Introduction
Last week’s column briefly reflected on the ongoing transitioning from the present era of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for global development (2010-2015), which expires this year to the upcoming Post-2015 Development Agenda that is presently being forged by the global community. Guyana is undoubtedly, an earnest partner in these 
efforts. The proposed Post-2015 Agenda has four major components; namely, a Declaration to be agreed to by all member states of the United Nations (including Guyana). This will state their common vision, purpose, and the principles driving the agenda; an agreed set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved over the period 2015-2030; the Means of Implementation (MoI) for these goals through a global partnership; and, finally, the modalities for monitoring and reviewing performances of countries (again, including Guyana) in regard to their attainment of these goals and their related targets.
Follow-up
The upcoming September United Nations summit is expected to reach agreement on the SDGs, their targets, and the agreed modalities for monitoring and reviewing their implementation. This activity will be followed by the “follow-up” 21st meeting of the