progress made and challenges experienced in relation to the national efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and the extent to which MDG processes have provided opportunities to enhance participatory governance and civil society relations with government. Based on their reflections, Sri Lankan civil society organisations (CSOs) made a number of recommendations to accelerate progress on the MDGs and improve future development frameworks. Alliance Lanka undertook an initial analysis of existing documentation on the MDGs and held focus group discussions, consultations and interviews with representatives of CSOs, government, UN agencies and donors in the first half of 2012. Alliance Lanka then worked with CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation to convene a national consultation in December 2012 to verify and enhance the research findings and make additional recommendations.