Session 2: The SDG Agenda: No-one left behind

Outline The origin and goals of the SDGs Comparing the MDGs and SDGs The implications of the EFGR dimensions Tailoring the SDG evaluation to the national contexts.

SDGs

2030 Agenda/SDGs

1. The origin and goals of the SDGs A new world vision – the world we want The principle of universality The challenge of the country-driven focus Prioritizing gender equality and women’s empowerment The focus on social inclusion The SDG agenda is a political agenda

No one left behind!

From MDGs to SDGs Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) (2000-2015) Goal 3:  Promote gender equality and empower women Target 3.A: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015 Goal 5: Improve maternal health Target 5.A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio Target 5.B: Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health Sustainable Development Goals (2016-2030) Goal 5 “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” 9 targets, 14 indicators addressing  multiple concerns (none covered in the MDG framework) Around 34% (58 out of 169) of Targets explicitly or implicitly address GE & EWG Strong emphasis on disaggregation, including by sex and other relevant characteristics to capture intersecting inequalities (TG 17.18; para 74.g)

2. Comparing the SDGs and the MDGs Universality Sustainability Complementarities among all SDGs Cross-cutting SDGs Gender Equality Gender: focus on underlying causes of inequality – not just measuring targets A normative focus

Comparing SDGs and MDGs [continued] Moving beyond aggregate gender and equality indicators indicators: Inequality within and between countries Barriers to achieving gender equality Understanding the complex mechanisms of social control “Were any groups left behind” Focus on gaps between most vulnerable and the poor Evaluations will be designed, implemented and used in a participatory way

3. The implications of the EFGR dimensions More in-depth and broader focus on gender Requiring innovative methodologies combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies Broader social systems analysis required Gender and equality defined as cross-cutting themes New and more complex methodologies required Need to identify gender and equality dimensions of every SDG Commitment to a participatory focus Implications for who owns the evaluations, how they are organized, disseminated and used

4. Tailoring the SDG evaluations to national, sub-national and local contexts UNDG has prepared a useful guidance note on tailoring the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development to the national context which also provides some general guidance on how to develop country M&E systems. The guidance proposes a 4 step process: Reviewing existing strategies and plans and identifying required areas of change Making initial recommendations to the leadership of the national government Setting nationally relevant targets Formulating strategies and plans using systems thinking

Resources Sustainable Development Goals https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs Evaluating SDGs with an equity-focused and gender-responsive lens INSERT LINK