How Can Countries Strengthen Planning and Action on the SDGs?
- English (Simultaneous interpretation)
- SDGs
Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, countries continue to make good faith efforts to achieve the SDGs. While some of these efforts will continue to focus on awareness-raising among various stakeholders, accelerating the progress on these global goals increasingly requires that countries strengthen SDGs planning and action. It is also helpful if countries do not only look inward when doing so; rather, there is a growing opportunity to learn from peers and share relevant experiences. This session aims to capitalise on this opportunity by convening speakers from two countries – Japan and Indonesia – which have recently reviewed their past progress and presented their second Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). By sharing experiences and lessons learned, they will inform the public of their progress and strengths regarding SDGs implementation, present opportunities for stakeholder engagement, and collectively explore ways to enhance the SDGs implementation and review process with a long-term perspective.
Deputy Director at Integrated Sustainability Centre of IGES
AMANUMA Nobue
Deputy Director at Integrated Sustainability Centre of IGES
Before joining IGES, she worked at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) from 2013 to 2017 and supported the regional process to formulate, implement, follow-up and review the SDGs. She is a co-editor and author of the book "SDGsの手法とツールがよ～くわかる本”(The book to better understand the SDG methods and tools) (2020).
Senior Advisor to the Minister of National Development Planning, Indonesia
Vivi Yulaswati
Senior Advisor to the Minister of National Development Planning, Indonesia
As a Senior Advisor to the Minister of National Development Planning for Social Affairs and Poverty Reduction, her main responsibility is to do analysis and provide advises to the minister on social and poverty reduction related issues and strategies. She is also responsible as Head of the National Secretariate for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She has long experiences in designing poverty reduction programs including Community Driven Development, Conditional Cash Transfer, and some subsidy reforms. She has major contribution in the development of the National Social Security System, National Strategy for Financial Inclusion, big data for public policy, Government to Person (G2P) payment, and comprehensive Social Protection framework. She holds PhD in Planning and Development from University of Southern California (2004), Master in Urban and Regional Planning from University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (1999), bachelor from University of Indonesia (1991); and took many courses in social protection, evaluation, change management, and digital transformation.
Executive Director Global Compact Network Denmark
Sara Krüger Falk
Executive Director Global Compact Network Denmark
Sara Krüger Falk serves as Chairman for The 2030 Panel, Executive Director of Global Compact Network Denmark, and as a member of the Committee for Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Goals at the Danish Business Authority.
Sara has throughout her career worked with the 2030 Agenda in a number of Danish cooperation including as a leading senior advisor for The Confederation of Danish Industry. She holds a MSc. in International Development and Education from Roskilde University.
Deputy Director, Global Issues Cooperation Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
MORITA Atsushi
Deputy Director, Global Issues Cooperation Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Mr. Morita joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 2008. After working at the Embassies of Japan in the Syrian Arab Republic, Jordan, UK and Yemen between 2010 and 2015, he has worked in the Arms Control and Disarmament Division of Disarmament, Non-proliferation and Science Department since September 2015. From August 2017, he served at the Political Section of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, and was assigned the current position from June 2020.
