The “Africa Sustainable Development Report 2018” provides an integrated assessment of the continent’s progress towards implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the First Ten Year Implementation Plan of the African Union Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. In line with the theme of the 2018 High-level Political Forum (HLPF), this year’s report […]
The OECD’s edition “Multilateral Development Finance – Towards a New Pact on Multilateralism to Achieve the 2030 Agenda Together”, published in November 2018, contributes to the broader international debate on why we need multilateralism and how to make it more effective in order to achieve the 2030 Agenda. At a time when the value of
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In September 2015, international leaders agreed on a new global development agenda comprising 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets to be achieved by 2030: “Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. This report aims to help development co-operation providers better grasp the implications of the 2030 Agenda for their sector strategies,
The final session of the 4th Peer Review of the Development Co-operation Policies and Programmes of Greece by DAC/OECD, (Paris, Wednesday 28 November 2018), took place successfully and with significant participation (22 out of 30 DAC members). The final session was chaired by DAC’s Vice Chair, Mr. D. Rogers, and Greece was represented, at the
Greece has been a member of Development Assistance Committee/DAC of OECD since 1999 and during this year is going through the 4th Peer Review of its development co-operation policies and programmes. The last Peer Review took place seven years ago, in 2011. Peer Reviews are compulsory for all DAC members and they aim to improve
In May 2017 the European Commission set up the high-level multi-stakeholder platform to play a role in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals alongside Member States and the European institutions. The members of the platform, representing diverse interests and sectors, have now presented a common set of recommendations for a successful implementation of the
The OECD’s edition “Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2019 – Time to Face the Challenge” was published in November 2018. This cross-sectoral approach required close collaboration of four directorates to produce this report led by the Development Co-operation Directorate. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 2030 Agenda have redefined global ambitions: creating a
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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims at a fundamental transformation of society, and its patterns of production and consumption. On 24 September 2018, in the occasion of a UN High-level Meeting, the UN Secretary-General has released a four-year strategy for financing the 2030 Agenda. The strategy underscores the UN’s critical role in supporting and
Triangular co-operation refers to the co-operation between countries, international organisations, civil society, private sector, private philanthropy and others. The aforementioned actors work together in groups of three or more, to co-create flexible, cost-effective and innovative solutions for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and provide solutions to overcome today’s most pressing environmental, economic and social
EU budget support is a means of delivering effective aid and durable results in support of EU partners’ reform efforts and the sustainable development goals. Budget support is central to the international cooperation policy of the European Union since it promotes its fundamental values (including transparency and the involvement of civil society) and fulfils the
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