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Where do we currently stand with the follow-up and review of the 2030 Pacific Preparatory Meeting for the 6 th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD): Agenda for Sustainable Development ‘Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality’ in the Pacific? Nadi, Fiji 24 and 25 September 2018 Global Perspective

HISTORIC OVERVIEW DISASTE PARIS R RISK NEW REDUCTI URBAN AGREEM ON AGENDA ENT ON CLIMATE DEVELOPMENT R CENTRAL 2 MDGs HLPF I PLATFORM 0 SAMOA (Millennium U Pathw FOR FUR O 3 Declaration, ay N 2014 0 2005 World Summit, + 2008 High-level Event OPEN WORKING 2 S on the MDGs, GROUP ON SDGs A 0 SDGs U 2010 Summit on the G M MDGs E M C 2013: MDG FfD N I Acceleration and O Monterrey D AAAA T Beyond 2015 2002, INTERGOV N A ECOSOC COMMITTEE ON Doha F SUSTAINABLE FfD O SD FINANCING 2008 DEVELOPMENT F E Forum N (Stockholm 1972 O R Earth Summit 1992, R E S Johannesburg World STI AND INTERGOVT D N Summit on SD 2002, ON-LINE S DIALOGUES ON C SIDS related PLATFORM D TFM conferences) E

2030 Agenda for sustainable development Plan of action for: people planet prosperity Characteristics of the Agenda: Universality Indivisibility of 3 dimensions of sustainable development (economic, social, environmental) Ambition 5 Ps: People: end poverty and hunger, fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment Planet: protection from degradation, change in consumption and production, sustainable management of natural resources urgent action on climate change Prosperity: prosperous and fulfilling lives, economic, social and technological progress in harmony with nature Peace: peaceful, just and inclusive societies Partnerships: mobilizing means for implementation of the Agenda through strengthened global solidarity focusing on poorest and most vulnerable and participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people

17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS • Integrated, indivisible, balance the three dimensions of sustainable development, global and universally applicable • Seek to realize human rights for all, gender equality and empowerment of women and girls

INTERLINKAGES AMONG SDGs Source: D. Le Blanc, 2015, “Towards integration at last? The sustainable development goals as a network of targets, Sustainable Development , 23,3.

Level of GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL comprehen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 siveness between SAMOA Pathway and SDGs SAMOA X X X X X X X Pathway more comprehen sive than SDGs SAMOA X X X X Pathway less comprehen sive than SDGs SAMOA X X X X X X Pathway as comprehen sive as SDGs Source: GSDR 2015 EDITION

High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development A key outcome of the Rio+ 20 Conference in 2012. A universal intergovernmental body that replaces the former Commission on Sustainable Development. The HLPF is the central platform for reviewing and following up on the agenda and SDGs, at the global level. It is expected to:  provide political leadership, guidance and recommendations on implementation and follow-up;  keep track of progress;  spur coherent policies informed by evidence, science and country experiences;  enhance the integration of the three dimensions of sustainable development;  address new and emerging issues;  strengthen science-policy interface.

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Principles guiding follow-up and review at all levels • Voluntary and country-led, take into account different national realities and capacities • Track progress in implementing SDGs, including means of implementation • Maintain a longer-term orientation, identify achievements, challenges, gaps and success factors • Will be open, inclusive, participatory and transparent • People-centered, gender-sensitive, respect human rights, focus on poorest, most vulnerable • Build on existing platforms and processes, avoid duplication, and minimize reporting burden • Rigorous and based on evidence, informed by country-led evaluations and disaggregated data • Will require enhance capacity-building support for developing countries, including strengthening of national data systems and evaluation • Will benefit from active support of the UN system and other multilateral institutions

Levels of follow-up and review National level :  Ambitious national responses to the overall implementation of 2030 Agenda supporting the transition to the SDGs building on existing planning instruments.  Conducting of regular and inclusive reviews of progress at the national and subnational levels which are country-led and country-driven. Regional level :  Provide useful opportunities for peer learning, including through voluntary reviews, sharing of best practices and discussion on shared targets.  Draw on national and sub regional-level reviews and contribute to follow-up and review at the global level, including at HLPF. Global level:  HLPF has a central role in overseeing a network of follow-up and review processes at the global level, working coherently with the GA, ECOSOC and other relevant organs and forums, facilitate sharing of experiences, including successes, challenges and lessons learned, and provide political leadership, guidance and recommendations for follow-up, provide system-wide coherence and coordination of SD policies.  It conducts thematic reviews of progress on SDG and national reviews which are voluntary, while encouraging reporting

High-Level Political Forum Highlights Under the auspices of ECOSOC Thematic Voluntary SDG Review of HLPF National implementation theme, and Reviews by at the regional those SDGs that Member States on and sub- are under in- follow-up and review regional levels depth review of the 2030 Agenda Countries in special situations including separate session on SIDS, Special Events, Side interlinkages events, and among SDGs, Exhibitions science-policy interface and emerging issues

High-Level Political Forum Highlights Under the auspices of the General Assembly Identify progress and emerging challenges, on basis of GSDR, SDG progress report and Every 4 years other inputs at summit level Provide high-level (Heads of State and political guidance on Government) the Agenda and its Outcome political implementation declaration mobilize further Next one actions to accelerate September 2019 implementation Special Events, Side events, and Exhibitions

Countries – all state formula includes: Cook Islands, Niue, Participation Holy See and State of Palestine UN System – Funds, programmes, specialized at HLPF agencies Major groups and other stakeholders – non state actors

High-Level Political Forums in 2019 Under the auspices of ECOSOC • The 2019 session will take place 9-18 July at UN Headquarters in New York • The theme is “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality ” • 51 countries will present their voluntary national reviews (41 first time, 10 second time, 5 PSIDS) • The set of goals for the in- depth review on progress:

Regional SPRING 2019 Sustainable CONTRIBUTION Development TO 2019 HLPF under the auspices Forums of ECOSOC in July 2019 in 2019 and to 2019 summit HLPF under the auspices of the GA in September 2019

The 2019 summit at UN Headquarters in New York 24 – 25 September Under the Review of the whole agenda after auspice of the 4-year cycle, identify progress and emerging challenges, General Assembly Inputs – GSDR, SDG Progress report, UN system, other international and regional and sub regional organizations, stakeholders Political declaration showing political recommitment to the 2030 Agenda and political will to overcome impediments to implementation and to give further political guidance Possibly voluntary commitments to speed implementation

HLPF has proved to be an integrative platform for follow-up and review of 2030 Agenda and SDGs at the global level Insights Thematic focus on the theme and SDGs produced very valuable in-depth analysis and recommendations Voluntary national reviews are invaluable to gain insight at the national level follow-up and review Engagement of all stakeholders at all levels is the only way to implement 2030 Agenda and SDGs

• https://sustainabled evelopment.un.org • Irena Zubcevic, Chief, Intergovernmental Policy and Review Branch, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs- DESA THANK YOU (zubcevic@un.org)