Voices of NGOs on Science, Technology, Innovation and Culture for Sustainable Development and achieving the MDGs.

This paper summarizes the views, concerns and policy recommendations raised by NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC on the 2013 Annual Ministerial Review theme: "Science, technology, innovation and culture for sustainable development and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)." As the 2015 MDGs deadline is fast approaching, NGOs perform a critical analysis of successes and failures of global development strategies, as well as contributing to the debate on the post-2015 agenda and the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The recommendations presented here serve as complementary reference to the Ministerial declaration adopted at the end of the 2013 ECOSOC High-Level Segment, which provides policy guidance and recommendations for action