- How can the SDGs be effectively mainstreamed into relevant national sustainable development policies and programmes, while preserving countries' policy space to pursue national priorities? How can the UN development system best support this?
- What are key areas for making progress on and building national and sub-national capacities for sustainable development, and how do they differ across country contexts (e.g. least developed countries, middle income countries, high-income countries, countries in situations of fragility etc.)? When and how can partnerships effectively contribute to capacity building and sustainable development?
- What steps are necessary to ensure that all stakeholders, including the government, private sector and civil society can readily exchange information and experiences? How can "peer exchange" be established and nurtured?
Moderator's Message
Dear Colleagues,
A very warm welcome to Thematic Window II, “National Implementation”, of the 2016 ECOSOC e-discussion that will take place from 29 February to 25 March 2016. This e-discussion is a unique opportunity for the broader development community to provide critical policy guidance and recommendations for the 2016 ECOSOC session on “Implementing the 2030 Agenda: moving from commitments to results.”
2015 was a landmark year for development as UN Member States reached historic agreements that will guide development priorities for the coming years. Member States have committed to eradicate poverty, fight inequalities, build peaceful, inclusive and resilient societies, and secure the future of the planet and wellbeing of future generations. Now, in 2016 we begin implementation of the bold 2030 Agenda.
The 2030 Agenda calls for transformational change in every country. It will require ‘landing’ the global agenda at national and sub-national level, in according policies, programmes and budgets, to achieve the ambitious SDGs. This will be determined by national priorities and capacities—The UN Development System stands ready to assist countries in this endeavour. In doing so, it acknowledges the imperative of national ownership, with actions of support firmly determined by country needs and national capacities. UN efforts must be flexible to adapt to country contexts.
We strongly encourage participants to share concrete national, subnational or local experiences so as to effectively guide recommendations for implementation over the coming years. I look forward to a lively and rich discussion in the next few weeks!
Best regards,
Pedro Conceicao
Thank you Dr Mohammed , other areas that could be focused on are; reaching the parliamentarians, who are key policy and decision makers at national level. First enabling them appreciate the 17 goals and have them debate on them for a common understanding and how each of the goals could be achieved. The parliamentary debates are of national interest and thus arouse discussions outside the parliament. If the top leaders of any society get engaged , then SDGs implementation is likely to have the necessary resources to guide and of facilitation of the whole process of implementation. UN can play a role in engaging the local and National policy makers and organizations to ensure the SDGs implementation process is discussed at this levels to ensure , 1/ the purpose of SDGs is clear to the citizens, 2nd a participatory approach is sought after in its implementation and last to try and keep the focus on the subject. National UNDP online discussions such as this one, would enable to keep the fire burning , including a reach to the religious institutions who are key partners in development in most of the states as they command a huge population too. Mass media , in particular radio programs, in kenya, and i believe in most of the countries we have radio focused programs on development , which discuss particular topics, and allow discussion with the listeners through facilitation of the programs by experts, this too would enable wider engagement. The private sector, could get engaged into this promotion through their corporate social responsibility, and if all have one common vision then its likely to reach a wider population Thank you. Priscilla
I support all recommendations made by Priscilla.
Just to recall a part of her message " reaching the parliamentarians, who are key policy and decision makers at national level." But not without a strong mobilization for society awareness and debates, for their organized support for renewal and coherence of legal frameworks which are either new propositions or already established ones which creates limitations for policy coherence to the 17 goals.
I would reinforce this double action of Parliaments and Society awareness, engagement and participatory monitoring for accountability by the governmental tiers (national and subnational), financial agents and entrepreneurs/business with an illustration of the national mobilization of the Federal Public Ministry (Ministerio Publico Federal) in Brazil which analysed the current gaps in Brazilian legislation that have dismantled actions against corruption. The campaign 10 Medidas de Combate à Corrupção (10 Measures against Corruption) is a package of 10 different and complementary proposals for changes aiming updating Brazilian constitutional and infra-constitutional legal frameworks against corruption. However, the Legislative Authority (National Congress) has not moved for their approval (just a small group of parliamentaries). Then the way to involve legislative support was to collect the required minimum number of electors (around 1,5 million) to sign the petition with the 10 measures. The campaign started in mid 2015 and at the moment we have reached more than the minimum number (around 1,6 million signatures) in all 27 provinces. See more at http://www.dezmedidas.mpf.mp.br/
So, what I want to reinforce is we need to understand that Parliaments in weak democracies are not fairly representatives of all segments of society, but mostly moved by economic dimension (either in a public perspective or, in corruption, in a very much private and personal perspective for monetary gains).
Thus, the ODS 16 and ODS 17 need to be seen as twins for turning the other ODS as part of the institutional conditions of the Agenda 2030, at least in a 'national' zone territory of countries.
But as there are other layers over countries (multilateral agreements, global treaties), as moderators have mentioned in the report of the second week of discussion, we need Vertical, Horizontal and, I would add a bit more of pepper in it, a Time Span policy coherence (short, medium and long term goals and targets) on treaties, guidelines, pluriannual plans, programs, financial projects, and so on.
Kind Regards
Patricia Almeida Ashley
www.intsr.uff.br and www.ecopoliticas.uff.br
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Thank you Dr Mohammed , other areas that could be focused on are; reaching the parliamentarians, who are key policy and decision makers at national level. First enabling them appreciate the 17 goals and have them debate on them for a common understanding and how each of the goals could be achieved. The parliamentary debates are of national interest and thus arouse discussions outside the parliament. If the top leaders of any society get engaged , then SDGs implementation is likely to have the necessary resources to guide and of facilitation of the whole process of implementation. UN can play a role in engaging the local and National policy makers and organizations to ensure the SDGs implementation process is discussed at this levels to ensure , 1/ the purpose of SDGs is clear to the citizens, 2nd a participatory approach is sought after in its implementation and last to try and keep the focus on the subject. National UNDP online discussions such as this one, would enable to keep the fire burning , including a reach to the religious institutions who are key partners in development in most of the states as they command a huge population too. Mass media , in particular radio programs, in kenya, and i believe in most of the countries we have radio focused programs on development , which discuss particular topics, and allow discussion with the listeners through facilitation of the programs by expert! s, this too would enable wider engagement. The private sector, could get engaged into this promotion through their corporate social responsibility, and if all have one common vision then its likely to reach a wider population Thank you. Priscilla
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Dear Priscilla,
Thanks for your comment. I couldn’t agree more. Parliamentarians have a critical role in ensuring that the SDGs are mainstreamed in public policies and discourse as well as providing an essential link between the legislatures and citizens in their respective constituencies. I also concur that the private sector policies, practices and support are crucial in implementing the SDGs as deliberations in corporate board rooms get translated into concrete projects/programs on the ground.
Again thank you very much for your contributions in this e-discussion.
With kind regards,
Dr. Abdulghany Mohamed