Means of Implementation

IDI-KSC: Are Nations Prepared for Implementation of the 2030 Agenda?

In September 2015, all United Nations Member States jointly committed to the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) recognised the importance of this agenda in making a difference in the lives of citizens. INTOSAI called upon its member Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) to contribute to the follow-up and review of the SDGs within the context of each nation’s specific sustainable development efforts and SAIs’ individual mandates.

Big ideas - Asia and the Pacific statistical community share their experiences in Malaysia at the 62nd International Statistics Institute World Statistics Congress

The brief provides a summary of contributions from Thailand, Nepal, the Philippines, China and Australia, in collaboration with partners, during a “Special Topic Session on Using Big Data for Official Statistics” organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) at the 62nd International Statistics Institute World Stat

SDG Costing & Financing for Low-Income Developing Countries

Though the total SDG financing gap is daunting, on the order of an average $400 billion per year for the world’s 59 low-income developing countries (LIDCs), it amounts to just 0.7 percent of the advanced economies’ GDP, and just 0.4 percent of the world economy as a whole. In this paper, SDG Costing and Financing for the LIDCs, SDSN proposes a plausible portfolio of financing actions that would increase budget revenues for SDG outlays by $430 billion—enough to close the SDG financing gap in all LIDCs and end extreme poverty. 

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