Meeting of the Steering Committee on Partnerships for Small Island Developing States entitled "From VNRs to Partnerships: Accelerating SDG Implementation in SIDS"

Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today at the Steering Committee's Partnership for Small Island Developing States, our side event, which we will be looking at action in VNRs, from VNRs to partnerships. On behalf of Belize and as co-chair of the Steering Committee on Partnerships for Small Island Developing States, together with Portugal, I'm very pleased to welcome you here today. I also want to extend our appreciation to UNDESA and OHRLS for their support in preparations for convening this event, as well as to their teams and to our own teams who worked very diligently in bringing this all to fruition. Let me also extend our gratitude to the delegations of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Guinea-Bissau, Jamaica and the Marshall Islands who will be sharing their experiences this morning. For SIDS, the Voluntary National Reviews are more than just a reporting exercise. These are national stocktakings that bring together public institutions, civil society, young people, the private sector and development partners around a shared assessment of where implementation stands and where it must accelerate. Several of this year's reviews, including those of our panelists, our second or third reviews, which gives us an unusually clear basis for comparing what has changed since the last cycle and what has not. Read together, this year's SIDS VNRs point to a set of recurring themes. Structural exposure to climate shocks continues to test even the strongest gains, a reminder that development progress in SIDS remains reversible in ways it is not elsewhere. Narrow economic basis, whether built on a single export crop, tourism or fisheries, leave limited room to absorb external price and climate shocks. And the bottlenecks we have heard about before, namely data and statistical capacity, fragmented coordination, constrained fiscal space, and the translation of national priorities into financeable programs continue to shape how quickly findings become results. What is encouraging is that this year's reviews also document real solutions which merit closer attention. Saint Kitts and Nevis' LIFT program has moved social protection from a welfare model towards one that pairs cash support with skills training, while the Marshall Islands has gone a step further, launching ENRA, a nationwide quarterly cash transfer for all resident citizens among the first programs of its kind. Jamaica's review sets out a multilayered disaster risk finance and architecture in legislation and complemented by a resilience pricing tool developed regional and international partners that Jamaica itself describes as adaptable well beyond its own borders. And in Guinea-Bissau, the review is candid about the data constraint it still faces included in tracking gender-related indicators and about the institutional reforms it is putting in place, including its first multi-year expenditure framework to close that gap. These are the kinds of practical transferable experiences that make peer learning valuable, not a comparison of who's ahead, but a shared record of what has actually worked under real fiscal and capacity constraints. This is also why cross-regional exchange matters. The bottlenecks and the innovations visible in the Caribbean reviews echo closely in this year's Pacific and our Atlantic Africa reviews as well. Strengthening the channels for South-South and triangular cooperation among SIDS sub-regions so that an approach tested in one area can be adopted in another. This is squarely the purpose of today's discussion. And this is precisely where the Steering Committee on Partnership for SIDS can add value. The committee exists to carry forward the requests, offers and partnership ideas that emerge from exchanges like this one, translating them into concrete follow-up through future partnership labs, the Global Multi-Stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue, the SIDS Global Business Network and the Island Investment Forum in support of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS. I therefore encourage all of you to be specific and solutions oriented in the discussion that follows, and let us use this exchange to identify practical lessons, actionable partnership ideas, and areas where stronger cooperation can help SIDS turn the findings of their VNRs into implementation results. I thank you, and I look forward to a very productive discussion, and I now give the floor to my fellow co-chair, Ambassador of Portugal to deliver opening remarks. Over to you.

Thank you, thank you, Janine, fellow co-chair. Good morning to all of you. I'm very happy to see such a critical mass in this room in a day with so many events under the auspices of the AGLPF. So it's really a good sign and quite rewarding for us that are promoting this event. A few very short and brief remarks. Just to say that the premise of this meeting is straightforward. The value of VNR should not be measured only by quality of the report presented at IGLPF. It is its full value lies in what follows. A VNR can help to build national ownership, strengthen coordination, identifying gaps in data and capacity, and bringing governments, communities, and partners around a shared understanding of national priorities. But this requires a deliberate transition from review to implementation. My country has also experienced this firsthand on our 2023 Voluntary National Review helped us identify remaining gaps in policy integration institucional coordinación, stakeholder participation and the availability of sufficiently granular data. The findings of the review subsequently informed the preparation of Portugal's national roadmap for sustainable development 2030, adopted earlier this year. For us, the central lesson was that the VNR is most useful when it is treated not as a final product, but as part of a continuous cycle of review, prioritization, implementation, monitoring and renewed review. We are here today, however, above all, to listen to the experience of SEEDS. The national reviews being presented this year provide valuable evidence of progress, but also of persistent structural constraints, including limited institutional and statistical capacities, fragmented data, difficulties in mobilizing financing, and the continuing need to align external support more closely with national defined priorities. Today's discussion asks several practical questions on concrete national implementation, on how can SEEDS benefit more from peer learning, and on what role can partners play after the HLPE. So our objective is not to have another reporting exercise, it is to identify useful lessons, concrete requests and potential partner offers, and to consider which of these could be taken forward through the steering committee, future partnership labs and relevant SEEDS partnerships and investment platforms. So we look forward to a candid, practical and SEEDS-led discussion. I thank you very much.

We will now proceed to hear presentations from the Secretariat. I will first give the floor to Ms. Tania Vaturi of the Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Ms. Vaturi.

