Description
How can UN country teams help governments accelerate their progress on the 2030 Agenda? This technical course aims to train UN personnel, policymakers and development practitioners on common approaches and practical tools for accelerating progress on SDG implementation through policy integration.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will:
- Understand and use the theoretical frameworks of UN approaches to policy integration in development practice.
- Be aware of the range of practical tools and methodologies available to support Governments in diagnosing complex development challenges from a systems-thinking and cross-sectoral perspective.
- Take part in inter-agency and inter-disciplinary teams to support UNCTs and governments on integrated approaches to SDG implementation which could take the form of technical analysis, policy design and/or strategic priority setting.
- Design integrated policy options that manage bottlenecks and harness interlinkages and synergies across sectors for the acceleration of the SDGs.
- Apply integrated policy thinking on post-emergency, humanitarian and/or recovery context.
Course Contents
Module 1 - Applying Integrated Policy Approaches to Accelerate the 2030 Agenda: introduces learners to the course's objectives and key concepts in an immersive way.
Module 2 - Assessing SDG Alignment: presents a starting point for integrated policy support by giving policy integration practitioners the background and tools to assess the alignment of national development plans, policies, and budgets with the SDGs.
Module 3 - Identifying SDG Accelerators: describes approaches and tools for identifying leverage points and critical pathways for accelerating progress to realize the SDGs by 2030.
Module 4 - Enabling SDG Coherence and Coordination: provides the policy integration practitioner with background information and approaches to help UN Member States enhance horizontal and vertical coherence and integration in SDG planning, implementation and monitoring.
Target Audience
UN staff from headquarters, country teams or regional offices, government representatives, development practitioners as well as members of civil society, the private sector, academia and foundations.
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