Austria's Commitment to the 2030 Agenda

ACTIVE ON
EUROPEAN LEVEL
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the Austrian government has integrated the
2030 Agenda in its various programmes. This
is because all Austrian ministries are tasked
to pro-actively integrate the SDGs into their
area of responsibility in the context of the
“mainstreaming approach”. The cooperation
in the IMAG, especially created for this
purpose, has also stood the test.
Finish government reports annually
Ambassador Pirkko Hämäläinen talked
about successful approaches regarding
the SDG implementation in Finland: Each
year, the ministries must report which SDG
implementation steps have been taken.
These are coordinated in progress as well
as activity reports at government level by
eleven departments. A summary report is
then submitted by the government to the
national parliament - also on an annual
basis.
Sweden recommends the involvement of
schools and communities
During the event, the Ambassador of Sweden,
Inger Buxton, emphasised that the general
public has been involved in the SDG implementation
process in Sweden. The concept
of “Leaving no one behind” should serve as a
common denominator in the implementation
of the SDGs, she recommended. Realising the
SDGs should not only be the responsibility
of the government and ministries, but of all
members of society, she said. With this in
mind, Buxton also advocated for embedding
the SDGs in schools.
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