Continental Workshop on the Voluntary National Reviews for the 2023 HLPF and the Domestication of Agenda 2063

Date
End Date
Region
Africa
Contributor
UN DESA/DPIDG
Thematic Area
Governance and public administration

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.

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Concept Note

Agenda/Programme

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Presentations

Day 1 

Lesson Learnt from 2022 VNR on SDGs Implementation and AU Agenda first Ten Year Implementations_Tamiru Terefe Cherinet

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.

Revue Nationale Volontaire - VNR 2023 - Atelier continental sur les examens nationaux volontaires pour le FPHN 2023 et l’appropriation de l’Agenda 2063_ Senegal

Principles of Effective Governance for Sustainable Development_Ms. Saras Jagwanth

The Gambia Country Presentation

Considering Domestication of the SDGs, Agenda 2030, and Agenda 2063 in regard to Eritrea_Fikrejesus Amahazion (PhD)

Experience and promising practices implementing Agenda 2063 and 2030 Agenda, including localizing the SDGs - The case of Botswana

Échange entre pairs relatif l'examen national volontaire des pays sur les expériences et les pratiques prometteuses dans la mise en œuvre des Agendas 2063 et 2030, y compris la localisation des ODD_M. AMOYA Kobenan

ECHANGE ENTRE PAIRS DES PAYS PRESENTANT DES EXAMENS NATIONAUX VOLONTAIRES SUR LES EXPERIENCES ET LES PRATIQUES CONCERNANT LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DE L’AGENDA 2063 ET L’AGENDA 2030, Y COMPRIS LA DOMESTICATION DES ODD_REPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE

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 

TOOLS FOR THE ASESSMENT & MONITORING OF AGENDA 2063 & SDGS IN AFRICA: AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM (APRM) PERSPECTIVE

Reflections on Agenda 2063 M&E Processes_NEPAD

Presentation_Togo

Lien entre l’énergie, l’eau et les infrastructures pour des communautés durables, sûres et inclusives en Afrique-Comoros  

Presentation_Rép. Démocratique du Congo

Presentation_Eswatini

Presentation_Guinée Bissau  

Presentation_BURKINA FASO

LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND: ENHANCING THE ROLE OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2030 AGENDA AND AGENDA 2063_Zambia

Presentation_South Africa

Presentation_Ghana

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