Learning Conference on Developing a “Holistic Approach for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda”

Shanghai, People’s Republic of China – UNITAR, in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) successfully held the Learning Conference “Implementing the 2030 Agenda in the Asia-Pacific Region” in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, on the 23rd and 24th of January 2019. The conference was attended by more than 95 participants, including government officials leading the SDGs process in their countries, diplomats, international civil servants as well as university professors.  23 countries were represented in this event, with many participants coming from Small Island Developing States (SIDS), thus, providing different perspectives and experiences regarding the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

The purpose of the conference was to provide a space for discussion on the challenges and possible solutions for achieving sustainable development in the region. It also provided a platform to share the mechanism and good practices that exist for planning, monitoring, and evaluating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), both at the national and local levels.  Read more

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