可持续发展目标在行动2016成果报告

1The SDGs in Action @ WGS2016Dubbed as “The SDGs in Action@WGS2016”, the three-day program held as part of the WorldGovernment Summit (WGS), brought together leaders from governments, international organizations,policy makers, experts, academics, youth, social influencers and private sector representatives to:Galvanize commitment fromall sectors of society, fromglobal leaders as well as theyouth, towards achievement ofthe global goals to eradicatepoverty while also ensuringsustainable development.Increase awarenessof and support for theimplementation of the2030 developmentagenda.Contribute towards globaldiscussions, and present themeetings’ outcomes/high-levelrecommendations, including forexample at the UN High-levelPolitical Forum (HLPF) in JulyProduce recommendationsand identify initiatives that willaugment implementation of theSDGs globally, regionally and atthe national level – tackling twokey implementation elements of•Monitoring and Reporting•Global Financing. 2016.the SDGs: Setting the SceneThe first session of the SDGs in Action programmewasheld at the opening day of the WorldGovernment Summit. Designed to ‘set the scene’for The SDGs inAction @ WGS2016program, thesession’s emphasis was to provide the context forthe participants and to facilitate broad discussionson expected outcomes of the three-day programcenteredtowards the achievement of theSustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adoptedat the UN Sustainable Development Summit inSeptember 2015.Moderated by Mr. Nasir El Tibi, Senior Presenterat Al Arabiya News Channel, and followed byakeynote speech delivered by Dr.MahmoudMohieldin, Senior Vice President for the 2030DevelopmentAgenda,Partnerships at the World Bank, panelists sharedtheir views on how best to build on the successesof the global goals set out 15 years ago as theMillennium Development Goals (MDGs) to boostpoverty alleviation programs, and achieve, by 2030,sustainable development in its three dimensions:social, economic and environmental.Session One: Setting the SceneDr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Ms. Elil Lepik, H.E. Inam Karimov,Ms. Kathy Calvin, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Highlighting the need to address the unfinishedbusiness of the MDGs, the session’s panelists alsooutlined priorities for 2016 and beyond. Panelistsincluded:Sir Fazle Hasan Abed,Founder and ChairpersonofBRAC,thelargestnon-governmentaldevelopment organization in the world, measuredby the number of employees and the number ofpeople it has helped;Ms. Kathy Calvin,President and CEO of UNFoundation, an international organization based inNew York, and an advocate for the United Nations(UN) offering a platform for connecting people,ideas and resources to help the UN solve globalproblems;H.E. Inam Karimov,Chairman and Minister, StateAgency for Public Service and Social Innovations,Government of Azerbaijan;Ms. Eili Lepik,Chief Adviser and National Contactfor Sustainable Development, Prime Minister’sOffice, Government of Estonia. UNRelations,and Two Interactive Dialogues on SDGsChallengesProviding the blueprint of the global developmentagenda for the next 15 years, the SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs), while ambitious anduniversal, do not come without challenges forits successful implementation.Two of the mostimportant challenges were highlighted throughinteractive dialogues convened at the 2016 SDGsin Action Programme:•Monitoring and Reporting,•Global Financing.Tofacilitate delivery of more streamlineddiscussions, the SDGs were grouped intosixclusters.In both sessions, participants have alsobeen pre-assigned to join group dialogues in aspecific cluster.Cluster Room*These six clusters are not UAE-clusters, and not intendedto be interpreted as UAE-recommended grouping.Theyhave been merely set to aid in the delivery of morestreamlined discussions at the 4thWGS. SDG 17 is coveredunder the WGS financing event, while SDG 16 is seen ascross-cutting and is hence omitted.ClustersTopicsGoals1Poverty and InequalitySDG1, SDG102Health, Education andGenderSDG3, SDG4, SDG53Food, Water and EnergySDG2, SDG6, SDG74Growth, Employment andInnovationSDG8, SDG95Climate, Ocean andBiodiversitySDG13, SDG14,SDG156SustainableConsumption andHuman SettlementsSDG11, SDG12 High-level Meeting on the SDGs:Monitoring and ReportingMonitoring and reporting is essential to trackingprogress towards SDG targets. If we can’t measureit clearly, we can’t manage it. Several globalinitiatives are underway and expert groups continueto work on assessing the data needs and the list ofindicators that will measure progress.Thissession,hostedbytheFederalCompetitivenessand Statistics Authority (FCSA)on 08 February 2016aimed to tackle the following questions:How can the public-,private- and non-profitsectors work togetherto better monitor andreport progress?1What are thebiggest challengesto monitoring andreporting?2What might be acall to action andrecommendationsto address thesechallenges?3 3 01Welcome NoteBy: HE Abdulla Lootah (FCSA)FCSADirector GeneralDuration : 5 MinLocation : P