Multi-Stakeholder Engagement in 2030 Agenda Implementation

The report does not seek to validate the experiences of countries and other stakeholders as presented in VNR reports but rather makes use of the growing body of information from reporting to the HLPF to tease trends, experiences and lessons learned. [...] Following three years of significant national, regional and thematic consultations and engagement, in 2015, United Nations Member States agreed to revitalize global partnerships through multi-stakeholder engagement as a key means to realize the ambitions in Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.2 The importance of multi-stakeholder engagement for the implementation of [...] Rather, the report uses information in VNR reports to identify trends in terms of approaches and practices to multi-stakeholder engagement, highlight experiences from Member States and provide recommendations on how to strengthen meaningful stakeholder engagement in the implementation, follow up and review of the 2030 Agenda at national level, as well as on VNR reports. [...] The spectrum serves as a powerful tool for understanding the goals of multi-stakeholder engagement in the 2030 Agenda implementation and the various approaches and activities of Member States. [...] Consult Involve Collaborate Empower Provide public with Obtain feedback Work directly with Partner with the public Place the final balanced information from the public on the public to hear throughout the process decision in the to help them analysis, the concerns of the and develop hands of the public understand a alternatives or a public alternatives and to problem and/or a decision identify the