01-10-19 1 Voluntary National Review: Overview and Opportunities Sara Libera Zanetti ESCAP, EDD Thimphu, 01.10.19 Follow-Up & Review – guiding principles TRACK PROGRESS IN A HOLISTIC AND INTEGRATED WAY ENHANCE CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES VOLUNTARY & COUNTRY-LED LONG TERM ORIENTATION RIGOUROUS, EVIDENCE BASED, HIGH QUALITY DATA ACTIVE SUPPORT BY THE UN SYSTEM AND OTHER MULTI LATERAL INSTITUTIONS SUPPORT REPORTING BY ALL RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS PEOPLE CENTERED, GENDER SENSITIVE, RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS, LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND BUILDING ON EXISTING PLATFORMS AND PROCESSES 1 2
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Voluntary National Review: Overview and Opportunities
Sara Libera ZanettiESCAP, EDDThimphu, 01.10.19
Follow-Up & Review – guiding principles
TRACK PROGRESS IN A HOLISTIC AND INTEGRATED WAY
ENHANCE CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
VOLUNTARY & COUNTRY-LED LONG TERM ORIENTATION
RIGOUROUS, EVIDENCE BASED, HIGH QUALITY DATA
ACTIVE SUPPORT BY THE UN SYSTEM AND OTHER MULTI
LATERAL INSTITUTIONS
SUPPORT REPORTING BY ALL RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS
PEOPLE CENTERED, GENDER SENSITIVE, RESPECTING HUMAN
RIGHTS, LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND
BUILDING ON EXISTING PLATFORMS AND PROCESSES
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Architecture for FUR
GLOBAL High Level Political Forum (HLPF)
REGIONAL Regional Peer Review (APFSD)
National Reporting and Voluntary National Reviews (VNR)NATIONAL
Follow-up and review plays a critical role in ensuring effective SDG implementation, much of which needs
to happen at the national level
Voluntary National Reviews in South & South West Asia
Reporting countries:
2016: Turkey
2017: Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal
2018: Bhutan, Sri Lanka
2019: Pakistan, Turkey*
2020: Bangladesh*, India*, Nepal*
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What do VNRs report on? Analysis of goals and targets:o a snapshot of the status of the goals and
targets;
o achievements and good practices;
o the impact of country interventions at home and abroad;
o gaps and challenges;
o SDG interlinkages:
o emerging issues;
o future implementation plans.
13%
Goals under review
72%
All 17 goals
11%
Goals of own choice
38%
Leaving no one behind
48%
Statistical data
source: UN DESA (2018)
Opportunities
HIGHLIGHT COUNTRY PRIORITIES
AWARENESS RAISING & ADVOCACY
CREATING MULTI STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIPS
ENHANCED MONITORING ACCOUNTABILITY, EVALUATION,
REPORTING
STAKEHOLDER BUY IN OWNERSHIP & ACTIVATION LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND
• Gross Domestic Product (GDP) less primary incomes available to a country
2.1; 2.2;
3.2
4.1; 4.6
2.1.1; 2.1.2; 2.2.1; 2.2.2
3.1.1; 3.2.1; 3.2.2
4.1.1; 4.6.1
Human Assets Index (HAI)
• Nutrition• % of population undernourished
• Health• Mortality rate for children < 5 years
• Education• Gross secondary school enrolment ratio• Adult literacy rate
1.5
2.3; 2.4; 2.5; 2.a
11.5
14.6; 14.7; 14.b
17.11
1.5.1
2.3.1; 2.4.1; 2.5.1; 2,a,1; 2.a.2
11.5.1
14.6.1; 14.7.1; 14.b.1
17.11.1
Economic Vulnerability Index (EVI)
• Population size• Remoteness• Merchandise export concentration• Share of agriculture, forestry and fisheries• Share of population in low elevated coastal zones• Instability of exports and services• Victims of natural disasters• Instability of agricultural production
VNRs as a tool for highlighting partnerships
o Opportunity to capitalize on positive synergies
o Supplement missing capacities
o Bring additional resources for implementation of the 2030 Agenda
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VNRs as a tool for depicting priorities
o Focus and accelerate action on priority areas
o Map priorities against budget requirements
o Prioritize resource mobilization efforts
VNRs as a tool for identifying synergieso Support identification of
challenges and opportunities for policy making
o Support priority-setting for more effective and efficient implementation of policies
o Depict interlinkages among the goals and communicate on progress
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VNRs as a tool for mobilize resources
o Support identification of new sources of financing
o Highlight the need to improvepolicy environment for resourcemobilization
National Levelo Strengthen political willo Resource mobilizationo Priority areaso Policy alignmento Identify next stepso Reinforced evidence-based decision
making
Global Levelo International attention o Knowledge sharingo Best practiceso Priority areas and assistance requiredo Peer learningo Multi stakeholder interface
