Preparatory regional workshop on voluntary national and local reviews: strengthening integration and reporting on the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063
Having adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, of the African Union, member States are encouraged to review, on a regular basis, the frameworks and mechanisms that they have in place to implement the two agendas, with a view to fostering inclusive growth and development. As part of its follow-up and review mechanisms, the 2030 Agenda encourages member States to conduct regular and inclusive reviews of progress at the national and subnational levels that are country-led and country-driven.
Fifteen African countries are currently engaged in the review process ahead of this year’s High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, in July 2024, the most of any region this year. Sustainable development reviews conducted at the district, governorate and municipality levels complement the national review process. By engaging with multiple stakeholders on the ground, voluntary local reviews reach a grass-roots audience, which, in turn, can inform and move the sustainable development process forward.
As a part of its ongoing support for voluntary national and local reviews, the Economic Commission for Africa, in partnership with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, UN-Habitat and the African Union, holds an annual preparatory and capacity-building workshop on the margins of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. The objectives of the 2024 workshop are to strengthen the capacity of member States to implement the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063, link local and national processes, support preparations for the submission of national reviews to the 2024 high-level political forum and identify and promote African priorities for the Sustainable Development Goals Summit.
Documents
- Concept Note [English] | [French] | [Arabic]
- Programme of work [English] | [French] | [Arabic]
- Report on the regional preparatory workshop for African voluntary national reviews and voluntary local reviews: strengthening integration and reporting on the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063 [English] | [French]
Presentations
- EThekwini VLR and the South African VNR - Nevana Srikissoon
- Données pour améliorer la pertinence et l’exactitude des revues nationales volontaires - Adoumtogue Rubain
- Transformative localization to accelerate the 2030 Agenda - Rogers Dhliwayo
- Voluntary Local Review of ENNOUR municipality, TUNISIA
- Beheira Voluntary Local Review Executive Summary
- Data to Unlock the Relevance and Accuracy of Voluntary National Reviews - Albert Byamugisha
- How action oriented voluntary local review inform policies that further implementation of sustainable development goals - Amin A. Amin
- How Voluntary Local Reviews Contribute to Voluntary National Reviews: Ghana’s Case
- Gouvernement de la republique de guinee
- Local level reporting to accelerate implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals How VLRs Contribute to VNRs - Julian Nkoana
- Evaluation Report of Agenda 2063 First Ten Year Implementation Plan
- Voluntary National Reviews to redouble efforts towards the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2063