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The impact of COVID-19 on SDG implementation in the UNECE region: What role for parliaments?

Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff had a unique space to discuss common challenges as well as strategies that they could implement to promote a green recovery and contribute to the achievement of the SDGs by 2030. The focus was also on the importance for parliaments to be engaged in the Voluntary National Reviews process to monitor government actions, strengthen national ownership of and build more political support for the SDGs.

March

2021

14:30hrs

March

2021

16:00hrs

About the event

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), UNECE

Overview

14:30hrs until 14:32hrs March 08 2021: Opening session
14:32hrs until 14:35hrs March 08 2021: Moderator

Ms. Monika Linn, Director, Sustainable Development and Gender Unit, UNECE
14:35hrs until 14:45hrs March 08 2021: Opening remarks by the co-organizers

Opening remarks by Mr. Martin Chungong, Secretary General, IPU
Opening remarks by Ms. Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary, UNECE
14:45hrs until 15:10hrs March 08 2021: Segment 1: Setting the scene – the regional status of SDG implementation

This segment will provide parliamentarians with up-to-date information from the latest regional SDG progress report, including on the impact of COVID-19 on SDG implementation.

The presentation will be followed by an interactive debate.

- Mr. Andres Vikat, Chief of Section, Social and Demographic Statistics, UNECE

- Interactive debate
15;10hrs until 15:35hrs March 08 2021: Segment 2: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals despite the COVID-19 pandemic – an exchange of experiences and good practices

This segment will focus on how parliaments could ensure that COVID-19 recovery strategies incorporate the SDG lens. The new IPU-UNEP publication Green approaches to COVID-19 recovery: Policy note for parliamentarians will be presented, followed by an interactive debate.

- Ms. Marianna Bolshakova, Regional Coordinator, Environmental Law and Governance, United Nations Environment Programme
- Interactive debate
15:35hrs until 15:53hrs March 08 2021: Segment 3: Experiences from the region with Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs)

Parliamentary involvement in the VNRs is key to monitoring government actions at the national level, strengthening national ownership of and building more political support for the SDGs. The aim of this segment is to present the findings of the IPU survey report on Parliamentary involvement in the 2020 VNRs and promote a discussion on the importance for parliaments to be engaged in this process. Parliamentarians will have the opportunity to exchange their views and share their experiences on this matter.

- Mr. Alessandro Motter, Senior Advisor, Economic and Social Affairs, Office of the Permanent Observer of the IPU to the United Nations
- Interactive debate
15:53hrs until 16:00hrs March 08 2021: Short summary of key takeaways

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The impact of COVID-19 on SDG implementation in the UNECE region: What role for parliaments?

About the event

Overview

Opening session

Moderator

Opening remarks by the co-organizers

Segment 1: Setting the scene – the regional status of SDG implementation

Segment 2: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals despite the COVID-19 pandemic – an exchange of experiences and good practices

Segment 3: Experiences from the region with Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs)

Short summary of key takeaways