Thank you very much. Thank you to our distinguished co-chairs for laying out the purpose of the meeting. I think it's very clear and very helpful. What I'm here today to speak to you about is an overarching look at the VNRs and how they can be very instrumental in achieving the goals that these partnerships seek to undertake. So, I am with you in DESA and I work on the VNRs overall throughout the year. We support Member States in preparing the VNR presentations and the reports here at the HLPF. But the purpose of this meeting is to look at how these VNRs can help SIDS to build a bridge from the process of conducting a VNR to the more important work on the ground doing implementation. And as we've heard, the VNRs are really a tool. They are not an end in themselves. They allow for countries to think about how to realign their institutions, how to work in cross-ministerial ways that are new and innovative, to look at pathways for implementing the SDGs using drivers of innovation, technology and stakeholder participation, which is really critical and key in the VNR process itself. Of course, this is also true for partnerships, and especially so in SIDS. Now, overall, we can see that after 10 years, we have a wealth of data and information contained in these VNR reports. And at UNDESA, we find this very helpful. All of the reports in our database at this time, at the end of this HLPF, we will have 437 VNR reports. 88, excuse me, 68 of those will be from SIDS countries. Most countries have presented now at least one time, with many having presented two or three or even four times. Here is a snapshot of the SIDS countries that have presented since 2016. And you can see from this table, quite a few have prepared two or three VNRs. And in fact, the seven SIDS countries reporting this year at the HLPF are reporting for the second and third time. So you don't really need me to tell you how important and how interesting this process can be, because many of you have already been involved in preparing a VNR. And for this we thank you, because it's important for the global community to learn from SIDS. And what have we learned? So after 10 years of reporting, some of the key lessons that are emerging from these VNR reports are, as our co-chairs have already mentioned, they are forward-looking roadmaps. They are a process that can serve as a catalyst. So in the beginning, let's say when countries weren't sure about what is the VNR, what do we need to do, it was more focused on baseline data and thinking about how to align the efforts of ministerial offices or institutions or stakeholder groups around a common whole of government, whole of society approach to implementing the SDGs. But now this process has sort of transformed into a larger force that can improve national development plans, it can help with policy coherence, and it can also serve to leverage the energy of the stakeholder groups that want to be involved in the government side of preparing a VNR report. So as we've seen over the years, VNRs are becoming more inclusive. They are also becoming more evidence-based as national statistical offices make a strong effort to increase their ability to gather data. Many VNRs now contain statistical annexes that can be very helpful in underpinning the policy-setting work that's going on through the government. And in connection with this, localization is also critical for an effective VNR report, it needs to have the buy-in of the local communities, and so voluntary local reviews are now part and parcel of the VNR process in many countries. So why does this matter for SIDS? Well, I think that SIDS are a special case. The VNRs can not only be a tool to assess progress, identify gaps, and mobilize these partners in partnerships such as this one, But the stocktaking exercise, the dialogue and the follow-up can translate into very specific SIDS-appropriate policies that can be applied across the board, whether it's within the regions or across SIDS themselves. And what makes them useful is that they can be inclusive and evidence-based and linked to the decisions that countries can take. So one piece of advice that I would give to any country preparing a VNR is to plan early, use the data that exists, but more and more we are seeing that informal data, non-traditional data sources can be used in the VNR itself, and engaging well with targeted stakeholder consultations can be helpful to support the data collection in this regard. Then linking these decisions to the budget to policy projects and partner support is something else that the VNR can help CIDS to do. So the practical aim would be to reduce the reporting burden as well, while increasing the ownership and the implementation value. One thing we always hear from not only CIDS, but also LDC countries is there are too many reporting mandates, too many requirements under different frameworks. We have the ABAS now, which is 80% aligned with the SDGs. But the VNR can still serve as the overarching mechanism for reporting on many different processes. And as our co-chairs have already mentioned, the bottlenecks, we list a few here, but climate change is a big one. Political instability is another one. Data systems, coordination, financing, and stakeholder engagement can all be also challenges. And one of the things that I expect that you will do here today is to share some of those challenges and to come up with ideas about how to overcome them. So the follow-up opportunity that you have is that this steering committee can help keep the momentum going by capturing requests of SIDS offers and concrete ideas for follow-up and cooperation, not only for VNR through the HLPF website, and we invite you to get inspiration from these reports. And we thank you all for being here today. We have three SIDS reporting today, so I have to apologize for leaving to go to conference room four to help support those countries' presentations, and I thank you very much.

Thank you very much, Ms. Vituri. and thank you for elaborating why we need the VNRS and how they can be useful for SIDS in accelerating implementation of our respective sustainable development agendas. I now give the floor to Mr. Damien Sass, Sustainable Development Officer in the Small Island Developing States Subprogram of the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States. Over to you, Damian.

Thank you, Madam Co-Chair. Good morning, Excellencies and colleagues. So I'll focus really on three issues or three areas. First is I'll share some key messages from last week's VNR Lab, the SIDS VNR Lab, those organized by OHRLS, DESA, the SIDS that are presenting VNRs this year, as well as ESCAP and ECA. Secondly, I'll draw some linkages to our work on the SIDS national focal points. And then thirdly, I'll make some connections also to the upcoming SIDS, the global business network that's happening in Maldives next month. So in terms of some of the key messages that came from last week's VNR lab, and we've heard also Tania stressing some of these points, the first is that reporting should support implementation rather than create an additional burden. There was broad agreement that the ABUS monitoring and evaluation framework should not become a parallel reporting exercise because many of the frameworks, targets and indicators are overlapped with the SDGs. The VNR process provides really a practical entry point to reporting on both agendas through existing national processes. And indeed, Ambassador Webson's opening remarks at the VNR Lab, he also stressed this point, that the value of the ABAS M&E framework lies in its alignment with existing agendas, besides the SDGs, of course, the Paris Agreement, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Reduction, and others. One other key message that came through was that alignments must be begin early and be embedded in national planning. So ABAS should be considered from the outset when countries establish their VNR roadmaps, their consultation questions with stakeholders at the national level, and also their institutional arrangements. ESCAP, for instance, proposed integrating ABAS VNR roadmaps, linking the two agendas with national development plans. climate frameworks and other national processes. I think the broader lesson here is that these instruments should reinforce each other and that reporting informs planning, budgeting, resource mobilization, et cetera. We also heard a lot at the lab last week around the constraints that countries face as far as data is concerned. They continue to face gaps in data availability, in quality, in the timeliness and disaggregation of data, as well as shortages on financial constraints, technical and human constraints as well. We heard from DESSA on their practical guide for evidence-based VNARs that they're putting together and the ABAS database that's being developed by the Stats Division. that will also provide an easy to navigate tool for visualizing SIDS data. And indeed, I think I would also go further here and also stress the importance of the SIDS Global Data Hub that's being developed under the SIDS Center of Excellence as also one of these platforms that can reinforce the gaps that countries are facing as far as data is concerned. We also heard from countries, for instance, Guinea-Bissau shared lessons learned on the value of whole of government and whole of society approach that they used to develop their VNR this year and really the benefits of engaging with civil society, with the private sector and other actors at the national level. We also heard from Saint Kitts and Nevis. They shared the experiences that they had using the voluntary local review approach and very similar to Guinea-Bissau and sort of the lessons learned around engaging communities right from the outset. So I think a really clear message here is that we're seeing a lot of best practices already coming from SIDS. And as Tania mentioned, there are already 68 the VNR reports from SIDS that we really can capitalize on going forward. And so I think one consideration for the steering committee as it prepares for this year's global multi-stakeholder SIDS partnership dialogue is how we can draw on this wealth of knowledge, both in terms of challenges that SIDS are facing, but also the opportunities that are emerging through VNRs. So moving quickly now to the SIDS national focal points. They really can play an essential role in connecting the VNRS and ABAS monitoring and evaluation process. They really sit at the intersection of national planning, of inter-ministerial coordination, and indeed many SIDS national focal points also happen to be the SDG national focal points. And so there's a clear synergy there that we can capitalize on. OCHA is developing a SIDS national focal points toolkit to help SIDS national focal points to mainstream ABAS at the national level. And coming out of discussions that we've been having from last week's VNR lab and going back to the last SIDS national focal points meeting in Trinidad and Tobago in December, we'll also be integrating in that toolkit support for helping NFPs to mainstream the VNR process into the ABAS monitoring evaluation framework process as well. So in terms of upcoming events, and I mentioned the SIDS Global Business Network Forum that's coming up in the Maldives on the 23rd to 25th of August, certainly from our side, we'll be taking forward a lot of lessons that we've captured through the VNRs. We've heard, for instance, Tonga, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Cabo Verde and Jamaica identify concrete energy transition and financing needs as major priorities, and indeed these are is actually the types of issues that we'll be discussing at the forum. And we'll be making sure that we also leverage the voice of the private sector and how we can support these. Kiribati, Guinea-Bissau emphasize economic diversification and greater domestic value addition. We also heard, we know that Marshall Islands in their VNR is demonstrating how seed finance and business training and support is supporting women entrepreneurs, for example. Well, Jamaica highlighted blended finance, digital skills and blue economy opportunities that they've been working on. And we hope that we can also feature this at the SIDS Global Business Network Forum. So just a final point here that all SIDS governments are being sponsored to attend the forum and we hope that you can also bring the lessons learned through the VNR process into that discussion as well. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Damian. And as an old hat on SIDS agenda, I must say that it sounds as though with the ABAS M&E framework, we are at a turning point for SIDS, including in many different ways, not only in terms of the alleviating reporting burden, if this can be integrated into the full reporting cycle for VNRs in relation to 2030 agenda, but certainly even going further with other platforms outside of the HLPF. This is really tremendous and I'm very excited therefore to now turn to one of the main features of today's event. As indicated in the program, we will have two panels. The first panel will hear from small island developing states experiences. and it will be moderated by Mr. Sai Navote, Chief of the Small Island Developing States Unit of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. I wish to extend appreciation to Mr. Navote for agreeing to do this moderation for the first panel. So I'll turn the floor over to you and retire early.

