News - SDG Global Forum

11/04/2024 : Regional Facilitators for Africa and LAC

We are pleased to introduce our two Regional Facilitators - Nangamso Kwinana (African Monitor) for Africa, and Henry Cedeño Otárola (ALIARSE) for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Although both Nangamso and Henry have been working with the secretariat in…

03/12/2023 : VNR 2024 webinar series

In 2024, VNRs are being prepared by eight Global Forum member countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Georgia, Kenya, Nepal, Peru, South Africa and Uganda. In November, we organised a discussion where these members shared the key interests and challenges in their…

05/10/2023 - Written by Tom Harrison, TPI : Global Forum members and the SDG Summit: united as part of an enabling environment for partnering that can ignite new hope for…

There are broadly two ways of thinking about the challenge ahead if the SDGs are to be achieved on target and on time in 2030. Simplistically, and at their extreme - blind faith, and giving up hope.

18/09/2023 - Written by Carlos Miranda-Rodríguez, FUDESO : Accelerating Sustainable Development: Reflections from the High-Level Political Forum

The following article represents a brief reflection that was shared during an HLPF debriefing session organized by the Global Forum for National SDG Advisory Bodies. In this session, I had the honor of presenting alongside representatives from three additional…

11/07/2023 : Newsletter July 2023

We are pleased to share the latest issue of the Global Forum newsletter. This edition holds a special focus on the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), featuring a couple of events organised by our members. With HLPF starting this week, we believe it will be a…

06/07/2023 - Written by Tom Harrison, TPI : A VNR and VLR recipe worth sharing

What is a Global Forum member’s unique role in addressing their county’s sustainable development challenges? This is a question we keep at the front of our minds when members get together to share their knowledge and experience. This is especially true when we…

30/05/2023 : Partnerships Campaign for the SDGs workshop report

The Global Forum is a partner with Partnerships2030, UNDESA and TPI in a campaign to enable more multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) that contribute to the SDGs.

22/03/2023 : WhatsApp group for the network

At the request of members, we have set up a WhatsApp group – SDG Global Forum – to enable members to connect and communicate with each other on issues related to the network’s work and goals.

08/01/2023 - Written by Tom Harrison, TPI : Adopting the ‘three C’ frame: complexity, consensus and co-creation

Tom Harrison reflects in his blog on how partnerships add value to both national and international sustainable development – and how a ‘take away’ message from an inspirational speech by Namhla Mniki has given him a new framing.Delivered at the Global Forum’s…

12/12/2022 : Global Forum Network Meeting 2022 - National SDG Advisory Bodies calling to action

Report by the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE); 04.-07.09.2022 in Cape Town, South Africa