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REPORT ON THE SDG FUND’S ACHIEVEMENTS DRAFT VERSION SEPTEMBER 2018 CONTENTS 1. The SDG Fund and the SDGs 2. Transition from the MDG Achievement Fund and the SDG Fund Governance 3. Administration, Accountability and Multi-Partner Trust Fund 4. Policy and advocacy for SDGs 5. Knowledge management and SDG Library 6. Joint Programming Modality 7. South-South Cooperation 8. Partnerships with Creative Industries 9. Engagement of the Private Sector 1 The SDG Fund and the SDGs The SDG Fund is the first UN development cooperation mechanism specifically established to implement the 2030 Agenda. Building upon the experience and lessons learned of the previous MDG Achievement Fund (2007-2013), the SDG Fund intends to act as a bridge in the transition from MDGs to SDGs, providing concrete experiences on how to achieve a sustainable and inclusive world post-2015 through its integrated and multidimensional joint programmes. To see the work of the SDGF in Agenda 2030 implementation, see the link: www.sdgfund.org The Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG Fund) is an international multi-donor and multi- agency development mechanism created in 2014 by UNDP on behalf of the UN system to support sustainable development activities through integrated and multidimensional joint programmes. Its main objective is to bring together UN agencies, national governments, academia, civil society and business to address the challenges of poverty, promote the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieve SDGs. Convening public-private partnerships for SDGs is in the SDG Fund’s DNA. As an inter-agency mechanism, the SDG Fund works across the UN system, currently with 14 agencies, implementing joint programmes around the globe. The government of Spain made the initial contribution to establish the fund, and more than 20 donors have donated since. The SDG Fund is supporting joint programmes in 23 countries with an approximately US $70 million budget. National and international partners, including the private sector, provide approximately 58% of the resources through matching funds. Each joint programme contributes to the achievement of several SDGs. The UN development system is composed of a wide array of specialized agencies. Each has a unique set of capacities, expertise, and partner networks. Through SDG Fund joint programmes, UN agencies come together, with the critical support of the UN resident coordinator, in service of each country. “Delivering as One” refers to a concept at the core of the UN reform process: coordinating different agencies to exploit their competitive advantages. A high level panel report with that title was published in 2006 demanding more coherence within the UN. The MDG Achievement Fund, precursor of the SDG Fund, was the largest UN initiative to put the “Delivering as One” principle into work, with proven positive results that are being taking up by the SDG Fund joint programmes: Creates broad and multi-stakeholder development platforms. Combining the specialized expertise of several UN Agencies, the SDG Fund brings about joint programmes that convene and put national and local goverments, civil society organizations, communities, and private sector to work together. 2 Addresses multidimensional and complex priorities. Our programmes are able to tackle development priorities that converge and overlap. That’s for example the case of multidimensional issues, such as nutrition and food security. By targeting multi-dimensional development challenges, our programmes have also helped to increase cross-sectoral government interventions. Promotes dialogue. When a multisectoral approach is properly included in the programme design, it not only contributes to improving coordination and effectiveness of the UN System, but also to intersectoral dialogue and coordination among national institutions. This is why almost 50 governments have adopted this modality of work with the UN. The inclusive leadership of UN resident coordinator is essential for the success of this approach. The resident coordinator must balance involvement, transparency, and functionality, and clarify institutional roles. The SDG-F believes profoundly in the articulating role of resident coordinators and provides a unique opportunity for them to strengthen their vital role as leaders of United Nations Country Teams (UNCT). UN coherence for sustainable development Fostering trust between partners also builds an important base for coordination. But even if the coordination learning curve is steep, results in the longer term clearly pay back. UN coordination and Delivering as One, also known as UN system-wide coherence, is work in progress and an important element of the current efforts of the UN to get “fit for purpose” to deliver concrete and sustainable development results. The UN Secretary General has called the UN system to work more collaboratively. As sustainable development requires taking the social, economic, and environmental consequences of development programmes, UN coherence will be central. According with the Fund’s Terms of Reference, the main purpose of the SDGF is to achieve the SDG goals included in the Agenda 2030 approved by the General Assembly of the UN. This is the main goal of the Fund and that’s the reason for developing Joint programmes in the field as well as advocacy activities with different actors, following the content of the Agenda 2030. The SDG Fund is conceived as a tool to support the basic mandate of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes and a tool for performing activities in specific countries with an innovative approach and with special emphasis on engaging the Private Sector and non-traditional development partners. 3 The SDGF aims to become a relevant, efficient, effective, sustainable and impactful multilateral, multi-agency and multi-stakeholder development mechanism that addresses the 2030 Agenda challenges and objectives and contributes to the implementation and achievement of the SDGs engaging non-traditional stakeholders with special emphasis on the Private Sector and its development role as a game changer. The main objectives of the Fund are: the achievement of the goals according with the new agenda 2030; national ownership following Paris, Accra and Busan agreements; and effectiveness of the UN system bringing together UN agencies, national governments, academia, civil society, creative industries and the private sector to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 sustainable development goals. It is the first mechanism with these characteristics specifically created to achieve the SDGs. Its matching funds resource mobilization approach has proven to be an effective mechanism to leverage funds, guaranty national ownership and encourage sustainability. The way to work, matrix with indicators for the JPs, baseline, targets, means of verification and data collection methods are included in the ToRs for JPs and also for PPP. Inputs The SDG Fund in order to fulfil its objectives and thus positively contribute to the 2030 Agenda implementation and SDGs achievement needs to enlarge its donor base, widen the number of non-traditional development actors partners and promote the improvement of its related development interventions. Moreover, the SDG Fund is based on the principles of effective development cooperation (including national ownership, alignment, harmonization, simplification, mutual accountability and focus on results), inclusion and participation and One UN coordination, all principles that guide its activities. Activities The SDG Fund achieves its objectives through the following activities: Joint programmes, at the country level. Public-private innovation for sustainable development. Projects promoting innovative Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). Advocacy for Agenda 2030. Building Partnerships to achieve Agenda 2030. Generation of knowledge, knowledge management and engagement with Academia and the education sector. Generation or relevant debates and dialogues. 4 Communication and social mobilization and engagement with creative industries, including sports and technology. Outputs The SDG Fund understands that its outputs will be: SDG Fund’s Joint Programmes are successful and relevant instruments to achieve SDGs in and efficient, relevant and effective way. The interventions are impactful and sustainable. The SDGF's PPPs are successful and relevant instruments to achieve SDGs in and efficient, relevant and effective way. Non-traditional stakeholders contribute the implementation of SDGs through SDGF's PPPs. A series of events & publications related to the SDGF’s work, partnerships and KM are organized and undertaken. These will lead not only to fulfil KM purposes but as well to develop our advocacy strategy and to increase SDGs and 2030 Agenda awareness. RM and Fundraising initiatives are critical to fund the SDGF’s activities and PPPs in order to actively and positively contribute to 2030 Agenda implementation. Finally, successful and relevant engagement of non-traditional stakeholders and new development actors to implement 2030 Agenda is a major output pursued by the SDGF. Outcomes The major expected outcomes of the SDG Fund are: Achieving individual SDGs Increased awareness about Agenda 2030 SDGs and Agenda 2030 implementation The SDG Fund recognizes that to achieve Agenda 2030, it requires the active participation of not just governments and the UN System but equally academia, civil society and the private sector and most importantly citizens themselves. Each of the SDG Fund’s