PERSPECTIVE Towards a Framework of Universal Sustainability Goals as Part of a Post-2015 Agenda Discussion Paper CIVIL SOCIETY REFLECTION GROUP ON GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES May 2013 n The present framework of international development goals centering on the MDGs and the related strategies do not provide adequate answers to the global prob­lems, be they accelerated global warming, the growing gap between rich and poor, the financialization of the world economy or the disrespect for human rights. A development agenda focusing only on poor countries and not on the rich ones is inadequate. n The debates on an agenda for international co-operation and development beyond 2015 offer the opportunity to(re-)address in a holistic manner well-being and jus­tice in societies. A Post-2015 development agenda for international co-operation and sustainable development must contain a) a Political Declaration emphasizing the core principles and the normative foundations of the agenda, b) a Program for Structural Transformation defining the financial, regulatory and institutional mea­sures to realize sustainability goals at international level, c) an integrated system of Universal Sustainability Goals with absolute goals and provisions on their differen­tiated application at regional, national and local levels, d) a Universal Periodic Review on Sustainability in order to monitor and assess progress and barriers in achieving the goals.