This report aims to provide evidence on how the regional forums are contributing -or not- to the implementation and monitoring of the 2030 Agenda, making suggestions on how to strengthen their functions, and identifying opportunities to increase forums’ efficiency, considering the changing international context.
How are the Regionals Forums on Sustainable Development contributing to the SDGs
September 7, 2022
Since 2019, Cepei and the New York office of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung have worked together to support the ongoing process of the United Nations development system (UNDS) reform, focusing on the regional level structures that have undergone profound changes in how the UN does its work in the five regions around the globe.
The regional forums have become platforms with the potential to capitalize on important issues that can gain visibility and generate actions at the regional level.
Principales hallazgos
Cross-regional dialogue at the HLPF could be strengthened by promoting a more extensive exchange between countries from different regions with experience in conducting VNRs, opening up new collaboration channels, and identifying issues shared across regions.
Participation of non-government stakeholders in the forums could be optimized by including non-government stakeholders in the RFSDs planning stage.
Reporting on regional findings and contributions to the HLPF must highlight elements representing concrete contributions to global discussions from a regional perspective.
Main Findings
Cross-regional dialogue at the HLPF could be strengthened by promoting a more extensive exchange between countries from different regions with experience in conducting VNRs, opening up new collaboration channels, and identifying issues shared across regions.
Participation of non-government stakeholders in the forums could be optimized by including non-government stakeholders in the RFSDs planning stage.
Reporting on regional findings and contributions to the HLPF must highlight elements representing concrete contributions to global discussions from a regional perspective.
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Javier Surasky
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Javier Surasky