Regional preparatory workshop for African voluntary national reviews and voluntary local reviews: strengthening integration and reporting on the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063 : concept note

Abstract

The objectives of the two-day preparatory and capacity development workshop, to be held on 26 and 27 February 2021 for countries conducting voluntary national reviews in 2021, are to support preparations for the submission of national reviews to the 2021 high-level political forum, and to strengthen member States’ capacity to implement the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063 and monitor and report on progress in that regard. The 2021 workshop is taking place in the initial year of the United Nations decade of action and delivery for sustainable development, and in the midst of an unprecedented and destructive pandemic, with ramifications for the development trajectory of African countries. The workshop will consider COVID-19-related challenges impeding the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, together with action that can be taken to get implementation back on track.