looked after, because people depend on them for food, fuel and other resources. Governments should agree on plans to reduce pollution in oceans and rivers, plant new forests and preserve existing ones, and move towards sustainable agriculture and food systems. Global agreements should protect biodiversity and fragile ecosystems

111         Protection against crime and violence

This means that all people should expect to live in a community that protects them from the threat of crime and violence. This should include domestic violence and sexual assault against women and girls. Every person should be able to get justice through a court or other system if they are victims of a crime

112         Political freedoms

This means that every person should be able to play a part in political processes in their own country, including through voting and forming or joining political parties. People should be able to exercise freedom of expression including through free media. People should be able to join and participate in trade unions and all aspects of civil society including diverse forms of civic engagement and voluntary action

113         Freedom from discrimination and persecution

This means that no person in the world should have their economic, social or political opportunities limited because of their race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual preference, or for any other reason, and that no person should fear for their personal safety for the same reasons

114         Equality between men and women

This means that men and women should have the same rights and opportunities. Boys and girls should have equal access to school and the same quality of education; men and women should stand the same chance of getting elected to parliaments, have the same chances to be involved in political and social life, and experience the same opportunities and rewards in the workplace

115         Better job opportunities

This means that governments and private sector companies should do more to make sure that everyone can find a job where they earn a decent wage, and can contribute and feel valued as a productive member of society

 

There is a space at the bottom by the + sign to record any issue you think is important and not listed.

The survey is designed so that we can track how many of our members have participated. Go to partner.myworld2015.org  Our ID is charity and our password is 1234. My name will appear but that is only because I registered the organization. Fill in the personal information requested and then click on the “my priority” tabs and list the numbers that are important to you. These are not rank ordered so it doesn’t matter in which order you place your numbers. If there is an issue you feel strongly about and do not see listed, add it under the + sign.

If you do not have access to a computer you are still urged to participate. Simply send me your name, date of birth, country, state or province, educational level and your priorities by “snail” mail and I will input the information for you or ask someone you know who has computer access to input it for you.

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