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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) and Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for the Sustainable Development Goals (OISC), and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) are co-organizing a continental workshop on the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) for the 2023 high level political forum (HLPF) and the Domestication of Agenda 2063, to be held in Durban, South Africa from 15-17 March 2023. The workshop will be opened by USG Mr. Li Junhua and involve a regional platform for peer learning between 25 African countries, seven of which are presenting their VNRs at the high-level political forum in July 2023.
The workshop aims to support national capacities of AU member States in preparing their VNRs to be presented at the HLPF in July 2023. This annual continental workshop offers a regional platform for peer learning on best practices of the integration and implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063, guided by the principles for effective governance for sustainable development which were developed by the Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) and endorsed by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The workshop also includes a focus on voluntary local reviews (VLRs) and their integration into VNRs.
Documents
Presentations
Day 1
SDGs & The 2030 Agenda Voluntary National Review of 2022 Lessons Learnt_Mr. Fohn T. Gborweah
LECONS TIREES DU VNR 2022 DU CAMEROUN_ Christelle NGANGUE
Lessons learnt from 2022 VNRs or VLRs Malawi_Martin Limbikani Mwale, PhD.
Principles of Effective Governance for Sustainable Development_Ms. Saras Jagwanth
The Gambia Country Presentation
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA_VOLUNTARY NATION REVIEW
Day 2
APRM/UN DESA Continental capacity building workshop_Sudan
Monitoring and Evaluation Tools for SDGs and Agenda 2063_ Egypt
Monitoring and Evaluation Tools for SDGs and Agenda 2063 - Measuring Progress_Lesotho
Outils de suivi-évaluation des ODD et de l’Agenda 2063_Niger
Reflections on Agenda 2063 M&E Processes_NEPAD
Lien entre l’énergie, l’eau et les infrastructures pour des communautés durables, sûres et inclusives en Afrique-Comoros
Presentation_Rép. Démocratique du Congo
Forging India- Africa Development Experience and partnerships for Agenda 2063
Day 3
Voluntary National Reviews at the HLPF: Reporting in 2023_Tonya Vaturi
Global GUIDING ELEMENTS FOR Voluntary Local Reviews_Amson Sibanda
Zambia’s Second Voluntary National Review
Contact
UN DESA
Mr. Amson Sibanda
Chief, National Strategies and Capacity Building Branch, DSDG
@email
Ms. Saras Jagwanth
Inter-regional Adviser, DPIDG
@email
APRM
Ms. Sara Tawfik-Hamouda
Researcher, African Peer Review Mechanism, Continental Secretariat
@email