This project provided technical assistance to four least developed countries (LDCs), Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Lao PDR and Tanzania, on different aspects of their efforts to integrate the 2030 Agenda into national development plans and strategies. The work focused on areas that many countries have identified as a priority for technical assistance in their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs): policy coherence and inclusiveness (including aspects such as modeling, institutional arrangements and…
Strengthening the capacity of least developed countries to develop evidence-based, coherent and well financed strategies to implement the 2030 Agenda
Countries: Ethiopia , Tanzania , Lao PDR , Bangladesh
Partners: ECA, ESCAP, UNDP
Donors: China
Status: Closed
Mobilizing Science, Technology and Innovation in Developing Countries for the SDGs
The Technology Facilitation Mechanism (TFM) was launched as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with the objective to support the SDGs. It includes three major components – an Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) of over 30 UN-system agencies; an annual multi-stakeholder Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum; and an on-line platform that is expected to serve as a gateway for information on existing science, technology and innovation (STI) initiatives, mechanisms and…
Countries: Ethiopia , Kenya , Ghana , India , Serbia
Partners: FAO, WB, UNCTAD, UNEP, WIPO
Donors: China
Status: Closed
Strengthening the capacity of Small Island Developing States in Monitoring and Developing Durable Partnerships
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, calls for special attention be given to Small Island Developing States (SIDS), as they face unique vulnerabilities in their pursuit of sustainable development. A key request from the outcome of the 2014 Third International Conference on SIDS - the SAMOA Pathway - was the establishment of the SIDS Partnership Framework, designed to monitor progress of existing, and stimulate the launch of new, genuine and…
Partners: UN OHRLLS
Donors: Italy
Status: Closed
Strengthening capacity of developing countries to achieve sustainable agriculture through the transfer of Juncao Technology and analysing and disseminating best practices and lessons learned for alleviating poverty, and promoting productive employment
Despite progress in reducing both the number of undernourished persons and the prevalence of undernourishment in recent decades, people living in rural areas have been left behind, with many continuing to face grinding poverty and hunger. In particular, smallholder farmers in remote and mountainous areas, drought and desertification- affected regions and small island developing states encounter constant challenges for growing crops, putting them at risk of poverty and hunger. The socio-…
Countries: Madagascar , Tanzania , Central African Republic , China , Lao PDR , Papua New Guinea
Partners: National Engineering Research Center of Juncao Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU)
Donors: China
Status: Active
Strengthened Resilience of Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa and Asia
The need to support countries formulating policies and strategies for MSME resilience has been recognized by the General Assembly resolution A/RES/74/270 . In the Secretary-General’s report ‘Shared responsibility, global solidarity: Responding to the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic’ , supporting MSMEs is outlined as a focus area to tackle socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Supporting MSMEs and informal workers is also included as one of the five pillars in the…
Countries: Ethiopia , Zimbabwe , Cambodia , Philippines
Partners: ILO, ITC, UNIDO
Status: Active
Strengthening national capacities for enhancing MSME resilience and building forward better to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in developing countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative
Micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). MSMEs help reduce levels of poverty through job creation and economic growth, they are key drivers of employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship for women, youth and groups in vulnerable situations, and also make up the majority of the world’s food producers and ensure sustainable food production systems, they play a critical…
Countries: Ethiopia , Kenya , Madagascar , Zimbabwe , Gambia , Cambodia , Lao PDR , Philippines , Sri Lanka
Partners: ILO, ITC, UNCTAD, ECA, ESCAP, UNIDO, UNOSSC
Donors: China
Status: Active
Improved local and national government capacities for localizing SDGs progress through Voluntary Local Reviews
The achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs largely depends on inclusive national and local actions. The primary objective of the present proposal is to support the acceleration and scaling up of SDGs implementation and localization through the preparations of Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) of SDG implementation in the target countries and regions and, through this process, to build the capacities of government officials at the national and subregional levels…
Countries: Mozambique , Zimbabwe , Argentina , Bolivia (Plurinational State of) , Paraguay
Partners: ECA, ECLAC, RCOs, UNHABITAT
Donors: Italy
Status: Active