Thank you kindly, Madam Co-Chair. Very good morning to you and good morning, Mr. Co-Chair. Good morning, Excellencies, distinguished colleagues. It is my pleasure to moderate this first panel discussions on VNAR. We've heard the scene set up that the VNARs can be more than just a report presented during HLPF. They serve as national moment for stocktaking, dialogue and follow-up, helping countries identify gaps, strengthen coordination, engage stakeholders and mobilize support around priority needs. Now, for us, small island states, this is especially important. The BNR process is taking place in a context of limited administrative capacity, data constraint, financing gap and very high exposure to external shocks. but it also offers us an opportunity to connect to national SDGs priority and with the implementation of our own agenda, the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SEEDS, with the broader work and also with the broader work of our SEEDS partnership framework. Now this morning we are going to hear from four countries representing VNR and we are particularly keen to hear three issues. First, the practical lessons that emerge from their exercise, their preparations for the VNR. Second, we've heard from the co-chairs the bottleneck that exists and how they overcome it in their preparation. And third, how can the VNR findings help generate follow-up for partnerships, peer learning and the implementation of the HLPF. So, today it is my pleasure to introduce the members of the panelists. We have with us Ambassador John Silk, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Marshall Islands to the United Nations. We are very happy to have you, sir. We also have Ms. Serelita Dore Tyson, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Sustainable Development of St. Kitts and Nevis. Welcome to New York, ma'am, and thank you very much for leading that effort in St. Kitts. We also have Mr. Francisco Mendes, the counselor at the permanent mission of Guinea-Bissau. Thank you very much for agreeing to join us, Mr. Mendes, and of course, Ms. Latoya Clark, the SDG focal point, National Planning Institute of Jamaica. Welcome, ma'am, to New York. So let me start reminding our panelists you have about six minutes, six to seven minutes to make your intervention. So I would like to ask two general questions, noting the three issues that we would like to hear and learn from you, because those will be the lessons that we would like to draw out of this discussion. But please share with us two key lessons that your country learned this time around in this preparation, as compared to the earlier one that you did, and what has worked well, and the bottlenecks and how you overcame it and how can you build on this for partnerships. So let me first invite His Excellency Mr. John Silk from the Republic of Marshall Island.

Thank you. Good morning to all of you, Excellencies, Steering Committee. The Marshall Islands presented its third VNR last Friday, although our natural-based delegation and minister had to depart. We can briefly summarize the VNR presentation and also, more importantly, reflect on how to take this forward. Our third VNR is centered on our national strategic plan. 2020 to 2030, which serves as our national development framework and is structured around five thematic pillars, namely, one, social and cultural, two, environment, climate change and resilience, infrastructure, economic development, and good governance. The VNR was developed through a collaborative process, which brought together our government, civil society, communities and youth, reflecting a whole-of-society approach to implementation and accountability. I can note a few quick highlights of our VNR through this year's themes. For SDG six, clean water and sanitation, we highlighted new reservoir and coastal aquifer work to boost water security. For SDG seven, renewable energy, we referenced low carbon transport and our national NDC. For SDG nine, infrastructure, we pointed to telemedicine and digital infrastructure and connectivity advances. For SDG 11, sustainable communities, we pointed to the need for climate resilient infrastructure and community-led conservation area plans. To consider some of the guiding questions for today's discussion, most importantly, what are bottlenecks in preparing VNRs. For the Marshall Islands and many STCs, SDS, SIDS, SIDS, the challenge is data, both in line ministry collection and data analysis. Our data capacity is limited. and there are often disconnections between our data and those used at regional or international levels. The complexity of the SDGs is also a bottleneck itself. A VNR report is both comprehensive but when tightly summarized among 193 member states, we might find that some of the most unique or important strategies or issues can get lost in the highlighted reel. It would be interesting to speculate about the number of SDG targets or indicators per capita. In other words, our small system can struggle to keep pace and identify priorities or gaps given the large amount of data. What an incentive for development or partnership relate to the, what is the incentive or partnership for development related to VNR? First, the confidence internally and externally of meeting a high benchmark of national plan link and align with the SDCs and the review therein. The small scale of our country and economy means we need to pursue unique island net strategies at community scale. While perhaps more routine elsewhere, it is no easy task for a small government to link and measure up to such an array of complex data points to track progress. Second, in areas where we can demonstrate strong traction in our VNR, we can often point to ground level solutions. which have a strong implementation impact. These can be lessons learned for ourselves and our partners. We thank you.

I thank His Excellency for his contribution and the identification of the five pillars. of focus of the Republic of Marshall Islands and the SDGs, the four SDGs you mentioned, and also identifying those bottlenecks and how you wiggle your way out of it and the sentiments you've expressed about this process in general. So thank you very much. I will now move to Ms. Tyson, St. Kitts and Nevis. Now, St. Kitts has use its second VNAR now to demonstrate progress under the sustainable island agenda that you have, your National Development Planning Framework 2023 to 2037. Now your approach from what we've seen so far in your VNAR illustrate how a specific national vision can bring together social inclusion, environmental sustainability, economic diversification and resilience. My question to you, ma'am, And you can respond to this with other things that you wish to tell us. We would like, we are learning, we are hearing. What partnership and financing model supported this achievement? And could elements of that model be relevant to other island states?

