To generate data and information aimed at facilitating decision-making and informed policy planning to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Cepei’s work includes carrying out a quality analysis of national SDG governance established by each country in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In addition, Cepei has been heavily involved in designing and implementing the reform promoted by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Development System (UNDS).
Several interlinked actions are required to improve the quality of the Secretariat’s support to countries, some of which are not the responsibility of the UN but of the Member States, especially the more powerful ones in economic terms.
A reform of the system can only take place by investing financial resources in it. It is, indeed, an investment that will make it possible to make more efficient and effective use of the UN’s financial, human, and technical assets in the immediate future. This cannot be done at “zero cost.”
Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) show inherent flaws that affect their quality, measured as the alignment between the reporting commitments made in the 2030 Agenda and what was reported by countries. The voluntary guidelines on submitting VNRs developed by the Secretary-General should be reevaluated.
Several interlinked actions are required to improve the quality of the Secretariat’s support to countries, some of which are not the responsibility of the UN but of the Member States, especially the more powerful ones in economic terms.
A reform of the system can only take place by investing financial resources in it. It is, indeed, an investment that will make it possible to make more efficient and effective use of the UN’s financial, human, and technical assets in the immediate future. This cannot be done at “zero cost.”
Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) show inherent flaws that affect their quality, measured as the alignment between the reporting commitments made in the 2030 Agenda and what was reported by countries. The voluntary guidelines on submitting VNRs developed by the Secretary-General should be reevaluated.
