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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 […]

The present Report, being the result of a collaborative partnership between the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (1)  and the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO), is the fourth annual report of Financing the UN Development System. In a rapidly changing universe of development finance against the backdrop of the 2030 Agenda, it is obvious that

On 25 September 2015 world leaders adopted the Sustainable Development Goals/SDGs. Each year on the anniversary of this historic day, citizens, institutions, and organizations around the world are called to #ACT4SDGs in a global day of action. It is also a day to mobilize people to take concrete actions, reaffirming the shared global commitment for

The General Assembly of the United Nations, with the Resolution Α/RES/72/279 adopted on 31 May 2018, welcomes a revitalized, strategic, flexible and action-oriented United Nations Development Assistance Framework as the most important instrument for the planning and implementation of United Nations development activities in each country, in support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

The 7th High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, for the year 2019, will take place in New York on dates to be decided (8-19 July, tentative). In addition to the annual July session, under ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council) auspices, HLPF will also convene for two days in September, under the UN

The Ministerial Declaration of the high-level segment of the 2018 session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was focused on supporting sustainable and resilient societies. Through this Declaration, Ministers and high representatives reaffirmed their commitment to effectively implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, for all people everywhere, and their commitment to the Addis

The 2018 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development took place from 9 to 18 July at UN headquarters. A total of 46 countries presented Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs), up from 43 countries that conducted reviews in 2017. Since the inaugural reviews in 2016, 111 reviews have been presented, by 102 countries, with a number

The Report monitors progress in implementation of the Financing for Development outcomes, including the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (ΑΑΑΑ) and relevant means of implementation targets of the SDGs. To address risks and close implementation gaps, the Inter-agency Task Force lays out a range of policy options and recommendations for corrective action, across the seven action

The annual session of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2018), convened under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), took place in New York, from 9-18 July 2018. The theme of HLPF 2018 was ‘Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies’. The three-day ministerial meeting of the Forum took

The Voluntary National Review (VNR) of Greece was presented at the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (2018 HLPF) on 16 July 2018. This year’s theme is “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies”. The UN HLPF is the essential global forum for reviewing successes, challenges and lessons learned on achieving the Sustainable Development