Reports & publications
FUNDING CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS & NETWORKS : “Promising approaches to financing development in the 21st century” – Research report
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The review of the HLPF as an opportunity to strengthen multi-stakeholder participation & improve SDG implementation
Delivering on the Capacity Development of Civil Society and other Stakeholders to ensure a successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda - An analysis of the 2017 & 2018 VNRs to evaluate what national governments are doing in this area
Empowering Civil Society for National Reporting and Action on SDG16
Events
Forus will be involved in 4 main side events at the HLPF 2019 :
Additionally, Forus will also convene its members present in New York to a working meeting around Forus’ 2021-2025 Strategy on Sunday July 14 from 3pm to 7pm, followed by a networking dinner. Both events will take place at the Pescatore restaurant (955 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA).
Press releases
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Videos
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is the main United Nations platform on sustainable development and has a central role in the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Every year Forus’ members participate in the event. In these videos, 3 members from Burkina Faso, Chile & Canada explain their challenges in their own country to cope with the SDGs implementation and their opinions regarding the 2019 HLPFreview.
Interview of Aline Napon Ouédraogo, representative of (SPONG) & Country Manager ChristianAid, talks about Burkina Faso’sprogress on SDGs’ implementation and highlights how the security issues of this country could negatively affect the progress the country has made so far. In addition, she welcomes the engagement of the private sector, civil society and government in this report.
Interview with Nicolas Saujeteau (MESA) Project manager of ACCIÓN talks about the importance of MESA in promoting the debate on sustainable development in Latin America in the face of the difficulties, institutional decline and political polarization that is also weakening the HLPF. At the same time, he welcomes the numerous VNRs contributions and greater civil society participation.
Interview with Shannon Kindornay, Director, Policy, Research and Practice (CCIC) who emphasizes on the great opportunity of the HLPF to come together globally to progress in the implementation of the 2030 agenda. She also highlights the opportunity to address the issue of shrinking civic space and see the HLPF as a unique channel to create awareness on SDGs amongst Governments and other stakeholders.