Okay. Thank you very much. Chair, Excellencies, colleagues, greetings. It is indeed a pleasure to participate in this important discussion and to share a few reflections from Saint Kitts and Nevis as we complete our second VNR. Rather than speaking about the findings of our review, which will be presented later today, I would like to reflect on a slightly different angle of the experience. I would like to share what surprised us. Like many countries, we began this process expecting that the principal outcome would be another national report documenting our progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Instead, we discovered that the process itself became one of the most valuable outcomes. Our first surprise was the extent to which local perspectives strengthened national reporting. in 2025, the Nevis Island Administration completed the first voluntary local review in the English-speaking Caribbean. Initially, we view the experience as an opportunity to better understand sustainable development at the sub-national level. What we did not anticipate was how profoundly it would have influenced the preparation of our national review. The VLL brought local priorities, community perspectives and stakeholder experiences into the national conversation. It challenged some of our assumptions, highlighted issues that might otherwise have received less attention and ultimately produced a more balanced and representative VNR. It reminded us that effective national reporting begins with listening locally. Our second surprise was how quickly the VNR evolved from being a government exercise into a national conversation. As public servants, we often think first about policy and data and technical reporting. Yet, one of the strongest responses came from our efforts to engage citizens in ways that were simple, inclusive, and accessible. Through stakeholder consultations, validation workshops and our national cover art competition, we found that people genuinely wanted to contribute once they understood how sustainable development related to their own lives. Perhaps our most important communication lesson was this: people cannot be expected to participate in a process they do not understand. Before asking people to engage with the VNR, we first had to explain what the VNR was, why it mattered, and how it connected to our national development journey. That simple decision significantly strengthened national ownership of the process. Our third surprise was that preparing the review revealed as much about our institutions as it did about our development progress. While documenting achievements, the process also exposed important gaps in our national monitoring and reporting systems. We recognize that data existed across many of our institutions, but it was not always collected. It was not organized, nor was it analyzed in ways that supported SDG reporting. We also identified opportunities to strengthen institutional coordination, improve monitoring and evaluation systems, and better integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into national planning processes. Hence, these revelations were not shortcomings of the VNR, they were among its greatest contributions. The review gave us a clearer understanding of where institutional strengthening is needed. if implementation is to accelerate during the remainder of the decade of action. Now, our final surprise relates directly to today's discussion. Preparing our VNR also changed the way we think about reporting our report. For small island developing states, reporting requirements continue to expand while institutional capacity often remains constrained. This is why we strongly support efforts to harmonize reporting under the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS and the Sustainable Development Goals. Rather than creating separate reporting systems, we should pursue integrated approaches that reduce duplication, strengthen national data systems, and allow countries to invest more time in implementation than in reporting. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, our VNR consultations also became an opportunity to introduce and discuss the Antigua and Barbuda agenda with national stakeholders. While awareness of the agenda is still growing, aligning it with the SDG framework provides an efficient pathway for strengthening implementation and reporting at the same time. Allow me therefore to mention in one final reflection, perhaps the greatest surprise of all was that the most valuable product of our VNAU was not the document we produced, it was the conversations we created. Those conversations strengthen collaboration across government, encourage greater stakeholder ownership, they improved our understanding of national challenges and most importantly help position sustainable development as a shared national responsibility rather than the responsibility of any one institution. I must mention here that no, we did not have the necessary financing, it was a challenge. But if there is one lesson we should share with our fellow small island developing states, it is this: treat the VNR not simply as a report to be submitted, but as an opportunity to strengthen the institutions, partnerships and national dialogue, and that will ultimately determine whether or not the sustainable development goals are achieved. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much, Miss Tyson. The contribution of St. Kitts and Nevis and the surprises that you are identifying to us today feels like fresh island breeze. The processes, the national conversation, identifying institutions and how to be strengthened, the alignment of the SDGs to the ABAS, and just the conversation. It brings meaningful participation for citizens. Thank you for those lessons learned. And now we'll move on to the next panelist, the distinguished representative from Guinea-Bissau, Mr. Mendes. Mr. Mendes, thank you again for Guinea-Bissau and its contribution to the VNR implementation. you are linking your implementation of the SDGs to your 2026-2035 national development planning, which is centered on human capital, science, technology and innovation, infrastructure, peace and social well-being. Now, can you please just tell us briefly, in addition to any other things that you wish to inform us today in your preparation, You identify weak institution capacity as cross-cutting constraint. Which capacities should develop partners prioritize so that support strengthen national institutions rather than creating parallel or implement implementation structures?

Thank you, Mr. Moderator, Excellencies, distinguished colleagues. It's always a pleasure joining you today representing the government of Guinea-Bissau, sharing our experience in the VNR process and moving to implementation. I thank Belize and Portugal as co-chairs of the steering committee on partnership for SEEDS, UN-DESA and OHRLLS for organizing this event. Yeah, our experience preparing this second VNR that we presented on last Friday made us to believe, as we said, that the process was much more than a simple reporting exercise. It became a national process of reflection, dialogue and policy alignment. It made us to look to the starting point, where we stand today and the future actions. It allowed us to access progress towards sustainable development goals, identify persistent development challenges and strengthen commitment of leaving no one behind. The preparation of our national development plan, which is 2026-2035, provided us the foundation for this VNR. and our continued commitment of implementation of the SDGs. The extensive nationwide consultation undertaken during the preparation of our national development plan brought together government institutions, local authorities, civil society, private sector, academia, our development partners, communities to identify our national priorities and development challenges. At the same time, Preparando el VNR también trajo a estas partes interesadas en un proceso que fortalece la coordinación intersectorial, la coherencia de las políticas y la apropiación nacional del desarrollo sostenible. A medida que nuestro plan nacional de desarrollo alinea las prioridades nacionales con los ODS, Guinea-Bissau is progressively aligning national planning, budgeting and monitoring around a single national development framework. Despite all this, some challenges still remain for a country as Guinea-Bissau, which is a seed country and with limited statistical capacities and limited resources. Three challenges has been identified so far, which are data, coordination and finance. And for data, we think with regard to data, a continued investment in national statistical system will be always necessary. For coordination, integrating information from multiple ministries and engaging consistent across planning, budgeting and reporting process remain also demanding. and for financing, as we know, Guinea-Bissau remains exposed to external shocks, including the food and fuel price volatility and the growing impact of climate change with increased developmental need while reducing our fiscal space. On the implementation, as we said, our national development plan, which is the backbone of the VNR presented last Friday, is structured around six strategic pillars and is also fully aligned with the SDGs objective as outlined. which are the peacebuilding governance, building democratic rule of law, economic diversification, human and capital development and improvement of living condition, preservation and conservation of biodiversity, combating climate change and enhancing natural capital, revitalizing foreign policy, strengthening regional integration and engaging Guinea in diaspora and land use, planning and local development. The six pillars of the National Development Plan encompasses a total of 81 programs to be implemented through two multi-year action plan, with the first covering the five years period from 2026 to 2030, and the second covering the period from 2031 to 2035. The implementation of these 81 programs of the national development plan is therefore an opportunity to accelerate efforts toward achieving the SDGs. Consequently, the integration of our national development plan with the SDGs reflect the commitment to aligning strategic planning and allocation of public resources with the 17 SDGs. As a result, the National Development Plan will henceforth serve the primary official source of data implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the SDGs. Since our first VNR in 2022, with the assistance of our development partners, Guinea-Bissau has carried out significant reforms, including the implementation of microeconomic stabilization, measures as part of economic reform program and has strengthened its public financial management system and has accelerated efforts to diversify sources of economic growth. In conclusion, Guinea-Bissau remains firmly committed to the 2030 Agenda and look forward to working closely with our development partners in order to accelerate the SDG implementation while leaving no one behind. I thank you, Mr. Moderator.

