Regional workshop for countries from Latin America and the Caribbean presenting their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) in 2020

Monday, February 3, 2020

9:00-9:15

1. Welcome

· Welcome remarks by Joseluis Samaniego, Director of the Division of Sustainable Development and Human Settlements of ECLAC

· Remarks by Manfred Haebig, Principal Advisor of the ECLAC-German Cooperation Program, GIZ

9:15-9:45

2. Introduction of participants and workshop expectations

· Discussion between participants moderated by María Ortiz, Program Officer, Office of the Executive Secretary

9:45-10:30

3. Overview of implementation and progress of the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean and lessons learned from the first cycle of VNRs

· Moderation: Romain Zivy, Chief of Office, Office of the Executive Secretary

· Presentation by Joseluis Samaniego, Director of the Division of Sustainable Development and Human Settlements of ECLAC (15 minutes)

· Discussion among participants (30 minutes)

10:30-11:15

4. Joint reflection: What is a second-generation VNR?

· Moderation: María Ortiz, Program Officer, Office of the Executive Secretary

· Presentation by Javier Surasky, CEPEI (10 minutes)

· Discussion among participants (30 minutes)

11:15-11:30

Coffee breack

11:30—12:45

5. Implementation of the 2030 Agenda since 2015: institutional frameworks, and appropriation of the SDGs through national and subnational planning instruments

· Moderation and introductory presentation: Paulina Pizarro, ILPES (5 minutes)

· Presentation by country expert (5 minutes)

· Discussion among participants, moderated by Paulina Pizarro (35 minutes) o

o What has been the impact of the institutional / new regulatory frameworks on the implementation, monitoring and follow-up on the SDGs?

o What actions has your government taken to align its national and subnational planning instruments / plans with the SDGs?

· Each participant presents his/her country experience (3 minutes each)

12:45-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:45

6. Integrated public policies for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

· Moderation: Francois Fortier, ILPES

o What are the 3 most important measures you would suggest to achieve a holistic implementation of the 2030 Agenda?

o What are the 3 things that you most need to know or have access to in order to implement these measures?

· Each participant presents in plenary (25 minutes)

· Introductory Presentation: Francois Fortier (10 minutes)

· Group Work Exercise (50 minutes)

· Discussion in plenary (20 minutes)

15:45-16:00

Coffee break

16:00-17:15

7. Measuring the SDGs: Data gaps / statistical capabilities and data visualization

· Presentation of the overview of measuring and reporting on the SDGs in LAC, Abdullahi Abdulkadri, ECLAC Subregional office for the Caribbean (10 minutes)

· Presentation of ECLAC SDG Gateway, Alynn Sánchez, ECLAC’s Statistics Division

(5 minutes)

· Presentation by Hope Perkins, Institute of Statistics of Jamaica (10 minutes)

· Discussion between participants (45 minutes)

o What challenges have you faced and what progress has your country achieved in measuring the SDGs?

o What practices can be followed when negative SDG trends are identified?

o How can data be presented to support decision-making?

· Each participant presents his/her country experience (3 minutes each)

17:15-18:15

8. Continuity and transition

· Moderation: Guido Camú, Head of the Public Information Unit of ECLAC (10 minutes)

· Reflection by the UN System and Roberto Valent, Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Argentina (5 minutes)

· Reflection by Igor Garafulic, Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Peru (5 minutes)

· Discussion between participants (40 minutes)

o How has your country ensured the continuity of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the face of government change?

o What good practices, lessons learned, and challenges stand out from this experience?

· Each participant presents his/her country experience (3 minutes each)

18:15-18:30

9. Joint reflection of the first day

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

9:00-9:15

10. Welcome and summary of first day

· Introduction by Beatriz González, Program Officer, Office of the Executive Secretary (5 minutes)

· 2 participants (15 minutes)

9:15-10:45

11. Civil Society participation: Good practices and lessons learned

· Moderation: Luis Flores, Secretariat of the Commission, and Mareike Eberz, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, Office of the Executive Secretary (5 minutes)

· Presentation by Mabel Bianco, President of La Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer (FEIM) and representative of the civil society coordination mechanism with the Forum of LAC for Sustainable Development (5 minutes)

· Presentation by Javier Surasky, CEPEI (5 minutes)

· Presentation by representative of Oriana López, Organización Balance Promoción para el Desarrollo y Juventud (5 minutes)

· Discussion among participants (70 minutes)

o What participation mechanisms have you used to engage civil society in your VNR?

o What good practices, lessons learned, and challenges stand out from your experience?

o In what sections of the VNR or in which step of the VNR development could the contribution of civil society have a greater impact?

· Each participant presents his/her country experience (3 minutes each)

10:45-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-13:00

12. Partnership and contribution of the private sector in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the VNRs

· Moderation: Vera Kiss, Economic Affairs Officer, Office of the Executive Secretary, and Teresa Moll de Alba, Senior Advisor, Global Compact Latin America and the Caribbean (10 minutes)

· Panel discussion on country experiences with integrating private sector contributions into VNR processes (30 minutes)

o Presentation of the experience of Chile: Hugo Cabrera, Head of the Department of Inclusive Development of the Ministry of Social Development and Family, Chile and Margarita Ducci, Executive Director,

Global Compact Local Network Chile

o Presentation of the experience of Colombia: Leonor Esguerra, Director of Sustainability and Shared Value, Bogotá Chamber of Commerce

· Q&A with participants (20 minutes)

· Exercise in small groups to design a process to integrate private sector contributions into the VNR process and incentivize the alignment of corporate practices with the 2030 Agenda (40 minutes)

· Report back results and final comments (20 minutes)

13:00-14:30

Lunch

14:30-16:00

13. Financing gaps and strategies for the SDGs

· Moderation and introduction: Esteban Pérez-Caldentey, Head of the Development Financing Unit, Economic Development Division (10 minutes)

· Presentation country (10 minutes)

· Discussion among participants (50 minutes)

o What financing strategy for the SDGs has been implemented in your national context?

o What are the biggest gaps identified?

o What challenges and opportunities do you see to close these gaps?

o What role has the bilateral / multilateral cooperation played / can play to fill these gaps in your national context?

· Each participant presents his/her country experience (3 minutes each)

16:00-16:15

Coffee

16:15-17:45

14. Dialogue with Resident Coordinators

How is the VNR process linked with the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework in your country?

• Moderation: Romain Zivy, Chief of Office, Office of the Executive Secretary

• Presentation by Resident Coordinators on their support in the preparation of the

VNRs and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda (60 minutes)

o Silvia Rucks, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Chile

o Alice H. Shackelford, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Costa Rica

o Roberto Valent, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Argentina

o Igor Garafulic, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Peru

• Discussion among participants (30 minutes)

17:45-18:30

15. Conclusions and closing: towards the HLPF and the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development

· Moderation: María Ortiz, Program Officer, Office of the Executive Secretary

· Presentation on the Forum of the Countries of Latin America on Sustainable Development by Jimena Arias, Social Affairs Officer, Secretariat of the Commission (10 minutes)

· Discussion among participants (20 minutes)

· Closing remarks, Manfred Haebig, Principal Advisor ECLAC-BMZ / GIZ Program

· Closing remarks, Romain Zivy, Chief of Office, Office of the Executive Secretary