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# Creado Submitted to Usuario Idioma IP address Title of commitment Name of submitting Member State or Government Please indicate whether your commitment is intended to address SDG Progress at a national, regional or global level Please outline briefly the commitment(s) made in the areas outlined above Does the commitment include a new national benchmark for reducing poverty and inequality by 2027? If yes, please indicate the benchmark below: Please explain how national planning and institutional frameworks will be strengthened to support progress of the commitment: Which of the following, if any do your strengthened institutional frameworks seek to address? If you have any further information to share please upload the information here, or provide a link to applicable site or document below Additional Information Please provide the full name, title and email address of contact person: Please provide the official email address of your country’s Permanent Mission in New York, for verification purposes. Annual Updates Operaciones
31 Fri, 15/09/2023 - 16:51 Anónimo Inglés 92.52.40.220 Make early childhood education from the age of three years accessible for all Slovakia National Early childhood education is widely recognised as having cognitive, economic and social benefits for children that often persist into adulthood and throughout the lifecourse. In recent years, Slovakia has made important steps towards making preschool education accessible for all.

Key milestones and tools for reaching this objective:
September 2021: Compulsory preschool education for 5-year olds introduced
July 2023: Grant scheme on supporting early childhood education and intervention, targeting children experiencing generational poverty
September 2024 (effective date): Legal entitlement of 4-year-olds to preschool education
September 2024 (effective date): Legal entitlement of 3-year-olds to preschool education
 Valéria Bankóová
2030 Agenda Section, Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic
valeria.bankoova@mirri.gov.sk		 un.newyork@mzv.sk
30 Fri, 15/09/2023 - 11:13 Anónimo Inglés 185.26.153.26 South Sudan SDG Rescue Plan South Sudan National Building from national priorities, South Sudan commits to pursue the below SDG targets to provide the optimum acceleration impact on other critical key national priority areas (including Food systems, Education, Health, Climate action).

- Target 16.6: Develop effective, accountable, and transparent institutions. The full articulation of 16.6 is “Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels”.
- Target 8.5: Full employment and decent work with equal pay. The full articulation of 8.5 is “by 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value”.
- Target 9.2: Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization. The full articulation of 9.2 is “by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries”.

In addition to the identified accelerators above, South Sudan will leverage existing national commitments from the Food Systems Summit (2021, 2023), the Transforming Education Summit (2022), Health Services and Climate and Security Action and flooding. South Sudan will focus on the below four priority areas in tandem with the above identified acceleration pathways to unlock the rapid and deep transitions needed to deliver the SDGs by 2030.
- Target 2.4: Sustainable food production and resilient agricultural practices. The full articulation of 2.4 is “ by 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality”.
- Target 4.7 Learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development. The full articulation of 4.7 is “by 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development”.
- Target 13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters. The full articulation of 13.1 is “strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climaterelated hazards and natural disasters in all countries”.
- Target 3.3: Fight communicable diseases. The full articulation of 3.3 is “ by 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases”.
• South Sudan will develop and establish a Dashboard for SDG Acceleration indicators that will tell whether the country is making progress and to inform any corrective action. The custodian of the Dashboard for SDG Acceleration will be the Ministry of Finance and Planning. See annex 1 for identified accelerator SDG targets and indicators.
• South Sudan will undertake survey and analysis to inform monitoring and tracking progress on the SDG accelerators, including Economic Census, Educational Census, Health Statistics, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Labour Force Survey, Population Census, Household Income and Expenditure Survey).
• Additionally, Government will establish accountability framework including appointing a high-level political champion for SDGs acceleration in the country.
• South Sudan will undertake the country’s first VNR in 2024
• South Sudan will ensure a well-functioning Sector working groups to coordinate the implementation of the selected SDG accelerators.
 Making SDG achievement a more central focus in national planning and oversight mechanisms, Strengthening the capacities of local and subnational governments to advance the SDGs , Strengthening national statistical systems, Securing country-level data for the SDG targets 1. Maxwell Melingasuk Loboka, Director Macroeconomics and Aid Coordination, Ministry of Finance and Planning, maxwell.loboka@mofp.gov.ss; melingasukloboka@gmail.com
2. George Kwamina Otoo, Head of RCO/Strategic Planner, UN Development System in South Sudan, george.otoo@un.org
3. Godfrey Alumai, Development Coordination Specialist, UN Development System in South Sudan, godfrey.alumai@un.org
4. Amb. Natalina Edward Mou, Director International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, +211924133709		 akueibmalwal@gmail.com
29 Fri, 15/09/2023 - 09:35 Anónimo Inglés 195.49.191.153 Improve timely access to justice Slovakia National Slovakia implemented a judicial reform in 2023, part of which is rationalising the network of courts and creating condition for the specialisation of judges. The aim of the reform is to improve the quality and efficiency of the justice system, the coherence and timeliness of court rulings, and thus contribute to increasing public trust in the justice system.

