Papers 2019

Workshop 1: 29th of March 2019:

PREPARING FOR THE TWO HLPF MEETINGS IN 2019 – INSTITUTIONS AND INEQUALITY

An expert meeting for addressing the SDGs’ reviews in 2019 and the targets that will fall in 2020 and 2025

Friends of Governance for Sustainable Development in cooperation with UN-DESA Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development
Meeting sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations

Programme for the Workshop: Programme for Friends of Government Expert Workshop- March 29th

Session 1: Importance of SDG 16 and all other SDGs for achieving the 2030 Agenda; the case of climate justice
Promoting rule of law, ending all types of violence and all sorts of illicit flows, reducing corruption and bribery, striving for effective, accountable and transparent institutions and responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels including global governance, providing legal identity, ensuring public access to information and protecting fundamental freedoms, strengthening national institutions and promoting and enforcing non-discriminatory laws and policies are essential for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.

Power points presented by:
Lucy Turner UNDP Coordinator Global Alliance for Reporting Progress on Peaceful, Just, and Inclusive Societies Lucy Turner Global Alliance
Dr. Michael Dorsey, a member of the Club of Rome and a contributor to the Wall Street Journal Dr Dorsey Paper based on presentation. SDG 16 all other SDGs for achieving the 2030 Agenda The Case of Climate Justice! Michael Dorsey
Irena Zubcevic, Chief of Intergovernmental Policy and Review Branch, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, UN-DESA Irena Zubcevic

Session 2: Impact of regional Governance and institutional approaches on SDG Implementation – Examples from EU and Africa
The 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer a unique framework for transformative pathways towards sustainability worldwide. It is universal, to be implemented by all countries within their national context. They call on all sectors, levels, and actors in society to work coherently. The paradigm shift implied with Agenda 2030 requires changes in governance and institutional setup and functioning– at and between all levels from the local to the global.
These two studies will present specific governance frameworks put in place for the implementation of the SDGs in EU Member States and presents the results in 28 Country Fiches. It will also showcase how the African region is dealing with governance issues to advance sustainable development.

Power points or reports presented by:
Ruben Zondervan: Executive Director of Stakeholder Forum and co-author of the “Europe’s approach to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: good practices and the way forward” Report. Powerpoint presentation by Ruben from Stakeholder Forum Presentation Paper based on presentation Chapter 2 Europe’s approach to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals

Ms. Sherina Saran, Counsellor, Second Committee, Government of South Africa to the United Nations, on the African Peer Review Mechanism The Africa Governance Report – 21 January 2019

Session 3 Achieving 2020 and 2025 targets
The 17 SDGs included in the 2030 Agenda include 169 targets, most with a completion date of 2030. However, for 20 SDG targets, the date of completion is 2020 and for three is 2025. With the 2020 deadline fast approaching, it would be important to assess the state of progress of the 2020 targets as well as undertake a reflection on what action would be required on those targets, including whether they should be updated to be brought in line with the 2030 targets.

Power points presented by:

Felix Dodds Adjunct Professor University of North Carolina – powerpoint is here Felix Dodds Misaligned SDG targets

Paper by Felix Dodds, Jamie Bartram and Gastón Ocampo is here on Final Paper targets from 2020 to 2025
Claire Blanchard Head of Global Advocacy WWF Session 4 Calire Blanchard2

Paper by Claire Blanchard/WWF on Options for the 2020 SDG Targets discussion_paper___options_for_maturing_2020_environment_targets___final_1

Workshop 2: 21st June 2019

Programme for the Workshop: Programme for Friends of Government Expert Workshop – June 21

Session 2: Where are we in Global Sustainability – Presentation of the main findings of the draft Global Sustainable Development Report
The 2019 HLPF summit should be an important occasion to strengthen political will for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and should identify accelerators and drivers of change to speed up implementation.

Powerpoint presented by:

Shantanu Mukherjee, Chief, Policy and Analysis Branch, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN-DESA(will appear later)

Respondent powerpoint: Rio Budi Rahmanto Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the United Nations Rio Budi Rahmanto-respondent Session 2

Session 3: Implications for SDG 16 of the Rome SDG 16 Conference

Presenters

Naiara Costa|, Senior Sustainable Development Officer, Outreach and Partnerships Branch, Division for Sustainable Development Goals UN-DESA (no powerpoint)

Anne Kahl, Special Advisor, Governance and Sustaining Peace Bureau for Policy and Programme Support United Nations Development Programme (seconded by the Danish Government). Previously she has worked as a Head of Office and Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and has held several positions in the UN system. Powerpoint is here: Session 3 Anne Kahl

Session 4: Inter-Agency Expert Group on SDG Indicators – state of play in preparation for the 2020 Review
The 2020 comprehensive review is an opportunity to improve the indicator framework to help the global monitoring of the 2030 agenda and provide the necessary guidance to countries, many of which are already well advanced in implementing their national framework and reporting platforms. The review needs to take into account investments already made at the national and international levels and should not undermine ongoing efforts. The IAEG will finalise the proposals for its review by the end of July 2019. Consultations will start on the preliminary proposals of possible deletions, replacements, adjustments and additions in July and August 2019.

