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"The Platform's work plan 2014 was endorsed by board members at the beginning of February following a consultation process of about three months. Its outcomes are orientated to attain the revised Platform goal to promote effective policy and investment in rural development. Activities are planned under four pillars: strategic initiative, targeted advocacy with policy and decision makers, knowledge sharing, and networking and cooperation. Several thematic streams from post-2015 to nutrition, land and livestock etc. as well as input, reporting and co-organising from relevant international events will be implemented. Furthermore, Platform evaluation will help define the Platform's future and the design of its new Strategic Plan. The 2014 work plan is designed in a way general enough to provide for the flexibility a network needs, but also detailed enough to allow for a neat work process."

"Bonn, 27 Nov 2013. Rethinking rural development__ Opportunities for new partnerships and territorial approaches in a changing rural environment is the lead theme for the Platform annual general assembly in Paris on 22/23 January. Important challenges and new opportunities for development agendas bring about a need for a more inclusive approach to agricultural development. At the moment donors are not always equipped to address the inherent complexity. Could a modern territorial approach be the solution?"

"Washington, 30 Mar 2014. platformPlatform Irish Aid focal point Earnan O'Cleirigh reports to Platform members on the 2014 Germany High-Level Symposium on "Accountable and effective development cooperation in a post-2015 era". In an online conference Earnan briefed his fellow PLatform focal points on the large preparatory meeting for the upcoming ministerial in July in Mexico, which he had attended in Berlin on 20/21 March. Here are his key takeaways, important for Platform members' work on the post-2015 development framework."

"Paris, 22 Jan 2014. Donor Platform logo The author of "Aid on the Edge of Chaos: rethinking international cooperation in a complex world" emphasised the urge to get out of the box, find new ways to look at and understand longstanding problems and to take risks in development programming. "

Paris, 22 Jan 2014. The Paris AGA keynote and case studies presentations can be downloaded now. The details of the sessions, as well as the videos, will be published soon."

"New York, 20 Dec 2013. SDSN brief cover The Solutions Network proposes goals, targets and indicators for sustainable agriculture and gives recommendations on indicator design for the SDGs."