[2021] 2020-21 Executive Training Course for Policymakers on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Seoul: 20:00-22:30, Geneva: 12:00-14:30, New York: 07:00-09:30

Documents

CONCEPT NOTE (as of 22 March 2021)

AGENDA (as of 25 March 2021)

TRAINING REPORT (21 July 2021)

Recordings

Day 1 Recording: "Formal Opening and SDG-3 Good Health and Well-being"

Day 2 Recording: "SDG-8 Decent Work Economic Growth"

Day 3 Recording: "SDG-12 Responsible Consumption and Production"

Day 4 Recording: "SDG-16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions"

Day 5 Recording: "SDG-17 Partnerships"

Background

One of UNOSD’s flagship activities is the annual Executive Training Course for Policymakers on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Executive Training Course for Policymakers on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is intended to provide policymakers in central and subnational governments with the knowledge, skills and tools for implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at all levels of society.

This year, the Executive Training Course for Policymakers on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is structured around the overarching theme of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) that will be held from 6 to 15 July 2021, that is, "Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that promotes the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development: building an inclusive and effective path for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda in the context of the decade of action and delivery of sustainable development." The course will explore a set of 5 themes selected from the SDGs that will go under review during the 2021 HLPF. For more information, please download the Concept Note and the Agenda through the e-Links above.

Objectives

The Executive Training Course has as its general objective to build the knowledge, skills, mindsets, and general capacities of Member States for implementing sustainable development planning, policy making and policy shaping through an integrated approach. This year, the Executive Training Course for Policymakers on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will focus on the SDG 3 on good health and well-being, SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth, SDG 12 on responsible consumption and production, SDG 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions, and SDG 17 on partnerships in the context of the current challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and will seek to identify potential solutions to support a swift recovery from the pandemic and accelerate the delivery of the SDGs in this Decade of Action.

Format, Date and Time

Unlike the previous five-day in-person editions of the Executive Training Course for Policymakers on the 2030 Agenda for Sustaiable Development, which brought together 50-70 participants from over the world in Incheon City, South Korea, the sixth edition of the Course is taking a differrent approah this year. Given the travel and in-person meeting restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Course will take place through a series of two-and-a-half (2.5) hour online sessions over five (5) days between 22 and 26 March 2021 (8:00pm - 10:30pm, Korea Standard Time).

Programme and Agenda

Day 1 (22 March 2021)

Moderator: Mr. Jean D'Aragon (Senior Sustainable Development Expert, UNOSD)

Opening Remarks:  

• Mr. Alexander Trepelkov (Officer-in-Charge, Division of Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA) - delivered by Mr. Amson Sibanda (Chief, National Strategies and Capacity Building Branch, UN DESA)
  • Opening Remarks
• Mr. Chun Kyoo Park (Head of Office, UNOSD)
  • Opening Remarks

Theme: SDG-3 Good Health and Well-being

Moderator: Ms. Lichia Saner-Yiu (President, Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development)

• Introduction: Key Issues and COVID Pandemic
  • Ms. Lichia Saner-Yiu (President, Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development)
    • "Introduction: Key Issues and COVID Pandemic"
• Preparation for VNR - Guidelines, Experiences and Good Examples
  • Ms. Irena Zubcevic (Chief, Intergovernmental Policy and Review Branch, OISC, UN DESA)
    • "Preparation for VNR – Guidelines, Experiences and Good Examples"
• The drivers for SDG transformations especially regarding public health and well-being (Sustainable Development Report 2020)
  • Ms. Eun Mee Kim (President, Ewha Womans University)
    • "The Drivers for SDG Transformations, with Special Focus on Public Health and Wellbeing"
• Country Experience in VNR preparation regarding SDG-3
  • Mr. Fayez Al-Talhi (Advisor, Sustainable Development Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Planning, Saudi Arabia)
    • "Digital Healthcare In Corona Time, Saudi Arabia"

Day 2 (23 March 2021)

Theme: SDG-8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Moderator: Mr. Raymond Saner (Professor, Organisation and International Management, University of Basel)