Powerpoint presented by:

Yongyi Min, Chief, Sustainable Development Goal Monitoring Section, Statistics Division, UN-DESA. The powerpoint can be found here. Session 4 Yongyi Min

Session 5: How can the HLPF identify and deal with new and emerging issues?
The High-Level Political Forum was set up not only to address the Sustainable Development Goals but also new and emerging issues as they relate to the delivery of the 2030 Agenda. How can the HLPF do this and what would be the key issues it should be considering now?

Powerpoint presented by:

Cat Tully, Founder of The School of International Futures:

Powerpoint: Cat Tully Paper: How can the UN and the High-Level Political Forum identify and deal with new and emerging issues to meet the 2030 Agenda Cat Tully

Gary Lawrence, Sustainability Architect−Strategy−Plans−Policies−Solutions: Paper: SDG Paper Creating more accountable process outcomes

Pre-HLPF Workshop on 8 July 2019 – UN HQ, New York

National Councils for Sustainable Development and Other Similar Multi-Stakeholder Platforms: Exploring Their Role in Reviewing and Being an Implementation Agent for the 2030 Agenda

Organized by Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future for the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE), co-sponsored by the United Nations Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development – UNDESA, and in cooperation with the Friends of Governance for Sustainable Development

Programme for Workshop: National-Councils-for-Sustainable-Development-Workshop-Program-07.06.2019-1

The workshop aimed to:

Initiate a global dialogue to exchange experiences, lessons learned, identify good practice, and reveal gaps in cross-sectoral and cross-governance exchange that could be more effectively addressed by councils and platforms at all levels; and
Assess how National Councils for Sustainable Development and other types of multi-stakeholder platforms can help countries and governments deliver the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Session 2: Setting the Scene: The current state of National Councils and similar multi-stakeholder platforms and their role in implementing the 2030 Agenda

Ingeborg Niestroy, Senior Fellow, The Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Session-2-No.-1-Niestroy-Setting-the-Scene

Session 3: With the help of NCSDs and other similar multi-stakeholder platforms, how can governments develop and deliver their national sustainable development strategies?

Günther Bachmann, Secretary-General, German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE) Session-3-No.-1-Bachmann- Paper available here: The Role of the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE)

Pia Björkbacka, Adviser for International Affairs, Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions & Stakeholder Member of Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development Session-3-No.-2-Bjorkbacka

Sara Hamouda, SDGs & Agenda 2063 Expert, African Peer Review Mechanism Continental Secretariat, South Africa Session-3-No.-4-Hamouda

Session 4: The role of NCSDs and other similar multi-stakeholder platforms in Financing for Sustainable Development: This session will look at key Means of Implementation issues from the 2030 Agenda and Addis Ababa Action Agenda.

Jorge Fernandez-Quintela, Delegate of the Basque Country to the United States: Financing to promote the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030: The Basque Government Sustainability Bond Session-4-No.-1-Jorge-Fernandez-Basque-Government-Sustainability-Bond Paper based on presentation. The Basque Sustainable Bonds Joege Fernandez

Rik F. van Hemmen, President and Senior Partner, Martin, Ottaway, Van Hemmen & Dolan, Inc., on the role of technology Session-4-No.-2-R-van-Hemmen-The-Role-of-Technology

Felipe Morgado, Senior Manager, Government Relations UN Global Compact, on the industry perspective Session-4-No.-3-F-Morgado-The-Industry-Perspective Paper based on presentation Chapter 10 Mobilizing business action to advance the 2030 Agenda Felipe Morgado

Francesca Perucci, Assistant Director, Statistics Division the United Nations on using the data revolution to achieve the SDGs Session-4-No.-4-Perucci-The-Data-Revolution

Workshop 3 December 9th

Programme for Workshop Draft Programme for December 9th Friends of Governance Workshop _ final

Marianne Beisheim Senior Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP): and Steven Bernstein, Professor in the Dept. of Political Science and Co-Director of the Environmental Governance Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. The High-Level Political Forum Review 2020: An Opportunity to Fulfill the HLPF’s Mandate. Paper available here The High Level Political Forum Review 2020 An Opportunity to Fulfill the HLPF’s Mandate

Anne Kahl, Special Advisor, Governance and Sustaining Peace Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme. From numbers to action – how to leverage the 2030 Agenda reporting structure to accelerate SDG Implementation paper available here From numbers to action – how to levergae the 2030 Agenda reporting structure to accelerate SDG16 implementation

David Banisar, Senior Legal Counsel for Article 19: SDG16 progress and impact as a cross cutting goals options for the future: SDG16 progress and impact as a cross cutting goals options for the future: