FLAGSHIP REPORT 2024
THE FUTURE IS NOW
Sustainable development is on a challenging path in Latin America and the Caribbean despite being, for different reasons, in a decisive phase that will be examined in September during the United Nations Summit of the Future.
The Flagship Report 2024 puts key issues on the table for the region to build bridges, do its part to ensure the future that countries are projecting in the 2030 Agenda and make the right decisions to accelerate sustainable development.
THESE INCLUDE:
- An analysis of the Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) submitted by four countries in the region in 2023 (Chile, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis and Guyana) through the SDG VNR Quality Tracker developed by Cepei.
- An assessment of the current role of the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development.
- An analysis on how to ensure efficient and ethical data systems, with an emphasis on creating data ecosystems in which multiple actors, such as the private sector or civil society, actively participate.
Main findings:
- In 2024, Latin America and the Caribbean is called upon to lead, amidst political divisions and economic constraints, in building a stronger multilateralism that drives the acceleration of the SDGs at the global level.
- There is progress on the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) submitted in 2023 by St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbados, Guyana, and Chile.
- Accelerating SDG implementation will not be possible without improving the capacities of countries in the region to produce, manage, and transmit quality data. Currently, they risk being left behind in an emerging global digital divide.
What should be done?
In its Flagship Report 2024, Cepei analysed the state, challenges and opportunities of the geopolitical context in Latin America and the Caribbean and its impact on the monitoring and implementation systems of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Among its recommendations for actions to be taken in the region, it highlighted the need to rebuild regional policy dialogue spaces, prioritise quality in reporting on the SDGs and strengthen South-South cooperation on statistical issues.
Launching event
On May 21, Cepei presented its Flagship Report 2024, where sustainable development experts discussed how to move forward in creating solutions to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda ahead of the Summit of the Future to be held in September this year.
Flagship Report 2023
Cepei’s Flagship Report 2023 analysed the quality of 19 Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs), the governance of Latin America and the Caribbean and the state of regional data ecosystems.