The Sustainable Development Goals Acceleration Toolkit is an online compendium of system-level diagnostics, models, methodologies and guidance for analyzing interconnections among the SDGs, assessing how to contribute to the pledge by Member States to ‘leave no one behind’.
In their quest for sustainable development countries confront the need to harmonise policies in the economic, social and environmental dimensions. In doing so, it is critical to identify the inter-linkages that influence trade-offs and synergies across these dimensions. UN-DESA and partners have developed a suite of tools to address the complex interrelations underlying sustainable development.
In 2017, Azerbaijan produced its first Voluntary National Review (VNR), detailing the country’s efforts and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Azerbaijani government views the SDGs as the chance to empower a broad set of actors, while promoting participative dialog and enhancing collaboration as the nation pushes towards a sustainable future.
Malaysia’s New Economic Policy (NEP), introduced in 1970 to eradicate poverty and restructure societal imbalances, at the country on a course towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since then, each of its 5-year plans have included key elements of sustainable development, including aiming for sustainable economic growth, equitable distribution of gains across society, as well as environmental conservation efforts, and access to public services like infrastructure, utilities, education, healthcare.
Indonesia volunteered to present its national review (VNR) at the 2017 High Level Political Forum (HLPF). Indonesia’s first VNR centered on the theme of poverty eradication and improving prosperity (Goal 1). To this end, the report primarily focused on two aspects of sustainable development: improving the quality of human resources and enhancing economic opportunities. Both goals were targeted with the aim of delivering sustainable livelihoods.
As home to the world’s second-largest population, and the fastest-growing major economy, India’s scale ensures that it will have a significant impact on the outcome of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Samoa volunteered to present its national review (VNR) at the 2016 High Level Political Forum (HLPF). Samoa’s ability to develop while meeting the challenge of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is constrained by its small size, scarce resources, dispersion and isolation from markets, and capacity limitations. On top of this, Samoa has to deal with tsunamis and flooding, and live with vulnerability to climate change in a country where roughly 70% of the population lives near the coast.