Specific commitments:
Decrease the average duration of court proceedings in criminal matters and matters related to the care of minors to maximum 6 months by 2025
Decrease the number of cases not concluded for more than 5 years by 10% for commercial matters and by 15% for civil matters by 2025		 Decreasing the number of courts and supporting the specialization of judges creates the institutional conditions for progress towards this commitment. Valéria Bankóová
2030 Agenda Section, Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic
valeria.bankoova@mirri.gov.sk		 un.newyork@mzv.sk
28 Fri, 15/09/2023 - 09:28 Anónimo Inglés 195.49.191.153 Commitments in the area of environmental protection Slovakia National Increase the share of forests where close-to-nature practices are applied to 25% (500 thousand ha).

Close-to-nature forest management is the gradual creation of forests with a differentiated age, species, genetic and spatial structure mimicking the natural forests characteristic of the conditions of a given locality. Such forests contribute to the conservation of biodiversity, they are more resilient and better adapted to the adverse impacts of climate change and thus able to provide the required ecosystem services. Close-to-nature practices form an integral part of sustainable forest management – a long-term strategic goal anchored in the national forest policy.

Restore 125 km of rivers by 2023.

Slovakia, as a landlocked country, borders five countries and shares the largest international river basin, the Danube, with 14 countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Cooperation in international structures is therefore essential for us and has a long tradition. With the adoption of the National Water Policy in 2022, Slovakia has embarked on a path of promoting the revitalisation of rivers, and restoring the natural character of streams that have been modified or straightened in the past for various reasons.
Restoring natural conditions will improve the resilience of river systems and provide the framework for the sustainable multifunctional use of rivers including increased resilience to adverse climate change impacts.

This national commitment also draws on a commitment presented by Slovakia at the UN Water Conference in March 2023:
Rivers restoration - https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/rivers-restoration
Daniela Godová,
Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic
Daniela.Godova@enviro.gov.sk

Valéria Bankóová
2030 Agenda Section, Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic
valeria.bankoova@mirri.gov.sk		 un.newyork@mzv.sk
27 Fri, 15/09/2023 - 09:24 Anónimo Inglés 195.49.191.153 Contribute to the implementation of the European Child Guarantee Slovakia National Decrease the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) to 9% by 2030.
Increase secondary school enrolment by decreasing the drop-out rate to 5% by 2020.		 Decrease the number of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by 21 thousand by 2030. Valéria Bankóová
2030 Agenda Section, Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic
valeria.bankoova@mirri.gov.sk		 un.newyork@mzv.sk
26 Fri, 15/09/2023 - 09:22 Anónimo Inglés 195.49.191.153 Contribute to the implementation of the Action Plan of the European Pillar of Social Rights Slovakia National Increase the employment rate of women and men aged 20 to 64 to 76.5% by 2030.
Increase participation in life-long learning to 60% of adults each year by 2030.		 Decrease the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by 70 thousand by 2030. Valéria Bankóová
2030 Agenda Section, Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic
valeria.bankoova@mirri.gov.sk		 un.newyork@mzv.sk
25 Fri, 15/09/2023 - 09:19 Anónimo Inglés 195.49.191.153 Securing the legal title of Marginalised Roma Communities to land Slovakia National Since 2016, Slovakia has stepped up efforts to support Marginalised Roma Communities in acquiring legal title to land under their dwellings. The lack of such legal title is a major obstacle for being connected to public infrastructure and to accessing clean water, sanitation and clean energy. Acquiring legal title improve the access of Marginalised Roma Communities to adequate housing, basic infrastructure and basic services (water, sanitation, hygiene, energy, telecommunications).

