VOLUNTARY NATIONAL REVIEWS AND INSTITUTIONAL

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VOLUNTARY NATIONAL REVIEWS AND INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS to strengthen integration & policy coherence Riccardo Mesiano EDD/ESCAP Table of Contents voluntary national reviews MECHANISMS for POLICY INTEGRATION WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM the VNRs MOVING FORWARD link the national and global are voluntary and state-led outline progress, share successes and challenges guidelines for presentation at HLPF regional frameworks facilitate The Voluntary National Reviews VNRs VNR: different levels Mechanisms for Policy Integration presented in Asia-Pacific VNRs Gross National Happiness (GNH) philosophy: comprises of 4 pillars & 9 domains that guide the country’s development plans SDGs are incorporated in the GNH development framework GNH Policy Screen Tool: consists of 22 variables is an application to assess and review all draft policies trough a GNH lens through a simple scoring system, it provides specific recommendations for policy review policies must meet 66 out of 88 points Checking alignment: Bhutan Source: Bhutan VNR (2018) SDG Nationalization & Interlinkages: Viet Nam Source: Viet Nam VNR (2018) 2017 SDG National Action Plan (SDG NAP) Multi stakeholder process to review existing development strategies Cross-sectoral team VSDGs: 17 goals, 115 targets Integrate the SDGs into the Socio-Economic Development Plan SEDP) Institutional Coordination Mechanisms National Councils/Committees of Sustainable Development Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Philippines, RoK, Thailand Inter-ministerial Committees Australia, Bangladesh, China, Japan SDG Task Forces Kazakhstan, Samoa, Timor-Leste Ministerial bodies Afghanistan, Georgia, India, Singapore, Sri-Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkey SDG Working Group: Timor Leste Source: Timor Leste SDG Road Map (2017) Established in 2015 Chaired by the Prime Minister Strong representation from the Ministries (planning, budgeting, monitoring and implementation of the SDP) Responsible for Integration of the SDGs into the Strategic Development Plan (SDP) Ensure coordination among different levels of Government Multi stakeholder National Coordination Council: Azerbaijan Source: Azerbaijan VNR(2017) Established in 2016 Chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, with the Minister of Economy as Deputy Chairman 14 members representing various government agencies Established four working groups: 1) Economic development and decent employment, 2) Social issues, 3) Environmental issues, and 4) Monitoring and evaluation Role of Parliaments Source: Together 2030 (2018) The National Assembly of Pakistan established a Parliamentary SDG Task Force to engage, and increase awareness of MPs on the SDGs Budgets as starting point for SDG implementation Linked to national circumstances and prioritization It is important to match ambitions with resources Mainstreaming SDGs into national budgets requires aligning budgeting & planning Necessity of integrated approaches Effective engagement of