As part of its follow-up and review mechanisms, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development encourages member states to "conduct regular and inclusive reviews of progress at the national and sub-national levels, which are country-led and country-driven" (paragraph 79). These national reviews are expected to serve as a basis for the regular reviews by the high-level political forum (HLPF), meeting under the auspices of ECOSOC. As stipulated in paragraph 84 of the 2030 Agenda, regular reviews by the HLPF are to be voluntary, state-led, undertaken by both developed and developing countries, and involve multiple stakeholders.
The voluntary national reviews (VNRs) aim to facilitate the sharing of experiences, including successes, challenges and lessons learned, with a view to accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The VNRs also seek to strengthen policies and institutions of governments and to mobilize multi-stakeholder support and partnerships for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
This online review platform is dedicated to compiling information from countries participating in the voluntary national reviews of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
Following states carried out voluntary national reviews (VNRs) of their implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the 2024 HLPF: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belize, Brazil, Chad, Colombia, Congo (Republic of the), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Georgia, Guinea, Honduras, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Libya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, Palau, Peru, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Resources
- Communiqué of the Committee for Development Policy: New approach to the voluntary national review process
- CDP Background Paper “Implementing the SDGs: Strengthening the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs)”
- Summary of the First Global Workshop for the 2024 VNRs (4-5 December 2023)
- 2023 VNR Synthesis Report
- Letter from the President of ECOSOC on the updated list of countries presenting VNRs at the 2024 HLPF (26 October 2023)
- Letter from the President of ECOSOC for the final list of countries presenting VNRs at the 2024 HLPF (20 October 2023)
- Letter of the President of ECOSOC calling for expressions of interest to present 2024 VNRs (31 July 2023)
- General Assembly resolution “Strengthening Voluntary National Reviews through country-led evaluation” (77/283)
- Virtual Knowledge Exchange on Approaches and Tools for the 2023 Voluntary National Reviews
- Enabling Transformation: The Role of UN Resident Coordinator Office and Country Teams Office in Support of the Voluntary National Reviews on the 2030 Agenda
- Repository of Good Practices in the VNR Reporting