• Introduction: Key Issues and Equitable Economic Growth
  • Mr. Raymond Saner (Professor, Organisation and International Management, University of Basel)
    • "Introduction: Key Issues and Equitable Economic Growth"
• Current State of Decent Work - seeing from a Global Value Chain Perspective
  • Mr. Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead (Senior Economist, International Labour Organizations)
    • "Decent Work from a Global Supply Chains' Perspective"
• The Drivers for Local Economic Development and Growth
  • Mr. Gianluca Salvatori (CEO, Euricse)
    • "Social Economy and the Power of Local Communities: A case from Trentino Region"
• Reporting on SDG Implementation – Participants’ Perspectives
  • Mr. Joshua Alade (Project Coordinator, Nigerian Youth SDGs Network)
    • "Build Better Futures: Experiences of Youth Employment"

Day 3 (24 March 2021)

Theme: SDG-12 Responsible/Sustainable Consumption and Production

Moderator: Ms. Lichia Saner-Yiu (President, Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development)

• Introduction: Key Issues and Responsible Conducts
  • Ms. Lichia Saner-Yiu (President, Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development)
• Circular Economy & Responsible/Sustainable Consumption and Production
  • Mr. Walter Stahel (Swiss Architect and Author of The Circular Economy (2019) and The Performance Economy (2006))
    • "Circular Economy Means Sustainable Use"
    • "Performance Economy"
• Sustainable Practice of Waste Management towards a Circular Economy - the Korean Experiences
  • Mr. Seung-Whee Rhee (Professor, Kyonggi University, Republic of Korea)
    • "Sustainable Practice of Waste Management towards a Circular Economy - The Korean Experience"
• Reporting on SDG Implementation – Participants’ Perspectives
  • Ms. Rosemarie Casimiro (Researcher, College of College of Public Administration and Disaster Management, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Philippines)
    • "SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production"

Day 4 (25 March 2021)

Theme: SDG-16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Moderator: Mr. Raymond Saner (Professor, Organisation and International Management, University of Basel)

• Introduction: Key Issues and Institutional Capacity Building
  • Mr. Raymond Saner (Professor, Organisation and International Management, University of Basel)
    • "Introduction: Key Issues and Institutional Capacity Building"
• Public Administrative Reform and Success Factors
  • Mr. Louis Meuleman (Founder/Director, Public Strategy for Sustainable Development)
    • "Public Administrative Reform and Success Factors"
• Capacity Building for Public Sector Performance Improvement: success stories and examples
  • Mr. John-Mary Kauzya (Chief, Public Service Innovation Branch, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), UN DESA)
    • "Capacity Building for Public Sector Performance Improvement: success stories and examples"
• Reporting on SDG Implementation – Participants’ Perspectives
  • Ms. Omotola Fawunmi, Member of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group, Policy Commission

Day 5 (26 March 2021)

Theme: SDG-17 Partnerships 

Moderator: Ms. Lichia Saner-Yiu (President, Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development)

• Introduction: Key Issues and Partnerships
  • Ms. Lotta Tahtinen (Chief, Outreach and Partnerships Branch, Divsion for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA) - video presentation
• Partnerships Framework - FAO Strategy for Partnerships with the Private Sector & CSOs
  • Mr. Ahmad Mukhtar (Economist, Trade and Food Security, FAO in Geneva)
    • "Partnerships Framework - FAO Strategy for Partnerships with the Private Sector & CSOs"
• Outlook on Financing the 2030 Agenda
  • Mr. Raymond Saner (Professor, Organisation and International Management, University of Basel)
    • "Outlook on Financing the 2030 Agenda"
• Why should PPP Practitioners keep ESG in Mind?
  • Mr. Ziad Alexandre Hayek (Vice Chair of the Bureau of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Working Party on PPP)
    • "An ESG Primer for PPP Units"
• Reporting on SDG Implementation – Participants’ Perspectives
  • Ms. Phuong Chi Nguyen (Vice Director, International Cooperation and Communication, Vietnam Bank for Social Policies)
    • "Green Agriculture - Experience from VBSP"
    • "Green Microlending Case Study"
    • "Green Agriculture Lending for Rural Farmers Case Study"
• Conclusion and Official Closing of the ETC
  • Mr. Jean D'Aragon (Senior Sustainable Development Expert, UNOSD)

Organizers

The 2020-21 Executive Training Course for Policymakers on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is organized by the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) of UN DESA.

Contact Information

For any questions or comments about the programme, please contact Mr. Jean D’Aragon, Senior Sustainable Development Expert, UNOSD at daragon@un.org.

For any technical issues, for instance, difficulties to register to the different sessions, please contact Mr. Huiyong Kim, Team Assistant, UNOSD at hui.kim@un.org and Mr. JinHyun Lee, Team Assitant, UNOSD at jinhyun.lee@un.org.

Disclaimer: 

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