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A Capacity Development Workshop on “Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Advancing Subsidiarity in Practice” to be held in Freetown, Sierra Leone from 9 to 11 September 2025 is being jointly organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in Sierra Leone, and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). The national workshop will be convened to support national and local stakeholders in Sierra Leone in translating the SDGs into actionable local development strategies.
Presentations
Multi-level Government and SDGs: An African perspective, Professor Tinashe Chigwata, Head, Multi-Level Government, Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Governance Eco-system of SDGs and Agenda 2063: An African perspective, Ms. Sara Hamouda, Senior Continental Governance officer, APRM Continental Secretariat
Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Advancing Subsidiarity in Practice, Mr. Pietro Ceppi, Associate Expert, SDG Localization and Local Governments Team, UN Habitat
An African perspective on the Local Online Service Index (LOSI), Mr. Deniz Susar, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) UN DESA
Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers, Professor Tinashe Chigwata, Head, Multi-Level Government, Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Financing and Governance for Localization of SDGs: Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers, Assistant Director, Policy Analysis Division at Bank of Sierra Leone
Financing local government and SDGs, Professor Tinashe Chigwata, Head, Multi-Level Government, Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Localizing the SDGs through Infrastructure Asset management, Mr. Daniel Platz, Chief, Development Cooperation Forum Unit, Financing for Sustainable Development Office, UN DESA
Strengthening Local Capacity to Manage External Shocks and Risks, Professor George Scott, Secretary General of the African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM), and Extraordinary Professor, School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Strengthening Local Capacity to Manage Shocks and Risk, Mr. Braima Koroma, Director of Research and Training at the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC)
Capacity Building of Local Councils for Resilience Shocks and Disasters, Mr. Andrew Lavalie, Executive Director of the Institute for Governance Reform, Sierra Leone
Agenda 2063 Reporting Framework and APRM Innovative Tools, Ms. Sara Hamouda, Senior Continental Governance officer, APRM Continental Secretariat
Monitoring and Evaluation at the Local Level, Dr. James Edwin, Director General, National Monitoring and Evaluation Agency, Sierra Leone
UN DESA in advancing Localization of SDGs and Agenda 2063, Ms. Nosipho Dhladhla, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) UN DESA
Preparatory reading materials
Principles of Effective of Governance
CEPA strategy guidance note on fiscal federalism and decentralization
CEPA strategy guidance note on strengthening urban governance
CEPA strategy guidance note on strengthening municipal finance and local finance systems
CEPA strategy guidance note on multi-level governance
Video Presentations
Effective National to Local Governance for SDG Localisation by Mr. Prabin Maharjan, Programme Management Expert, UNPOG, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), UN DESA
An African perspective on the Local Online Service Index (LOSI) by Mr. Deniz Susar, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), UN DESA
Innovative Practices in Local Government by Ms. Cristina Alicia Rodriguez Acosta, Inter-Regional Advisor, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), UN DESA
Localizing the SDGs in Sierra Leone: Advancing Subsidiarity in Practice by Ms. Carol Pollack, Senior Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA
Localizing the SDGs through Infrastructure Asset Management by Mr. Daniel Platz, Chief, Development Cooperation Forum Unit, Financing for Sustainable Development Office, UN DESA
Photos
Media Coverage
UN Agencies Weekly highlights, 8-12 September 2025
Sierra Leone Pioneers Grassroots Development Model: Localising Global Goals for National Impact, Awoko News, 10 September 2025
Sierra Leone Hosts SDG Workshop, Premier Media, 10 September 2025
Sierra Leone hosts regional workshop to localize global development goals, Truth Media, 10 September 2025
Sierra Leone Hosts Workshop on Localizing UN SDGs and Agenda 2063, Voice of Salone, 10 September 2025
Sierra Leone hosts Localizing the UN SDGs & Agenda 2063 Workshop, AYV News, 11 September 2025
Chief Minister Calls for Renewed Efforts to Achieve the SDGs, Day Break Newspaper, 14 September 2025
Contact Us
Saras Jagwanth
Governance and Public Administration Officer
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government
UN DESA
e-mail: @email
Nosipho Dhladhla
Information Systems Officer
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government
UN DESA
e-mail: dhladhla[at]un.org