1. Dialogue with Member States: “Moving from MDGs to SDGs in Europe and Central Asia: Untangling Complexity, Taking Action,” November 2016
Magdy Martínez-Solimán
Co-Chair of the UNDG WG on Sustainable Development
Assistant Administrator and Director, BPPS, UNDP

2. 2030 AGENDA & SDGS UNIVERSALITY INTEGRATION ‘NO ONE LEFT BEHIND’
Implies that goals and targets are relevant to all governments and actors.
Universality does not mean uniformity. It implies differentiation (What can each country contribute?)
Policy integration means balancing all three SD dimensions: social, economic growth and environmental protection
An integrated approach implies managing trade-offs and maximizing synergies across targets
The principle of ‘no one left behind’ advocates countries to go beyond averages.
The SDGs should benefit all – eradicating poverty and reducing inequalities.
Promotion and use of disaggregated data is key

3. LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND
UN’s commitment to helping countries address this fundamental principle

4. THE UNDG RESPONSE - MAPS
MAINSTREAMING
ACCELERATION
POLICY SUPPORT
Landing the SDG agenda at the national and local levels: integration into national and sub-national plans for development; and into budget allocations
Will need to be linked to the new UNDAF Guidelines
Focus on priority areas defined by respective countries
Support an integrated approach, including synergies and trade-offs
Bottlenecks assessment, financing and partnerships, and measurement
Support – skills and experience - from respective UN agencies to countries, which should be made available at a low cost in a timely manner

5. MAINSTREAMING THE SDGs: ALIGNMENT
Review of national plans vis-a-vis SDGs: mapping of SDGs and targets against national/sub-national priorities
Institutional ownership: balancing between sectoral and cross-sectoral actions through inter-ministerial coordination
UN SDG Action Campaign: key resource for SDG advocacy and public engagement
UNDG Reference Guide on Mainstreaming to support UNCTs: a menu of approaches and tools to adapt the 2030 Agenda to country context

6. SDGs ARE COMING TO LIFE Key observations
Publication “The SDGs are Coming to Life: Stories of Country Implementation and UN Support” was launched at 2016 HLPF in order to:
present a snapshot of early actions of countries to implement the SDGs even at this early stage;
contribute to the exchange of experiences and mutual learning among countries; and
illustrate the role of the UN in supporting countries
Key observations
Early efforts to mainstream the SDGs in national plans and frameworks are happening in all 16 countries featured. 
Governments are calling on the UN to convene and facilitate inclusive national dialogues with all members of society on SDG implementation.
Measuring progress against the 2030 Agenda presents many challenges, but countries across the board are increasingly ready to take them on and are looking to the UN for support to help them track and report progress.
Some of the most innovative examples of early actions to mainstream the SDGs and establish risk management frameworks while keeping the longer-term vision in mind come from countries in complex situations.

7. COUNTRY EXAMPLES Finland Georgia Montenegro Germany
Updated its development policy to align with the 2030 Agenda
is developing National Implementation Plan, assessing policies, activities and budgets vis-à- vis the SDGs and targets
Georgia
Prioritized 13 SDGs and 79 targets for the next 5-7 years to adapt the SDGs to national priorities and challenges. 
Montenegro
Conducted a mapping of the SDG targets and indicators against existing national statistics.
Aligned the National Strategy for Sustainable Development with the Agenda through public consultations.
Germany
Engages with each individual SDG and defines the need for relevant action, in revising its National Sustainable Development Strategy.
Aligned its international development policy with the five core areas of the 2030 Agenda

8. Accelerating SDG Progress
Not all goals can be pursued equally and at the same time
Pursuit of catalytic actions with impacts across multiple SDG targets
Inspiring cross-sectoral collaboration, breaking down silos
Identifying and investing in ‘accelerators’ – intervention areas that can yield multiple dividends (women and girls’ empowerment, energy access, water access)
Identifying the bottlenecks limiting progress of development interventions
Adapting innovative acceleration solutions across countries

9. Gender Equality: SDG Accelerator
Investing in expanded opportunities for women and girls and advancing their economic, legal and political empowerment has proven to be an accelerator – with multiplying effects.
Without gender equality the SDGs cannot be achieved: being serious about ‘leaving no one behind’

10. Acceleration Toolkit Guiding Framework Risk-Informed Development
AcCelerating sdg progress
To support countries in SDG prioritization and acceleration, UNDG is producing an online platform of tools for accelerating SDG achievement.
Acceleration Toolkit Guiding Framework
Integration
To address multi-sectoral and cross-cutting solutions
Last-mile
To help “leave no one behind”
Risk-Informed Development
To tackle vulnerability and boost resilience
Universality
To better understand international and inter-regional impact, including for industrialized countries

11. FOLLOW-UP AND REVIEW OF 2030 AGENDA
Global: HLPF
Voluntary National Reviews Thematic reviews
Global reports
Stakeholders’ inputs
Regional: Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
National: Country-led reports
UNDG country SDG reporting guidelines (expected end 2016)
2017 HLPF
July , New York
Theme: Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world
Focus goals: 1 (poverty), 2 (hunger), 3 (health), 5 (gender), 9 (infrastructure), 14 (oceans), 17 (MOIs and partnerships)
Voluntary National Reviews
30 countries (17 programme countries)
Out of 30, 12 are European countries: Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden

12. THANK YOU!
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