Thank you, Mr. Mendes, for not restraining yourself in sharing the experience of Guinea-Bissau, the preparation of your VNR and also telling us some lessons that you learned from the last time and what the government has endeavored to undertake to improve its own governance, so to speak. So thank you very much. Now the last on our list of panels, Madam Co-Chair, is Jamaica. And I would like to welcome again Ms. Lotoya Clarke. This is not the first time Jamaica has made this We learned a lot from Jamaica the last time you made your VNR, and this time you're presenting it again. We would really love to just to hear from you. Is there any other lessons and learn for us to from a partnership angle?

Thank you, Sai. It is always a pleasure to greet you. Distinguished colleagues, good morning. We thank Belize and Portugal as co-chairs of the Steering Committee on Partnerships for Small Island Developing States, as well as UN DESA and the OHRLLS, I did better today, for inviting Jamaica's input to this meeting on the Steering Committee on Partnership for SIDS. Jamaica ascribes special importance to this conversation, From VNRs to partnerships accelerating SDG implementation in SIDS. Successive Voluntary National Reviews for Jamaica have supported the development of partnerships that have been responsive to its development priorities. For Jamaica, the VNR forms part of a larger monitoring and evaluation system for national development and is used as a tool for evidence-based policymaking. The VNR is therefore designed not only as a stocktake of progress, but provides a deeper analysis with sensitivities to national and global sustainable development issues. Jamaica's VNRs have been used in program and project design for research by academia and policymakers and to inform further studies on development issues. I will share examples on Gulf 13 from the 2022 VNR and the development theme of building climate resilience. The VNR identified the following issues, a high prevalence of poverty and the need for financial support to improve the lives of Jamaicans experiencing poverty, noting how unsustainable livelihood practices exacerbate climate vulnerability. limited research capacity and technological development, the need for inclusion of climate responsive budgeting, the need for strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related hazards and natural disasters, the need for sustained financial support for adaptation and mitigation measures, data to inform adaptation planning, data management infrastructure and technical expertise. Through partnership and collaboration among government, communities, academia, the private sector, civil society, regional institutions and international development partners, Jamaica has responded through measures including advancing technological developments and capacity building through the continued expansion and functionality of the Jamaica Systemic Risk Assessment Tool. This geospatial analytical platform is being developed through a partnership between the Planning Institute of Jamaica, PIOJ, the University of Oxford, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and the Climate Studies Group at the University of the West Indies, Mona. And this tool is towards strengthening resilience building for critical infrastructure and transforming vulnerability assessments across key sectors. Technical experts from key ministries, departments and agencies have been trained in the use of the tool and the CSGM at UIMONA is currently working on embedding a related online course to ensure sustainability. Strengthening shock-responsive social protection through the development of the Jamaica Household Damage Impact and Needs Assessment Tool, JH-DINA dashboard, through partnership between the World Food Programme and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security allowed timely assessments for persons impacted by Hurricane Melissa and facilitated the provision of social protection services. Through a partnership with the World Food Programme and CRF-SPC, the government was also able to provide financial support earmarked for social protection after both hurricanes Beryl and Melissa. Improved disaster risk management capacity. through the use of drone and satellite imagery to generate real-time damage assessment information for first responders in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa through partnerships among the National Spatial Data Management Branch, Jamaica Flying Labs, and Esri's Disaster Response Program, for which Jamaica received an award yesterday. Data to inform adaptation planning is being generated under the Jamaica National Adaptation Project being implemented by the Climate Change Branch and the Planning Institute of Jamaica with funding from the Green Climate Fund. Under the project, hazard vulnerability assessments for five climate sensitive sectors are being updated to support adaptation planning. And the relevant sectors are water, health, agriculture, tourism and coastal resources, as well as human settlements. On social protection, the 2022 VNR was used in the development of the Social Protection for Increased Resilience and Opportunity Project. And this is backed by the World Bank, executed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, and supports the development of institutional and data systems for enhancing technology in service delivery. It also includes the development of the infrastructure for a proposed unemployment insurance scheme for workers and capacity building of critical stakeholder entities, presenting a modernized and integrated approach to social protection and development. The VNR 2026 expanded the focus of the 2022 VNR to include lessons learned the way forward and resource requirements to a thematic focus on key development priorities. Examples include institutional strengthening identified as a universal convergence engine given its enabling force on SDG implementation and acceleration, modernization of social protection as a responsive measure for vulnerability and the promotion of income security, energy transition to support economic development and climate resilience, and the blue economy as an engine of growth for SIDS. This format provides partners and stakeholders with data and information both on the current situation as well as Jamaica's priorities for development. This third VNR was co-created through stakeholder partnership and took lessons from the 2022 VNR, which highlighted localization as an area of priority. As a result, consultations expanded the inclusion of community groups and local authorities as key actors in development. The process of developing the VNR was led by the National SDG Core Group, with oversight from the National 2030 Agenda Oversight Committee. The thematic reports were developed jointly by the Planning Institute of Jamaica and the respective portfolio ministries. It comprehensively discusses the central themes in the SDGs demonstrating interconnectedness across the agenda, providing information that moves beyond assessment of progress to demonstrating the practical lessons learned through implementation, priorities beyond 2030 and the resources required to advance these transformations. Our stakeholder consultations at the national level examined the thematic areas and provided us with excellent feedback, including from youth stakeholders on what works and what does not work on the ground and how local level partnerships can be strengthened to support their implementation. These consultations have been documented in a report to inform further dialogue with the relevant stakeholders and provides valuable information on strengthening partnerships for local sustainable development. The special report on private sector engagement with national development and the SDGs was developed through partnership with the Mona School of Business and Management at the University of the West Indies, Mona. This is this was the initiation of a partnership to last well beyond the life of the VNR. The report has highlighted the alignment between private sector activities and the SDGs beyond their operational task of economic growth and job creation. This report is expected to further engage the private sector, having set a baseline from the firms that we have studied. Through partnership with the UN Resident Coordinator's Office, a study on SDG acceleration was also conducted to inform strategies for advancing progress on the SDGs and on national development beyond 2030. This study, which is included in the VNR, on productive capacities and SDG convergence provides an empirical lens to consider SDG acceleration and investment in strategic priorities with multiplier effects. And if I may, moderator, just add a plug here that our side event this afternoon at one o'clock at the permanent mission will explore the findings of this study. In conclusion, the VNR is more than a report. It is a responsive instrument whose relevance was tested in the face of rebuilding from major devastation, responding to the regional and global situation, meeting commitments of the ABUS in the face of global challenges. The demands of a VNR extend beyond reporting. to contemplation of the central issues in national development and exploration of the transformative pathways to drive progress in the medium and long term. Thank you.