Since 2016, 148 municipalities have been involved in this programme. By 2023, legal entitlements to land have been at least partially settled in 20 municipalities. By 2026, all municipalities with identified presence of Marginalised Roma Communities should be involved in the programme and the target is to improve the standard of living in 1500 households.
Valéria Bankóová
2030 Agenda Section, Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic
valeria.bankoova@mirri.gov.sk		 un.newyork@mzv.sk
24 Fri, 15/09/2023 - 09:11 Anónimo Inglés 195.49.191.153 Integrated and sustainable water and soil management for climate healing Slovakia Global Slovakia is actively contributing to international dialogues on water and soil and especially on their potential for addressing the climate crisis. We developed an innovative concept for land protection which aims to improve the status and quality of water and soil with a far-reaching positive impact on the stability of climate and of the water cycle, on biodiversity, carbon neutrality and disaster risk reduction. At the core of this solution, Slovakia is developing a comprehensive system for the assessment and funding of the ecosystem and climate services of soil. The implementation tools of this system comprise the "Carbon and Water Bank" certification system and the Climate Fund for Soil, which should ensure the financing of soil and landscape ecosystem services. In parallel, we are developing a unified soil information and monitoring system.

This national commitment draws on two commitments presented by Slovakia at the UN Water Conference in March 2023:
Carbon and Water Bank Certificatoin System - https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/carbon-and-water-bank-certification-system
White paper: Water for Climate Healing - A New Water Paradigm - https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/white-paper-water-climate-healing-new-water-paradigm
The NEXUS approach applied supports interdepartmental cooperation, as the water cycle and its flow is relevant to a number of public departments, policies and authorities (water, soil, climate, agriculture, forestry, disaster risk reduction, biodiversity, rural and urban development). The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic is the coordination body and certification authority for the Carbon and Water Bank certification system. The Ministry is the leader in building the NEXUS (integrated, holistic) approach of water and soil public policies. The Ministry supports international dialogue and co-operation on the NEXUS approach of water, soil, energy, climate, food and biodiversity. Soil: The carbon and water bank of landscape - https://www.mpsr.sk/en/download.php?fID=264 White Paper: Water for Climate Healing - https://www.mpsr.sk/en/download.php?fID=263 Terezia Kramolišová
Foreign Coordination Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rurual Development of the Slovak Republic
sekretariat060@land.gov.sk

Valéria Bankóová
2030 Agenda Section, Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic
valeria.bankoova@mirri.gov.sk
 un.newyork@mzv.sk
23 Thu, 14/09/2023 - 12:51 Anónimo Inglés 84.143.149.135 Think globally, act locally: promote low-carbon urban development and green infrastructure Germany Global We are supporting partner countries in low-carbon and green urban development and the expansion of green infrastructure. We have created the largest fund for urban climate finance with the City Climate Finance Gap Fund, which has a total finance volume of over €100 million.

• With the City Climate Finance Gap Fund, Germany is supporting cities in partner countries with early-stage preparations for climate investment. Germany is contributing a total of €90 million (of an overall investment volume of €100 million).

• With its focus on early-stage project preparation, the Gap Fund supplements the C40 Cities Finance Facility (CFF). The CFF enables city administrations in developing countries and emerging economies to develop climate-friendly and green infrastructure projects and to tap financing options. We are increasing focusing on Nature-based Solutions.
 Kerstin Sieverdingbeck, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
22 Thu, 14/09/2023 - 12:51 Anónimo Inglés 84.143.149.135 Reduce negative impacts on third countries Germany Global We will step up our efforts to identify and combat negative impacts on achievement of SDGs in third countries (spillover effects) that are caused by Germany. For example, we are introducing legislation and measures to prevent spillover effects such as the Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (LkSG); we are supporting our partner countries in meeting these legal requirements. Additionally, we are promoting the expansion of statistical capacities in Germany, developing countries and emerging economies, and the deployment of methods for improved measuring of spillover effects.

• Systematic review of public administration practices and procedures for negative spillover effects in order to identify and reduce these effects.

• Improved measuring of spillover effects by expanding statistical capacities in Germany, and in developing countries and emerging economies.

