{"id":49771,"date":"2018-05-29T12:46:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T16:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=49771"},"modified":"2018-07-24T10:46:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T14:46:59","slug":"new-tool-to-improve-un-system-action-for-sdgs-now-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2018\/05\/new-tool-to-improve-un-system-action-for-sdgs-now-online\/","title":{"rendered":"New tool to improve UN System action for SDGs now online"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/content\/unsystem\/index.html\">A searchable online registry<\/a> that outlines the actions, initiatives and plans for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 39\u00a0UN System entities was launched today by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA).<\/p>\n<p>By providing a clear picture of each entity\u2019s activities, the new tool will help the UN System to avoid duplication, deliver as a whole, and develop a UN System-wide roadmap for the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, explained Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Liu Zhenmin.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2017 Mr. Liu invited UN System entities to respond to a survey and share their actions to advance the SDGs. \u00a0The results of that survey have now been turned into a user-friendly, searchable online database.\u00a0 Mr. Liu stressed how responsive and supportive the UN System had been in this endeavour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the survey and database [\u2026] we can see that UN entities are making a serious effort to align their new strategic work programmes with the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs,\u201d said Mr. Liu. \u201cI\u00a0am delighted to see a new institutional mind-set gradually taking shape, with a growing emphasis on moving away from silos to inter-linkages, to working in partnership, and to seeking synergies across organizations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted with appreciation that the UN system\u2019s support to member States is also being geared toward an integrated approach, focusing on linkages and nexuses among the SDGs. He observed a clear willingness to enhance collaboration both within the UN System and with business and civil society stakeholders. \u201cThe aim is to build on each other\u2019s comparative advantages and focus on adding value to countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The database launched today offers a wealth of information and has great potential as a reference and analytic tool. UN system entities can use this information to learn from each other and identify more opportunities and better ways for collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we focus collectively on how the UN system can be transformational and do things differently, let us embed the integration, the interlinkages, and the \u2018leaving no one behind\u2019 principles into the UN\u2019s culture and DNA,\u201d said Mr. Liu.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the database:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/content\/unsystem\/index.html\">https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/content\/unsystem\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":49984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,4,29],"tags":[7543,2851],"class_list":["post-49771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-partnerships","category-news","category-sustainable-development-agenda","tag-database","tag-desa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}