Global Forum Network Meeting 2022 – national SDG advisory bodies calling to action
Following its founding during the UN SDG Summit in September 2019 and its first network meeting in 2020, a second network meeting of the Global Forum for National SDG Advisory Bodies was held in Cape Town, South Africa, in September 2022.
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This second meeting brought together more than 30 international multistakeholder platforms, councils, and similar advisory bodies for sustainable development.
Our network members are as unique as their respective national contexts, but they all similarly contribute to their national institutional architectures for the implementation of SDGs, unifying knowledge and interests of various stakeholder groups and fostering social acceptance and cohesion within their respective societies.
In interactive exchanges, participants at the event discussed their daily work experiences, limitations as well as levers to overcome barriers in SDG implementation.
While the meeting primarily focused on knowledge exchange and peer learning between our network members, it also provided the opportunity to take a deep dive into South Africa’s journey towards implementing the 2030 Agenda.
The joint experience in Cape Town evolved into the demand for a joint call to action, based on the recommendations of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s proposals in “Our Common Agenda”.