I thank Ms. Clarke for that insightful contribution from the government of Jamaica. Thank you very much, Latoya, for that. I want to attempt to summarize the substantive contribution it made, it will make, do injustice to it, but I note the focus on poverty, the emphasis on the need for research, and of course, the climate responsive budgeting that you've said, and of course, the example of the partnerships that you've made. Madam Co-Chair, that concludes the first of the panel this morning. I must say that the points raised are highly relevant to the work of the Steering Committee, particularly as we look ahead to the national and regional dialogues and also to the multi-stakeholder dialogue, the Partnerships Award and, of course, the Partnership Plan. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much, Sai, for moderating the panel, and thank you very much as well to the panelists for really enriching conversation on your VNR experience. And you spoke about the VNR as a learning tool for you, but it's a learning tool for the rest of the international community where we can build stronger partnerships. I will now turn to our second panel, which will discuss partner support and cooperation, and it will be moderated by Ms. Tishka Francis, head of Small Island Developing States subprogram of that very long name office, OHRLS. Over to you, Tishka.

Thank you, co-chairs, and good morning to all colleagues, excellencies. Good morning.

Muchas gracias a todos y a todas.

UN system. and other stakeholders to discuss how partnerships can help translate the insights emerging from VNRS into tangible results on the ground. And this is particularly relevant for SIDS, as VNRS have served as an important platform for mobilizing resources, attracting investment, sharing experiences, and building strategic partnerships that support the implementation of national sustainable development goals. And we are fortunate today to be joined by three distinguished speakers, Mr. Alessandro Guerri, Director General for European and International Affairs and Sustainable Finance at the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security of Italy. We also have Ms. Francine Pascaruana, Director for Sustainable Development, Ministry for Energy and Environment and the Regeneration of the Grand Harbour of Malta.

Y tenemos a la señora Tina Alkatibi, directora de la Oficina de Naciones Unidas para la Cooperación Sur-Sur. Y también le damos la bienvenida al embajador Viñas, representante permanente de Portugal, quien ha contribuido con la mesa redonda de acuerdo a su experiencia nacional. Estamos un poquito demorados y les voy a pedir a los, por ende, les voy a pedir a los oradores que sean sucintos. Señor Gerry, tengo el placer de preguntarle cómo los en las CNBS voy a movilizar alianzas de acuerdo a las prioridades de los paid.

Empiezo felicitando a todos los países que han presentado su NB. Italia considera que las NB son altamente valiosas cuando se las usa como herramientas de estrategia en casa para movilizar alianzas, acelerar la aplicación y acelerar el avance hacia los ODS. Entonces, las NBS y las asociaciones en el desarrollo consideran que trabajan para identificar allí donde se necesitan más intervenciones. Se trabaja en coordinación a todo nivel de gobiernos. Esto nos parece que agrega valor y nos gustaría abordar la relación entre Italia y los países. En 2007 se ha movilizado más de 7 millones de dólares para los países. Nuestra cooperación es coherente con sus prioridades nacionales de acuerdo a la Agenda 2030, la Convención de Río. Nos parece que la cooperación es muy importante cuando hace cuando se centran las CNBS como medio de la cooperación. Permítanme contarles algunos ejemplos prácticos. En Belice, en la evaluación nacional de 2024, se trabajó en el ODS 12 sobre consumo y producción sostenibles. Y en base a lo dicho, junto con el BID, trabajamos y aprobamos un proyecto específico en apoyo a los ODS 12 en cuanto a la integración del mercado de la deforestación y cadena de suministro. Esta iniciativa apoya la deforestación agregada de valor a la cadena de producción, apoyo a los pequeños agricultores y a las mipymes en acceso a los mercados sostenibles en Santa Lucía en se identificó el año pasado el año pasado la cuestión climática como en las pruebas nacionales en respuesta se aprobó la el el centro de investigación y recursos humanos en aras de brindar asistencia a la sociedad como por ejemplo guarderías, trabajo trabajo social y asistencia tanto como formación en cuestiones climáticas. Buscamos acelerar los avances en cuanto a la financiación y mecanismos de innovación, por ejemplo, el fondo de daño y pérdida, para los cuales somos uno de los mayores contribuyentes y hemos firmado hace dos semanas. Hemos aprobado unas 20 millones de contribución y luego pasará, llegaremos a los 100 millones en una semana. Hemos aprobado nuestra participación en el GCF por 300 millones. Hemos otorgado una serie de recursos y también podemos debatir con usted con ustedes cómo los mecanismos específicos de apoyo a los países para el ingreso a los mercados. Pensamos que estos instrumentos pueden ayudar a identificar las necesidades de los países en apoyo a sus condiciones y situaciones específicas. El acceso a la financiación per se no es la única prioridad o no es suficiente. Y es por ello que la alianza internacional es esencial, combinando los recursos financieros con conocimiento, fomento de capacidad, intercambio de experiencias, lecciones aprendidas. Por ello, trabajamos con DESA y con la Oficina para los PMA, PSL y PAID. A través de esta alianza hemos brindado fomento de capacidad, facilitación supervisión de evaluación y aplicación al amparo de la agenda para los países de Antigua y Barbuda. También hemos contribuido con la consolidación de los puntos focales de los países en apoyo a la coordinación y la coherencia. Para ello puedo mencionar la plataforma de alianzas para los ODS que estamos construyendo con ONU-Hábitat, genera una congruencia entre la operación de la iniciativa de cooperación con las prioridades de cada país, optimiza el uso de los recursos, entre otras cosas. Me gustaría concluir con que Italia sigue disponible, queremos que cuenten con nosotros y trabajando trabajamos mancomunadamente y me gustaría encomiar a nuestro trabajo de consuno con AOSIS en donde generamos posibilidades de trabajo y aprendizaje de diplomáticos de los países aquí en Nueva York. Acabo, no estaba convencida, chequeé y me gustaría señalar que Italia Es el país europeo con más habitantes de una isla, 6 millones 700 mil después de Brexit. Es decir, un 10% de nuestra población. Muchas gracias, es un placer estar aquí. Muchas gracias.

Muchas gracias por esta intervención y muchas gracias a Italia por esta alianza con los Países Muchas gracias. Desde toda la oficina agradecemos a Italia el trabajo mancomunado, especialmente los puntos focales. Contamos con la interpretación simultánea en caso de necesitarlo, así que pueden. Quienes necesiten interpretación, por favor, usen el casco. Espero que la cabina de castellano se esté escuchando correctamente. Si me pueden hacer una señal, se los agradecería muchísimo. Levantar la mano, por ejemplo. Las NBS demuestran ser un trabajo mancomunado entre las partes interesadas, la sociedad civil.

