Bulgaria 2020 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
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Voluntary National Review SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Bulgaria 2020 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 7. Ensure access to a!ordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat deserti"cation, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build e!ective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development 2 VOLUNTARY NATIONAL REVIEW OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS The Voluntary National Review Reflects the Views of Different Stakeholders Bulgaria TABLE OF CONTENTS ADDRESS BY THE PRIME MINISTER.................................................................................................5 PREFACE ...........................................................................................................................................6 1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................8 2. METHODOLOGY AND PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE REVIEW.....................................10 3. POLICIES AND NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT .......................12 a) Stakeholder engagement................................................................................................................................... 12 b) Interplay of SDGs with national strategic documents............................................................................. 19 c) Integration of the three dimensions of sustainable development...................................................... 24 d) “Leaving no one behind”.................................................................................................................................... 30 e) Institutional mechanisms ................................................................................................................................... 33 f) Structural issues ...................................................................................................................................................... 36 4. PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING THE GOALS..............................................................................39 Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere.............................................................................................. 40 Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture..................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages................................................. 45 Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all................................................................................................................................................... 49 Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls...................................................... 53 Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all ............... 57 Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all ...................... 60 Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.................................................................................................................. 63 Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation ............................................................................................................................................... 66 Goal 10. Reduce income inequality within and among countries............................................................ 69 Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.................. 72 Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns......................................................75 Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts............................................... 79 Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development ............................................................................................................................................................... 82 Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss .......................................................................................................................................................... 85 Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels................. 89 Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development............................................................................................................................... 93 5. MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION ..................................................................................................96 6. CHALLENGES AND FURTHER STEPS..........................................................................................98 7. ANNEXES.................................................................................................................................. 100 – Statistical Monitoring ..........................................................................................................................................100 – COVID-19 Response .............................................................................................................................................127 ADDRESS BY THE PRIME MINISTER Bulgaria is presenting its first Voluntary National Review of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in trying times. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda is more important than ever. The COVID- 19 pandemic has not only posed chal- lenges to sustainable development. It has highlighted multiple problems that ex- isted before. The Voluntary National Review coincides with celebrating the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations and the 65th anniversary of the accession of Bulgaria to the UN. Bulgaria has supported the implementa- tion of the 17 Goals since their adoption. We view them as integrated and indivisi- ble and we will continue to work for their implementation in national, regional and international perspective. We ascribe equal importance to the economic, social and environmental dimension of sustainable development. Our country is a defender of multilateralism and a rules-based interna- tional order. In our actions, we are guided by the rule of law. We believe that human rights are universal and indivisible and should be respected everywhere. Gender equality is our priority. We pay special attention to the vulnerable groups in the achieve- ment of sustainable development, so that no one is left behind. Our country has proven to be a reliable partner not only in European, but also in international af- fairs. We are conducting a sensible, reliable and predictable foreign policy. We highly appreciate the importance of the UN and the leading contribution of the EU for achiev- ing our common strategic goals. We pay particular attention to the regions that surround us – the Western Balkans, the Eastern Partnership, the Black Sea region, and we provide official develop- ment assistance in accordance with the sustainable development principles. The Voluntary National Review outlines policies and strategies adopted by the government for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals on the local, national and world levels. We are happy to note that civil society and businesses united around the importance of the 17 Goals by getting