Progressing national SDGs implementation: An independent assessment of the voluntary national review reports submitted to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2017

This document is a summary of a report titled "Progressing national SDGs implementation," which provides an independent assessment of 42 Voluntary National Review (VNR) reports submitted in 2017 to the UN’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).

• The report analyzes 42 Voluntary National Review (VNR) reports submitted in 2017 to the UN’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which were written in English, French, and Spanish.
• The assessment identifies ten essential pillars for the effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, recognizes emerging good practices, and offers recommendations for countries to improve SDG implementation and utilize the HLPF for peer learning and knowledge exchange.

APA

Kindornay, S., Surasky, J., & Risse, N. (2018). Progressing national SDGs implementation: An independent assessment of the voluntary national review reports submitted to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2017. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/progressing-national-sdgs-implementation-independent-assessment-voluntary

Chicago

Kindornay, Shannon, Javier Surasky, and Nathalie Risse. Progressing national SDGs implementation: An independent assessment of the voluntary national review reports submitted to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2017. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2018. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/progressing-national-sdgs-implementation-independent-assessment-voluntary.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kindornay2018progressing, author = {Kindornay, Shannon and Surasky, Javier and Risse, Nathalie}, title = {{Progressing national SDGs implementation: An independent assessment of the voluntary national review reports submitted to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2017}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2018}, month = mar, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/progressing-national-sdgs-implementation-independent-assessment-voluntary}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }