Support of the UN Country Team to the 2030 Agenda in ARGENTINA
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Support of the UN Country Team to the 2030 Agenda in ARGENTINA The Government of Argentina has requested support to the UN Country Team in the three main pillars of the MAPS (Mainstreaming, Acceleration, and Policy Support) – the joint approach adopted by the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) to support national governments with the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Support requested per MAPS pillar: Support provided by the UN Country Team: Landing the 2030 Agenda at national Initiate now Initiate over time local levels, and integrating it into plans and budget. Raising public awareness t or Applying multi-stakeholder approaches p p M Plan u S a in Reviewing plans and adapting SDGs y s c i t l r Ensure skills and e o a P expertise in UN is m i Horizontal policy coherence n made available. g Vertical policy coherence Do Targeting national and UN resources Financing and budgeting for the future at priority areas. A cceleration Monitoring, reporting and accountability Assessing risks and fostering adaptability By the signature of this agreement we Check Negotiations Implementation are committed to develop dierent & agreement UNCT support in mainstreaming, policies for improving quality of life acceleration & policy support and sustainable development. Adoption of SDGs Rosana Bertone Indicators Governor of Tierra del Fuego. 2015 2017 2030 Examples of activities implemented by the UNCT Impact: to support the 2030 Agenda in Argentina: Monitoring, reporting and accountability During 2016, both advocacy and technical assistance Assistance provided to strengthen existing data and were provided by the UNCT for mainstreaming and metadata reporting systems for information exchanges, adapting the 2030 Agenda. The UNCT participated in including reporting on key indicators and providing more than 25 dissemination events of the 2030 Agenda, opportunities for both horizontal and vertical coordination. targeting private sector, academics, public ocials, legislators, youth, cities, and civil society organizations. Applying multi-stakeholder approaches This included: visiting the provinces, conducting regional Guidance provided to the Government on how to conduct workshops and participating in city forums; working with multi-stakeholder dialogue to assist with the process of academic institutions; and interreligious dialogues. The engagement. UNCT presentation in Parliament culminated into the recent signature of commitment with the 2030 Agenda by Reviewing plans and adapting SDGs members of Parliament. Reviewed existing strategies and plans at the national, sub-national and local levels to identify SDG gaps and Technical assistance was provided towards statistical development of recommendations how to overcome analysis both at national and sub-national level for the these gaps. monitoring of the SDGs such as: (i) good practices research data management in other countries; (ii) baseline Financing and budgeting for the future studies in social programmes and decent work for SDG Took stock of the array of financing mechanism for the monitoring; (iii) sub-national gaps for the implementation 2030 Agenda by considering all sources of financing of SDGs; (iv) human rights, gender and migration as outlined in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. approaches mainstreamed in the 2030 Agenda and (v) Strategic Plan for the implementation and monitoring of The UNDAF strategic priorities and the SDGs: the 2030 Agenda. Measuring development: The United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework for Sustainable Development defines how the UN will jointly achieve sustainable development results in partnership with the Government of Argentina The UNCT has gathered extensive and further stakeholders. statistical preliminary series on the 17 Goals and their targets as well as qualitative information, which has been shared with the national authorities, d U an niv including the Statistical Institute. e er iv ble to b sa s a t as l a Additionally, the UNCT assisted the lu in en ic c c ta m s c In s p e e u lo r s government in strengthening existing e v s s v ic e e data and metadata reporting systems d including reporting on key indicators and providing opportunities for both f C o o d r horizontal and vertical coordination. p o e i s n p v u h a e s e s m s l t r n o a a t e u p i t h n z i i H g m a o i it b n d R e C n le n t a Environment www.onu.org.ar/ @ONUArgentina www.facebook.com/ONUChile /onuargentina Support of the UN Sub-regional Team to the 2030 Agenda in BARBADOS AND THE OECS The Government of Barbados and the OECS has requested support to the UN Sub-regional Team in one of the three main pillars of the MAPS (Mainstreaming) – the joint approach adopted by the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) to support national governments with the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Support requested per MAPS pillar: Support