Dear SDGi Community,
This month—besides upcoming engagements, events, and resources—we're introducing a Tool of the Month. We also have the second video in our SDGi Member in the Spotlight series: watch the interview with Stefan Liller, UNDP Resident Representative in Uruguay, in both Spanish and English.
Do you have updates and would like our support to organize your next SDGi engagements? Please get in touch!
Nadine
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CO-CREATION OPPORTUNITIES
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Applied Learning Sessions: Actionable Data and Analytics
WEBINARS – INTERNAL
Join this new weekly applied learning session series jointly organized by the Chief Digital Office, GPN Data Hub, and ITM teams to promote data literacy and foster a data culture at UNDP. The first session on "Introduction to Data and Analytics at UNDP" will take place on 8 July 2021, 8:00-9:00 AM New York | 3:00-4:00 PM Addis Ababa | 7:00-8:00 PM Bangkok. Find more information here.
Measurement Insights: How to Lead Systems Transformation in the Decade of Action
DIALOGUE – OPEN TO ALL UN(DP)
Building on experiences and learning from the UN Action Learning Lab, this dialogue seeks to stimulate ideas on how to support UN practitioners in navigating complex systems and attaching these practices to pragmatic policy considerations. The event will take place on 14 July 2021. Find more information here, and watch this space for updates.
WEF's 'Building Strategic Intelligence Series'
Meet experts and innovators associated with the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Strategic Intelligence platform available to share their insights on some of the most pressing global issues, such as data science, circular economy, financial systems, agile governance, and more. Register for this series here, taking place on a regular basis until 31 December 2021.
Local2030 Toolbox
KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM – PUBLIC
Browse this useful database and library to find tools, experiences, new solutions, resources, and guides to support your SDG localization efforts. It is a convergence point between the UN, local and regional governments and their associations, national governments, businesses, community-based organizations, and other local actors.
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2021 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
OFFICIAL EVENTS – PUBLIC
This year will review and take stock of the pandemic's impact on the SDGs (namely SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 3, SDG 8, SDG 10, SDG 12, SDG 16, SDG 17) most directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the UN response to support a sustainable and resilient recovery. This year, 43 Voluntary National Reviews will also be presented. All public HLPF events are webcast on the UN Web TV.
Evidence for Action: Aligning the Climate and SDG Agendas
ONLINE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – PUBLIC
Hosted by the University of Sussex and the Institute of Development Studies, this event will take place on 20-22 July 2021. It will focus on green recovery, the synergy between climate and environmental justice, linkages between climate and health goals, and the mutual benefits of climate adaptation and development strategies. Register here.
Data4Youth: Deep Diving into COVID-19 Impact on the SDGs
WORKSHOP – PUBLIC
Join Restless Development and UNDP for a practical session on UNDP’s COVID-19 Data Futures Platform and discussion on futures modeling based on UNDP's cutting-edge research which assesses the impact of COVID-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), taking place on 29 June 2021. Register here.
Kaizen: Continuous Improvement to Achieve Enhanced Quality and Productivity
WEBINAR – PUBLIC
Organized by BERA and the TICAD Unit in RBA, join this event taking place on 30 June 2021 at 8:15-9:15 AM to learn about Kaizen activities, and how this participatory approach that places an emphasis on fostering teamwork, self-reliance, creativity, and ingenuity can be used for UNDP projects. Read the Kaizen Handbook, and join this event by clicking here.
Mark your Calendar: Other Events of Relevance to this Community
EVENTS – PUBLIC
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UNSDSN Sustainable Development Report 2021: The Decade of Action for the SDGs
PUBLICATION
Read up on the recently-released UNSDSN Sustainable Development Report 2021, which includes the updated SDG Index and Dashboards, and an International Spillover Index. It shows the first-ever reversal in progress since the SDGs were adopted in 2015, driven “to a large extent by increased poverty rates and unemployment” related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Cambridge University Press, June 2021.
UNDP, UNICEF and World Bank's Roadmap for Countries Measuring Multidimensional Poverty
PUBLICATION
Find out about this roadmap for governments seeking to design and adopt a national measure of multidimensional poverty (SDG Indicator 1.2.2.), which include important aspects of well-being that might not be fully captured through monetary measures alone. Read the full report.Source: World Bank Group, June 2021.
Data Networks: Towards Realizing the Extraordinariness of Data as a Resource
BLOG POST
Learn about new types of data aggregators, trusted intermediaries that bring together public and private data and grant access to data to the right actors for the right reasons whilst protecting liberties and privacy, enabling digital public goods with safeguards. Read the full story.
Source: UN Global Pulse, June 2021.
How Low and Middle-income Countries are Innovating to Combat COVID-19
BLOG POST
International efforts and resources must be directed to the innovators who are developing technically novel, contextually-relevant, and socially-inclusive alternatives to mainstream innovation management practices. Read the full story.
Source: Harvard Business Review, June 2021.
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Meet the SDGi Member in the Spotlight
STEFAN LILLER, RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, UNDP URUGUAY
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10 knowledgeable SDGi-related podcasts to listen to in 2021
TIPS FROM THE FACILITATOR
We've compiled selected podcasts for colleagues interested in SDG implementation and SDG integration. What’s your favourite one? See our list.
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Tool of the month
SOLVING COMPLEX PROBLEMS COLLABORATIVELY: A 'DIY' KIT
Explore the Knowledge Bank which includes UNDP’s SDG Integration tools as well as the SDG Acceleration Toolkit developed by the UN Sustainable Development Group. Browse this one-stop-shop for analyzing system interconnections, enhancing policy coherence, ensuring that no one is left behind, and identifying risks, and building resilience. |
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