Episode 02: Review of the Synthesis reports of the Voluntary National Reviews for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019

On this episode of the DevDispatch podcast, we review the Synthesis reports of the Voluntary National Reviews for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. This episode will focus entirely on highlighting the progress and challenges at country level for each SDG as submitted by the 35 African countries that have participated in the VNRs since 2016.

Links:
VNR Synthesis Report 2016 https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/127761701030E_2016_VNR_Synthesis_Report_ver3.pdf
VNR Synthesis Report 2017
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/17109Synthesis_Report_VNRs_2017.pdf
VNR Synthesis Report 2018
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/210732018_VNRs_Synthesis_compilation_11118_FS_BB_Format_FINAL_cover.pdf VNR Synthesis Report 2018
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/252302019_VNR_Synthesis_Report_DESA.pdf

Author: Division for Sustainable Development (DSD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations

Publication Year: 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019

Questions for consideration

1.       At the turn of the decade we are dubbing "the decade of action for the SDGs", how much of this planned action has taken stock of the progress, successes and challenges of the last four years?

2.       How much of the content of the VNRs influence program development, communication, advocacy and decision making around the SDGs?

3.       How can social innovators turn the challenges reported during the VNRs into opportunities to contribute to achieving the SDGs in the next 10 years?