SDG17 Partnerships for the Goals

The Whole of Society Approach – Levels of engagement and meaningful participation of different stakeholders in the review process of the 2030 Agenda

Based on experiences from members of the Partners for Review network, this paper analyses participation of non-state actors in the review process of the 2030 Agenda and investigates how to make participation meaningful. The study focuses on the review process at the national level and defines ‘review’ as a process in which different stakeholders are engaged in a joint diagnosis of progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda. Under this framework, the study analyses the different roles, incentives and levels of participation of different actors in the review process.

Voluntary National Reviews submitted to the 2018 High-level Political Forum – a Comparative Analysis

The paper provides a comparative analysis of the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) that were submitted to the High-level Political Forum in 2018. The purpose of the analysis is to identify major commonalities and differences in countries’ approaches to implementing and reviewing the 2030 Agenda. In order to facilitate the identification of trends and tendencies over time, it compares observations to VNRs submitted in 2017 and 2017. A special focus was put on three main themes: institutional mechanisms, participation of non-state actors, and statistics and data.

Tracking Progress Together: Emerging Practices in National SDG Review

This magazine presents ten practical examples from ten different countries. Each article portrays one specific approach that the respective country has taken to resolve a particular challenge in the SDG review process. The cases address one or more of the following thematic areas: institutional coordination, stakeholder engagement, and addressing data challenges.

UNESCO Hackathon sets its sights on climate change solutions in Asia-Pacific

Organisational Background

Since 1961, UNESCO Bangkok has had a dual role as both the Regional Bureau for Education and as a Cluster Office in Asia-Pacific.

As a Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO Bangkok provides technical expertise and assistance and serves advisory, knowledge production and sharing, monitoring and evaluation functions to assist Asia-Pacific Member States and other UNESCO field offices and antenna office in the area of education.

Ecosystem economics: #Educate4Sustainability leads to forest restoration

Organisational Background

Since 1961, UNESCO Bangkok has had a dual role as both the Regional Bureau for Education and as a Cluster Office in Asia-Pacific.

As a Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO Bangkok provides technical expertise and assistance and serves advisory, knowledge production and sharing, monitoring and evaluation functions to assist Asia-Pacific Member States and other UNESCO field offices and antenna office in the area of education.

What would you do? Youth in Asia lead to #Educate4Sustainability

Organisational Background

Since 1961, UNESCO Bangkok has had a dual role as both the Regional Bureau for Education and as a Cluster Office in Asia-Pacific.

As a Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO Bangkok provides technical expertise and assistance and serves advisory, knowledge production and sharing, monitoring and evaluation functions to assist Asia-Pacific Member States and other UNESCO field offices and antenna office in the area of education.

The further dream: A young Vietnamese journalist’s #Educate4Sustainability ambition

Organisational Background

Since 1961, UNESCO Bangkok has had a dual role as both the Regional Bureau for Education and as a Cluster Office in Asia-Pacific.

As a Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO Bangkok provides technical expertise and assistance and serves advisory, knowledge production and sharing, monitoring and evaluation functions to assist Asia-Pacific Member States and other UNESCO field offices and antenna office in the area of education.

Thailand’s #Educate4Sustainability effort safeguards intangible cultural heritage by strengthening local communities

Organisational Background

Since 1961, UNESCO Bangkok has had a dual role as both the Regional Bureau for Education and as a Cluster Office in Asia-Pacific.

As a Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO Bangkok provides technical expertise and assistance and serves advisory, knowledge production and sharing, monitoring and evaluation functions to assist Asia-Pacific Member States and other UNESCO field offices and antenna office in the area of education.

Making the connections: A teachers’ network puts ESD into practice

Organisational Background

Since 1961, UNESCO Bangkok has had a dual role as both the Regional Bureau for Education and as a Cluster Office in Asia-Pacific.

As a Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO Bangkok provides technical expertise and assistance and serves advisory, knowledge production and sharing, monitoring and evaluation functions to assist Asia-Pacific Member States and other UNESCO field offices and antenna office in the area of education.