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Sustainable development
Its timeframe should ideally
match that of the 2030 Agenda
The UN Development Group
will facilitate knowledge sharing
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for following up and reviewing the 2030
Agenda at the global level.
Ideally, the G20 action plan would
have a timeframe matching the 2030
Agenda. As a living document, it should
have the flexibility to address emerging
issues and to accommodate specific
actions and priorities of subsequent
presidencies. Implementation will call
for greater policy coherence of the G20’s
work across its agenda.
As it implements its action plan, the
G20 can also increase its dialogue with
low-income developing countries to support
their integration into the global economy
and achievement of the SDGs. It could also
increase its dialogue with international
organisations, civil society, the private
sector and G20 engagement groups. These
efforts will be crucial for enhancing global
partnerships for sustainable development
and for ensuring effective implementation
of the action plan.
National implementation
The UN Development Group supports
the national implementation of the
SDGs through ‘MAPS’ (Mainstreaming,
Acceleration and Policy Support) in
Helen Clark
Administrator
United Nations
Development Programme
Helen Clark became the
Administrator of the United
Nations Development Programme
in 2009. She is also the Chair of
the United Nations Development
Group, a committee consisting
of the heads of all UN funds,
programmesand departments
working on development issues.
Prior to her appointment with the
UNDP, she served three successive
terms from 1999 to 2008 as Prime
Minister of New Zealand. Before
being elected to New Zealand’s
Parliament in 1981, she taught in
the Political Studies Department
of the University of Auckland.
@HelenClarkUNDP
www.undp.org
The G20 can increase
its dialogue with lowincome
developing
countries to support
their integration into
the global economy
developing countries. This approach
supports incorporating the 2030 Agenda
in national and local strategies, plans and
budgets. It also strengthens data, monitors
systems to assess progress and identifies the
obstacles to achievements, as well as those
interventions that could catalyse progress
across the SDGs. MAPS can be adjusted
for each development context and set of
challenges. We will facilitate knowledge
sharing and the exchange of good practices
regarding how countries are advancing
sustainable development.
By working together, we increase the
chances of success in achieving the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development. The
G20’s role in support of that will be vital. G20
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