PROGRESSING NATIONAL SDGS IMPLEMENTATION:An independent assessment of the Voluntary National Review reports submitted to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2022THE SEVENTH EDITION IN AN ANNUAL SERIES COMMISSIONED BY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS February 2023PROGRESSING NATIONAL SDGS IMPLEMENTATION2CREDIT: ©WORLD VISIONPROGRESSING NATIONAL SDGS IMPLEMENTATION3Contents Table of Contents 3 Highlights 61. Introduction 82. Governance, Institutional Mechanisms and Engagement 11 2.1. Key Findings 11 2.1.1. Leadership, governance and institutional mechanisms 11 2.1.2. Stakeholder engagement in 2030 Agenda implementation 12 2.2. Leadership, governance and institutional mechanisms 14 2.2.1. Leadership 14 2.2.2. Governance arrangements and institutional mechanisms 15 2.2.3. Non-state actor engagement in governance arrangements 18 2.2.4. Engaging peers on the 2030 Agenda 25 2.2.5. Engaging with Regional Fora on Sustainable Development 28 2.2.6 Recommendations 30 2.3. Stakeholder engagement in 2030 Agenda implementation 31 2.3.1. The status of civic space according to civil society 36 2.3.2. Process for stakeholder engagement 39 2.3.3. Engagement in defining national priorities 47 2.3.4. Engagement to carry out VNRs 49 2.3.5. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stakeholder engagement 51 2.3.6. Recommendations 523. Policies for 2030 Agenda implementation 53 3.1. Key Findings 53 3.1.1. Baseline or gap analysis 53 3.1.2. Incorporation of the 2030 Agenda into national frameworks and policies 54 3.1.3. Nationalizing the 2030 Agenda 54 3.1.4. Integration and policy coherence 54 3.2. Baseline or gap analysis 55 3.2.1. Recommendations 59 3.3. Incorporation of the 2030 Agenda into national frameworks and policies ...
