This paper maps out the relevance of the SDGs to foreign policy. Taking the six SDGs under review at the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in 2018 as entry points, we analyse how progress on specific SDGs may support or undermine progress on foreign policy priorities, especially SDG 16.

This guide aims to facilitate women’s rights and feminist organizations’ in developing VNRs with governments or in preparing alternative reports to ensure gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

This report is the draft ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the 2018 session of the Economic and Social Council and the high-level political forum on sustainable development, convened under the auspices of the Council, submitted by the President of the Council, Marie Chatardová (Czechia).

This checklist is aimed at NGOs who are engaging with the monitoring and implementation of the SDGs. Its purpose is to try to help NGOs to be more effective through being more systematic in the way that they approach areas such as capacity development, cross-sectoral collaboration, public awareness raising, engaging with governments and many others.

This challenge paper provides a starting point for the Task Force on Justice as it begins working to encourage an acceleration in the provision of justice to people and communities outside the protection of the law, in line with SDG16.3 and related targets on justice.

This resource is a position paper from the Transparency, Accountability & Participation (TAP) Network, which provides recommendations for the global follow-up and review framework at the Highlevel Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).

Download the position paper below, or read the original at TapNetwork2030.

With the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2018 round-the-corner, countries are preparing the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) to provide details of national actions to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Review of the VNRs presented during 2016 and 2017 indicate that there are several challenges in the process and details presented through the VNRs.

Like many other civil society organisations, you probably intend to participate in your country’s annual Voluntary National Reporting (VNR) process. However, you would like to know more about the VNR process and how it should operate in your country. The purpose of this IFP Briefing Document: “Everything you need to know about the VNR process” is to provide a useful introduction to, and links for VNR-related resource materials.

We strongly support the adoption of the Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data by the UN Statistical Commission. We commit to strengthening and nurturing partnerships with National Statistical Offices (NSOs), particularly around Objectives 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 5.1, and urge NSOs, governments and UN bodies to intensify work and expand opportunities for partnership with non-official data sources1 and providers.