Concept notes and papers
In January 2016, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) replaced the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as the main international mechanism for guiding development in all United Nations member states until 2030. These global goals concern a wide range of targets, including poverty alleviation, economic growth and environmental objectives. National governments, however, cannot realise these ambitious goals on their own. Collective and individual efforts at the local, national and international levels are necessary. Moreover, governments will need the broad involvement of other stakeholders, such as the private sector, the general public and civil society organisations (CSOs). This paper identifes four critical roles that CSOs can play in the “localisation” of these goals. These roles were discussed and validated by two African think tank dialogues that involved civil society actors as well as other local and international experts-
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The goal of the project is to monitor the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in high income countries. The ultimate goal of the project is that national governments in the OECD and th...
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Tools : Monitoring and Evaluation
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This report provides a synthesis of the key issues that emerged from the Regional Workshop on the SDG learning agenda for local governments, in the context of South-South Triangular Cooperation, whic...
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Guidance and systemization of experiences
