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Sustainable Development Goals are Part of the 2030 Agenda
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development implementation is anchored in a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focusing on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people.
In the six years since the adoption of this ambitious and universal framework, we have witnessed a tremendous mobilization of not only national governments but also of stakeholders from different sectors, including civil society organizations, the private sector, academia, local governments, international organizations, action communities and many others around the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are at its core.
In 2021, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) launched a second open call for SDG Good Practices, Success Stories and Lessons Learned by governments, the UN system entities and other stakeholders. More than 700 submissions were received and reviewed by an inter-agency team of UN experts, and over 460 have been made publicly available on a dedicated online platform.
The SDGs Good Practices platform serves as a knowledge-exchange hub of success stories and lessons learned in SDG implementation. Not only does the platform provide the ‘Who, What, When, Where, and Why?’ for each initiative, but it also offers a comprehensive look into relevant consultation processes; mechanisms for implementation; tried and tested solutions; and, most importantly, the means of scaling and replicating initiatives. This publication aims to highlight some outstanding examples from the second open call for SDG Good Practices, including insights into how partners have responded to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining their commitment to SDG implementation.
In many instances, diverse actors have come together and formed partnerships to scale up the impact of initiatives. As a result, several SDG Good Practices report on the dividends of having united key actors from the outset of their initiatives. It also presents initiatives that have been scaled up from the local to the national level and showcase inspiring actions brought to scale at the regional level.
We hope that the SDGs Good Practices platform can inspire governments and other stakeholders worldwide to find innovative solutions to tackle SDG - related challenges and help facilitate peer learning and concrete partnerships.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted many deeply rooted problems in our societies. To address them, we need to make major structural transformations and develop common solutions guided by the SDGs. Only by taking action at the global, regional, local and individual levels can we pursue a transformative recovery from the effects of COVID-19 and double down on our efforts to make the 2030 Agenda a reality for all.
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