provided by the UN Sub-regional Team: Landing the 2030 Agenda at national Initiate now Initiate over time local levels, and integrating it into plans and budget. Raising public awareness Applying multi-stakeholder approaches M Plan a in Reviewing plans and adapting SDGs s t r e a m Horizontal policy coherence i n g Vertical policy coherence Do Financing and budgeting for the future Monitoring, reporting and accountability Assessing risks and fostering adaptability A key lesson from Barbados’ MDGs assessment is the need for a strengthened, Check Negotiations Implementation & agreement inclusive and accessible system of data UNST support in mainstreaming, and statistics to support the national acceleration & policy support monitoring of the SDGs. Adoption of SDGs Freundel Stuart, Indicators Prime Minister of Barbados. 2015 2017 2030 Examples of activities implemented by the UNST Impact: to support the 2030 Agenda in Barbados: The Barbados and the OECS sub-regional oce Raising public awareness supported the Government of Grenada to begin Workshops to sensitize government ocials and mainstreaming the SDGs into their national agenda. stakeholders on the 2030 Agenda. A three-day workshop held in September 2016 raised Monitoring, reporting and accountability awareness of more than 60 high level policy makers, Refine the Caribbean indicator set through parliamentarians and social partners on the SDGs and disaggregating data by sex, age and other salient helped the country examine how the SDGs might be socio-economic characteristics. incorporated into its new National Sustainable Development Plan 2030. The Oce also engaged two Reviewing plans and adapting SDGs representatives of the Government of Suriname to share Reviewing existing strategies and plans at the national, their experience of localizing SDGs with key partners in sub-national and local levels and identifying areas for Grenada. Additionally, it was discussed the transition from change. the MDGs to the SDGs, shared technical expertise on how to integrate SDGs into national planning and how Financing and budgeting for the future the UN can support the country in this eort. Taking stock of the array of financing mechanisms for the 2030 Agenda. Partnership and coordination: The UNDAF strategic priorities and the SDGs: Barbados and St. Lucia are in the process of establishing an inter-ministerial committee The United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development to follow-up on the implementation of the Framework (UN MSDF) defines how the UN will jointly achieve 2030 Agenda. The UN has oered to development results in partnership with the Government of Barbados support to this institutional mechanism in and the OECS. The framework aims to ensure that no one is left behind Barbados and a mission is planned to St. in national development eorts and is clearly aligned with the SDGs Lucia to explore how to best support the and the SAMOA mechanism. Pathway. Measuring development: nd e, a bl ean A ita b H u rib C e The UN Sub-regional Team, in collaboration q a ar a E C ib l with governments and ECLAC, is actively , s b th e u e y v o a working to refine the Caribbean indicator set i r n s e u for the measurement of the SDGs and on l p c s o disaggregating data by sex, age and other n I r salient socio-economic characteristics as a P means for ‘leaving no one behind’. A d n R S a e u *Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, which comprises Anguilla, s s e i t v n li a i Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, e i s a n n e e Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the t a h b C b o b Grenadines. le C ri ar a , a ib nd afe C be A S st an Ju www.2030caribbean.org @UN_Caribbean www.facebook.com/ONUChile /unitednationscaribbean Support of the UN Country Team to the 2030 Agenda in BELIZE The Government of Belize has requested support to the UN Country Team in the three main pillars of the MAPS (Mainstreaming, Acceleration, and Policy Support) – the joint approach adopted by the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) to support national governments with the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Support requested per MAPS pillar: Support provided by the UN Country Team: Landing the 2030 Agenda at national Initiate now Initiate over time local levels, and integrating it into plans and budget. Raising public awareness rt po Applying multi-stakeholder approaches p Plan u M S a y in Reviewing plans and adapting SDGs c i s l t Ensure skills and o r e P expertise in UN is a m Horizontal policy coherence i made available. n g Vertical policy coherence Do Targeting national and UN resources Financing and budgeting for the future at priority areas. A n cceleratio Monitoring, reporting and accountability Assessing risks and fostering adaptability It is really to enhance and reinforce the Check Negotiations & Implementation sustainable development goals of the agreements UNCT support in mainstreaming, United Nations to help us to realize our acceleration & policy support potential under the UN plan.