Malta, distinguidas delegaciones, muchas gracias por esta oportunidad. de compartir con ustedes reflexiones de nuestra experiencia preparando la segunda evaluación nacional voluntaria. La primera la presentamos el año pasado. Ante todo, me gustaría decir que nuestro proceso de evaluación se vio enraizado en el credo de que el desarrollo sostenible es realmente una responsabilidad sostenida. De hecho, La participación multipartita fue esencial durante todo el proceso para garantizar que la evaluación reflejara una diversidad de perspectivas, fomentando una titulación colectiva. Como elemento clave en este proceso, se estableció El foro multipartito para el desarrollo sostenible, plataforma de diálogo y cooperación entre los gobiernos, la sociedad civil, el sector académico, el sector privado, los consejos locales, representantes y otros. El foro presentó, demostró una participación de todo tipo y contribuyó de forma eficaz identificando los retos y las oportunidades. consolidando la titulación de la NBE y de la Agenda 2030. Para garantizar una mayor participación Malta también llevó adelante un ejercicio de cartografía con preguntas específicas, como por ejemplo la consulta en sesiones de información. Este enfoque reconoce que, evidentemente, las diferentes partes interesadas trabajan de diferentes formas y esto nos ayudó a garantizar que todas las perspectivas, prioridades y experiencias nos ayudan a mejorar. El Fondo Sostenible para Organizaciones Voluntarias brinda apoyo financiero a la sociedad, a los actores de la sociedad civil para aplicar proyectos que contribuyen con la concreción de los ODS a nivel nacional, a y en este proceso. Y permite a las organizaciones contribuir con el desarrollo sostenible y la agenda 2030. A partir del apoyo a las iniciativas comunitarias empoderamos a las comunidades a traducir los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en acción concreta. Malta se ha centrado en el compromiso joven, como por ejemplo de los Aliés Jóvenes ODS y otras iniciativas. Esto significa darle oportunidades a la juventud a acceder a los debates y procesos en materia de desarrollo sostenible. De hecho, se incluyó un capítulo en la NB sobre este tema y una presentación de este programa por parte de un delegado joven aquí en las Naciones Unidas. Se compartieron prioridades, aspiraciones y así se reforzó la idea de no dejar a nadie a la saga. Este mecanismo consolidó todo el enfoque en el desarrollo sostenible, garantizando que el NNB abordara, reflejara y representara una media de voces. Nuestra experiencia demuestra que la participación multipartita va más allá de la consulta, exige un diálogo estructurado en curso, mecanismos y oportunidades para que las partes interesadas puedan contribuir de forma activa con la aplicación de las iniciativas de desarrollo sostenible. En paralelo, nosotros creemos que hay un valor significativo a la hora de trabajar en base a las experiencias de otros oradores. Está claro que los contextos nacionales pueden diferir, pero muchos de los retos y oportunidades asociados con la aplicación del proceso de ODM son compartidas. Las plataformas como esta son una verdadera oportunidad, un espacio muy importante de intercambiar experiencias, aprender los unos de los otros, identificar soluciones prácticas que se pueden adaptar a las diferentes circunstancias. Nosotros nos hemos beneficiado muchísimo en la cooperación internacional, el intercambio de buenas prácticas y esperamos seguir contribuyendo con este debate, compartiendo nuestras experiencias y las lecciones compartidas, consolidando las alianzas y aprendiendo los unos de los otros. Podemos avanzar en la aplicación de la Agenda 2030 y acelerar los avances para concretar los ODS. Muchas gracias.

Muchas gracias por destacar la importancia de los procesos de consulta participativa, herramienta muy importante para la facilitación del compromiso con la sociedad civil y otras partes interesadas, incluido el sector privado. Esta es una herramienta, aunque una mejor práctica, que todos podemos usar. Le voy a dar la palabra a la señora Tima Alkatiw. ¿Cómo los PAIDE pueden beneficiarse mejor del aprendizaje por pares, incluida la cooperación Sur-Sur y triangular?

Muchas gracias, muchas gracias señora moderadora, excelencias señoras y señores, es un verdadero placer estar aquí para este debate tan oportuno, agradezco a la copresidencia Belice y Portugal, también me gustaría encomendar a los PEIDE que han presentado las ENBs este año con una reseña estratégica y cabal de la aplicación señalando sus brechas y destacando las alianzas multipartitas para superar los obstáculos. el trabajo de cooperación entre la Oficina de Cooperación Sur-Sur y las NBS, vemos que hay un gran cambio. La necesidad de asistencia aumenta drásticamente. Escuchamos que se necesitan soluciones específicas al contexto, altamente adaptables y enraizadas en experiencias compartidas. ah también vemos que los se posicionan en la cooperación sur sur, no como elemento suplementario, sino como vía para el desarrollo sostenible. Y esta alianza se ah es congruente con Abbas el programa de acción de antigua eh Barbuda el En la ANB de Jamaica se puso de relieve la importancia de la cooperación Sur-Sur como elemento que permite un acceso a la pericia extranjera. Tonga también es beneficiario de diferentes alianzas y Kiribati también quiere superar su aislamiento a partir de la cooperación internacional. No se trata de los retos, de identificar retos comunes, sino también buscar soluciones prácticas. La pregunta rectora es cómo nos podemos beneficiar de los diferentes elementos de cooperación. Y la verdad es que transicionar de arreglos aislados a mecanismos estructurados, Las necesidades de desarrollo tienen que estar a la altura de las disponibilidades y los recursos. Nosotros hemos trabajado a través de un apoyo de políticas, apoyo intergubernamental en la construcción de conocimiento y la financiación catalítica a través de los fondos fiduciarios, por ejemplo, el fondo IPSA y el fondo de Naciones Unidas. Quiero compartir con ustedes algunos ejemplos concretos de tal apoyo. como parte de la operacionalización de la estrategia del sistema de Naciones Unidas y en apoyo a muchas entidades de Naciones Unidas hemos ayudado en los programas pilotos en Mauricio, Seychelles y Cabo Verde, los programas pilotos de los equipos países sobre la economía azul, centrándonos en los mecanismos y los instrumentos financieros de acceso al mercado, por ejemplo, en Cabo Verde para hacer un cambio en los mercados de carbono. Esto está transformando la estrategia de Cabo Verde y dando impulso a los mecanismos financieros. También hemos integrado las modalidades Sur-Sur en arquitecturas regionales, a saber, la Oficina Multipaís del Caribe y también junto con Portugal, otro ejemplo, en donde hemos estado apoyando una iniciativa con el apoyo de la UNESCO sobre educación superior en América Latina y el Caribe, compartiendo conocimiento y también compartiendo conocimiento que ha tenido como corolario una publicación multilingüe y una caja de herramientas que ha llevado a que varios se beneficiarán de ella, de estos. Tenemos más de mil prácticas, mil mejores prácticas a las que invitamos a los países a hacer uso. También hemos facilitado apoyo técnico y fomento de conocimiento. Estamos trabajando con la Organización Espacial Europea, permitiendo el acceso a tecnologías para el sur global. y la cooperación Sur-Sur empodera a los PEIDE con datos de observación de la tierra y análisis satelitales para tomar, por ejemplo, decisiones informadas sobre reducción de riesgo de desastres, gestión costera, entre otras. Otra cuestión es que elevamos la cooperación Sur-Sur y triangular. En septiembre lanzamos la Alianza Global para la Cooperación Sur-Sur y Triangular que reúne a los estados miembros, a los socios, y también a los bancos multinacionales de desarrollo acá en el sector académico que brinda una plataforma que tiene por objetivo conectar a los países con apoyo catalizador catalizador esta plataforma se operacionalizará de manera digital a través de la de de la iniciativa a Galaxia Sur Sur que ahora hemos agregado a la Galaxia Sur Sur más brinda soluciones pertinentes de supericia técnica y oportunidades de al de alianzas. Busca transformar la solidaridad en acción práctica y acelerar los avances hacia los ODS. Esto se aplica a los también. Asimismo y como mencionara antes los fondos fiduciarios que gestionamos en nombre de diferentes países del sur. Esto nos ha brindado la posibilidad de transformar 51 proyectos de diseño. Uno de ellos fue el programa para el huracán en Bahamas a partir de una iniciativa de India sobre infraestructura resistente al clima. Nuestro trabajo es conectar los puntos y estamos altamente comprometidos con el plan de acción de AVAS, nuestro apoyo a los PEIDE según nuestro mandato y nuestros servicios de política, conocimiento y función catalizadora de los fondos fiduciarios.

