What did the 2020 Voluntary National Review (VNR) reports still not tell us?

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Abstract: The fourth in a series of annual analyses of voluntary national reviews (VNRs) by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), this paper analyses the 2020 reports. It consists of an introductory chapter with general conclusions and recommendations for consideration by governments and other stakeholders participating in future VNRs; and a short series of authored thematic chapters. The document revisits issues addressed in the previous editions, such as the pledge to leave no one behind, inequalities, gender inequality, COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness, and SDG 17, and includes new topics of analysis, such as how countries have treated the issue of structural transformation and sustainable consumption and production. In doing so it identifies issues that are absent or under-reported in the VNRs while criti- cal for the success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The general finding is that while there have been notable improvements in the VNRs over time, and the 2020 reports showcase numerous positive developments and initiatives, the reports suggest a disconnect between the ambition to meet the SDGs and the attention given to the type of developmental transformation that could drive and sustain SDG implementation in the long run such as strategies to secure sustainable, climate resilient productive capacities and structural transformation.

Keywords: Sustainable development; SDGs; 2030 Agenda; voluntary national reviews; leaving no one behind; global partnership; inequality; gender inequality; structural transformation; productive capaci- ties; COVID-19; pandemic preparedness; sustainable consumption and production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F55 O1 Q01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-07
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