Where do we currently stand with the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Pacific? Global Perspective Pacific Preparatory Meeting for the 6 th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD): Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality Nadi, Fiji 24 and 25 September 2018
DEVELOPMENT MDGs (Millennium Declaration, 2005 World Summit, 2008 High-level Event on the MDGs, 2010 Summit on the MDGs 2013: MDG Acceleration and Beyond 2015 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Stockholm 1972 Earth Summit 1992, Johannesburg World Summit on SD 2002, SIDS related conferences) HISTORIC OVERVIEW FfD Monterrey 2002, Doha 2008 R I O + 2 0 C O N F E R E N C E SAMOA Pathw ay 2014 OPEN WORKING GROUP ON SDGs HLPF INTERV COMMITTEE ON SD FINANCING INTERVT DIOGUES ON TFM U N S U M M I T O N S D 2 0 3 0 A G E N D A F O R S D PARIS AGREEM ENT ON CLIMATE DISASTE R RISK REDUCTI ON CENTR PLATFORM FOR FUR SDGs AAAA ECOSOC FfD Forum NEW URBAN AGENDA STI AND ON-LINE PLATFORM
2030 Agenda for sustainable development Plan of action for: people planet prosperity Characteristics of the Agenda: Universality Indivisibility of 3 dimensions of sustainable development (economic, social, environmental) Ambition 5 Ps: People: end poverty and hunger, fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment Planet: protection from degradation, change in consumption and production, sustainable management of natural resources urgent action on climate change Prosperity: prosperous and fulfilling lives, economic, social and technological progress in harmony with nature Peace: peaceful, just and inclusive societies Partnerships: mobilizing means for implementation of the Agenda through strengthened global solidarity focusing on poorest and most vulnerable and participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people
17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT S Integrated, indivisible, balance the three dimensions of sustainable development, global and universally applicable Seek to realize human rights for all, gender equality and empowerment of women and girls
INTERLINKAGES AMONG SDGs Source: D. Le Blanc, 2015, Towards integration at last? The sustainable development goals as a network of targets, Sustainable Development, 23,3.
Level of comprehen siveness between SAMOA Pathway and SDGs SAMOA Pathway more comprehen sive than SDGs SAMOA Pathway less comprehen sive than SDGs SAMOA Pathway as comprehen sive as SDGs 1 2 3 Source: GSDR 2015 EDITION 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 X X X X 11 12 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13 14 15 16 17
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development A key outcome of the Rio+ 20 Conference in 2012. A universal intergovernmental body that replaces the former Commission on Sustainable Development. The HLPF is the central platform for reviewing and following up on the agenda and SDGs, at the global level. It is expected to: provide political leadership, guidance and recommendations on implementation and follow-up; keep track of progress; spur coherent policies informed by evidence, science and country experiences; enhance the integration of the three dimensions of sustainable development; address new and emerging issues; strengthen science-policy interface.
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Principles guiding follow-up and review at all levels Voluntary and country-led, take into account different national realities and capacities Track progress in implementing SDGs, including means of implementation Maintain a longer-term orientation, identify achievements, challenges, gaps and success factors Will be open, inclusive, participatory and transparent People-centered, gender-sensitive, respect human rights, focus on poorest, most vulnerable Build on existing platforms and processes, avoid duplication, and minimize reporting burden Rigorous and based on evidence, informed by country-led evaluations and disaggregated data Will require enhance capacity-building support for developing countries, including strengthening of national data systems and evaluation Will benefit from active support of the UN system and other multilateral institutions
National level: Levels of follow-up and review Ambitious national responses to the overall implementation of 2030 Agenda supporting the transition to the SDGs building on existing planning instruments. Conducting of regular and inclusive reviews of progress at the national and subnational levels which are country-led and country-driven. Regional level: Provide useful opportunities for peer learning, including through voluntary reviews, sharing of best practices and discussion on shared targets. Draw on national and sub regional-level reviews and contribute to follow-up and review at the global level, including at HLPF. Global level: HLPF has a central role in overseeing a network of follow-up and review processes at the global level, working coherently with the GA, ECOSOC and other relevant organs and forums, facilitate sharing of experiences, including successes, challenges and lessons learned, and provide political leadership, guidance and recommendations for follow-up, provide system-wide coherence and coordination of SD policies. It conducts thematic reviews of progress on SDG and national reviews which are voluntary, while encouraging reporting
High-Level Political Forum Highlights Under the auspices of ECOSOC Thematic Review of HLPF theme, and those SDGs that are under indepth review Voluntary National Reviews by Member States on follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda SDG implementation at the regional and subregional levels Countries in special situations including separate session on SIDS, interlinkages among SDGs, science-policy interface and emerging issues Special Events, Side events, and Exhibitions
High-Level Political Forum Highlights Under the auspices of the General Assembly Every 4 years at summit level (Heads of State and Government) Outcome political declaration Next one September 2019 Identify progress and emerging challenges, on basis of GSDR, SDG progress report and other inputs Special Events, Side events, and Exhibitions Provide high-level political guidance on the Agenda and its implementation mobilize further actions to accelerate implementation
Participation at HLPF Countries all state formula includes: Cook Islands, Niue, Holy See and State of Palestine UN System Funds, programmes, specialized agencies Major groups and other stakeholders non state actors
High-Level Political Forums in 2019 Under the auspices of ECOSOC The 2019 session will take place 9-18 July at UN Headquarters in New York The theme is Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality 51 countries will present their voluntary national reviews (41 first time, 10 second time, 5 PSIDS) The set of goals for the indepth review on progress:
Regional Sustainable Development Forums in 2019 SPRING 2019 CONTRIBUTION TO 2019 HLPF under the auspices of ECOSOC in July 2019 and to 2019 summit HLPF under the auspices of the GA in September 2019
Under the auspice of the General Assembly The 2019 summit at UN Headquarters in New York 24 25 September Review of the whole agenda after 4-year cycle, identify progress and emerging challenges, Inputs GSDR, SDG Progress report, UN system, other international and regional and sub regional organizations, stakeholders Political declaration showing political recommitment to the 2030 Agenda and political will to overcome impediments to implementation and to give further political guidance Possibly voluntary commitments to speed implementation
Insights HLPF has proved to be an integrative platform for follow-up and review of 2030 Agenda and SDGs at the global level Thematic focus on the theme and SDGs produced very valuable in-depth analysis and recommendations Voluntary national reviews are invaluable to gain insight at the national level follow-up and review Engagement of all stakeholders at all levels is the only way to implement 2030 Agenda and SDGs
https://sustainabled evelopment.un.org THANK YOU Irena Zubcevic, Chief, Intergovernmental Policy and Review Branch, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs- DESA (zubcevic@un.org)