Muchas gracias por esta intervención tan importante sobre el papel de la cooperación Sur-Sur. la copresidencia, por favor, súmese ¿Qué experiencias pueden pasar de evaluación a aplicación y cómo se puede traducir en esto eh estas evaluaciones en mejor planificación, coordinación ah y trabajo mancomunado? Muchas gracias.

Muchas gracias moderador, muchas gracias a todos los presentes valoro Hay algunos comentarios. La ANBE logra su potencial cuando sus conclusiones se traducen en instituciones políticas, capacidades y vida real. Hemos presentado nuestra segunda evaluación nacional voluntaria en 2023. El programa, el proceso confirma avances, pero también una serie de limitaciones en la aplicación de la Agenda 2030. Hay muchas políticas públicas que contribuyen con el desarrollo sostenible y esta coherencia no siempre fue Bueno, con información desagregada territorial.

Necesito que seamos más continuos y estructurados. Portugal, por lo tanto, concluyó que los próximos pasos no deberían ser simplemente otra revisión, sino un marco nacional para actuar sobre lo que la revisión ha revelado.

Esto ha dado lugar a la adopción en marzo de 2026 de nuestra hoja de ruta nacional para el desarrollo sostenible en 2030. Para los efectos de este debate, su componente más pertinente es un plan operacional de coherencia normativa que gira en torno a tres pilares. El primero, integrar la Agenda 2030 de manera más sistemática en el ciclo de las políticas públicas, desde la planificación y el diseño hasta la presupuestación, ejecución y evaluación. Segundo, mejorar la supervisión adaptando las metas e indicadores a las prioridades nacionales y fortaleciendo los vínculos entre datos, políticas y resultados. Tercero, crear capacidades en el seno de la administración pública y mejorar la interacción con los distintos departamentos. Esta experiencia no la presentamos para que repitan ustedes porque nuestro contexto es diferente al de los países en desarrollo y tiene que adaptarse su estrategia a las capacidades nacionales y a la demanda. Pero varios temas que sí se abordan en nuestra hoja de ruta coinciden con los exámenes nacionales voluntarios que han presentado sus países durante años. Por ejemplo, el déficit de datos y de recursos humanos, la necesidad de una mayor coordinación y mejores sistemas de supervisión, vincular los exámenes nacionales voluntarios con los arreglos nacionales y la importancia de la localización y la participación de los distintos interesados. Esta experiencia indica que hay algunos puntos que ameritan más atención entre ustedes y los asociados. Por ejemplo, conectar la planificación, la presupuestación, la supervisión y evaluación, adaptar los indicadores a los contextos nacionales y locales, fortalecer una coordinación en todo el sistema del gobierno sin crear cargas adicionales y, por último, sostener la participación de los distintos parte habientes después del ciclo de presentación de informes. Algunos de estos ámbitos también pudieran ser pertinentes para futuros intercambios, laboratorios, cooperación triangular, susur, aprendizaje entre pares.

Así, el examen voluntario nacional.

Puede ser no solo para dar cuenta de los progresos realizados, sino como un instrumento para formular medidas futuras. Gracias por la atención y me disculpo, pero es que me tengo que ir. Pero les dejo en manos de mi capaz copresidenta, la embajadora de Belice y mi otro colega.

Muchas gracias, embajador copresidente. en particular por sus contribuciones sobre la interacción con los partehabientes, coordinación y demás. Gracias a todos los que nos han dado este aporte tan útil para el debate. Todo esto lo tendremos en cuenta en nuestras futuras actividades sobre alianzas y red interinstitucional. Con esto le doy la palabra ahora a Said que cabecera el debate interactivo.

Debate interactivo, interactivo, colegas, excelencias, en el espíritu de Saint.

Kitts yo también les traigo una sorpresita y es que no tenemos tiempo.

Pero voy a ofrecer la palabra a quienes deseen participar por respeto y le voy a dar la palabra a la delegación de Palau. Ya no, ya no quiere intervenir, pues se lo agradezco. ¿Algo nuevo que haya salido a colación hoy en el debate? Yo sí que escuché mucho, hay mucho que aprender. Si hay algo más que puedan ustedes aportar al debate que sirva para fortalecer las alianzas para los PEID, Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarrollo, pues nos encantaría escucharlo y les pediríamos brevedad. Ahora, si no hay más contribuciones, Le doy la palabra a los copresidentes para que clausuremos este evento sobre alianzas.

Muchísimas gracias, Sian. Gracias a Tishka. Gracias a todos por estar acá, en particular a los ponentes por compartir con nosotros sus experiencias. Yo no voy a tratar ni mucho menos hacer un resumen de todo lo que se ha dicho. Ahora sí que quería volver a subrayar Algunas de las cosas que se han dicho sobre que el Examen Nacional Voluntario tiene que ser una herramienta de aprendizaje y que quienes han preparado el examen probablemente no quieran que les digamos que es una herramienta solamente porque les llevó mucho trabajo y mucho tiempo. Así que encomiamos a sus equipos de cara adelante el Examen Nacional Voluntario, porque no se trata solo del informe como tal, sino del proceso de lo que podamos hacer para impulsar la Agenda 2030. Y en el caso de los pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, los PEIDS, pues se trata del programa de Antigua y Barbuda para los PEIDS. Hay que dotarlo de recursos en todos los contextos posibles. Es decir, hay que darle no solo apoyo a su capacidad institucional, sino también respaldar las alianzas necesarias para esos mecanismos innovadores de los que nos hablaban las Islas Marshall, Jamaica y otros. Queremos ver cómo podemos hacer avanzar algunas de esas alianzas y utilizar lo que nos brinda el marco en el foro, por ejemplo, sobre empresas. Y quisiera también hacer hincapié en el centro de excelencia que se creó con el programa para Antigua y Barbuda, AVAS por su acrónimo en inglés. Y queremos que se lo dote de recursos y abordar los escollos que se mencionaron, capacidad de datos y demás. No sé si mi colega quiere hacer algún comentario, le voy a dar la palabra y con esto terminamos.

Muchas gracias, embajadora. La Secretaría nos recuerda que también es una buena oportunidad para decirles que se ha lanzado la Alianza para los países y es un espacio en el que pueden ustedes presentar sus candidaturas para contribuir a la aceleración de los ODS en los países y para aplicar los exámenes nacionales voluntarios a través de cooperación Sur-Sur triangular o mediante otras modalidades. Así que preséntense, presenten su solicitud y si tienen preguntas, pónganse en contacto con nosotros o con la secretaría. Muy bien, buen provecho y gracias a todos. Hay más exámenes voluntarios nacionales Espero verlos en el ecosop, pero no sé si alguien pedía la palabra, ¿no? Pues muy bien, muchas gracias.