• Supporting trade partners in adapting to growing requirements, e.g. within the framework of the Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains or by means of Team Europe initiatives.
Kerstin Sieverdingbeck, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
21 Thu, 14/09/2023 - 12:51 Anónimo Inglés 84.143.149.135 Strengthen health systems and enhance pandemic prevention Germany Global We are supporting the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevention of new pandemics and the global strengthening of health systems, including by expanding national vaccine production in partner countries, enhancing the capacities of financial institutions and regulatory measures by global health stakeholders (e.g. WHO) and preventing and combating health risks at the interface between animals, humans and the environment (One Health approach).

• Germany is supporting African partner countries to cover 60% of their own vaccine and pharmaceutical needs by 2040, e.g. via the Team Europe MAV+ Initiative, which has total funding of €1.2 billion (Germany’s contribution is over €550 million since 2021).

• To improve pandemic prevention and response, Germany is supporting the Pandemic Fund with a total of €119 million (Germany’s pledge: €69 million in 2022 and €50 million in 2023) and is also supporting negotiations on an international pandemic agreement and the parallel revision of the International Health Regulations (IHR).

• By contributing to the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF), Germany is playing its part in achieving the goal of significantly reducing avoidable deaths of mothers, newborns, children and adolescents by 2030. In 2022 and 2023, Germany contributed a total of €50 million to the GFF. Germany is co-host of the resource mobilisation campaign in 2023. Germany intends to contribute more funding in 2024.

• Germany is also supporting the One Health approach to prevent health risks at the interface between animals, humans and the environment, e.g. by tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR, known as the silent pandemic) through the AMR Multi-Partner Trust Fund of the Quadripartite Organisations (WHO, FAO, WOAH, UNEP) or the Nature for Health Initiative.
 Kerstin Sieverdingbeck, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
20 Thu, 14/09/2023 - 12:49 Anónimo Inglés 84.143.149.135 Strengthen food security Germany Global We are tackling hunger, malnutrition and poverty by advocating sustainable agricultural and food systems and supporting the human right to adequate food. We are supporting the Global Alliance for Food Security to help partner countries be prepared for looming hunger crises.

• Germany has been the world’s second largest bilateral donor in the area of food security for many years. In 2022, Germany invested around €5 billion to cushion the impacts on global food security caused by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The German Chancellor is a Champion of the Global Crisis Response Group on Food Energy and Finance (GCRG) convened by the UN Secretary-General.

• In May 2022, the G7 German presidency, together with the World Bank, spearheaded the Global Alliance for Food Security (GAFS). The Alliance’s goal is to enable close coordination worldwide to facilitate a rapid response to crises and needs.

• As the second largest donor to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program trust fund (GAFSP), the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) supports transformative programmes of international organisations in the context of smallholder farming (2022 new pledge: €208.8 million). This enhances food security and strengthens the resilience of local agricultural and food systems.

• Through its involvement in the World Bank Food Systems 2030 Trust Fund, the BMZ is investing in the practical implementation of the Repurposing Agricultural Support Agenda to repurpose agricultural support measures that distort prices and are environmentally harmful and/or socially unjust (pledge 2022: €121.7 million). The BMZ funding is used to examine existing agricultural support measures in different partner countries and develop and implement alternative measures that contribute to achieving the goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda.

• Germany advocates the resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) and capacity building for the European Solidarity Lanes (ESLs) to counteract the global food crisis caused by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

• Germany is driving forward the global transformation of agricultural and food systems at all levels. It is providing long-term support to its partners of the Global South to expand sustainable regional and local production of food and fertilisers, e.g. through the relevant G7 and G20 working groups. For example, Germany is providing €22 million for a school meals programme to enhance local food production, climate-friendly food preparation and education (especially for girls).

• In the framework of international cooperation, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is making valuable contributions to food security and the transformation of agricultural and food systems. The BMEL has provided around €44 million in 2023 through its Bilateral Cooperation Programme, the Bilateral Trust Fund with the FAO and the Research Cooperation for Global Food Security.

• We are providing financial and personnel support to the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) to enhance rights-based policies. As a multi-stakeholder platform, the CFS promotes cooperation between policy-makers, industry, the scientific community and civil society in drawing up strategies to help in the fight against hunger. The CFS is a key component of the global governance of food security.

• Germany is supporting the follow-up process to the UN Food Systems Summit through the Joint SDG Fund Food Systems Transformation Window, which fosters implementation of national pathways for transformation of agricultural and food systems in partner countries. We are also providing financial support to the UN special rapporteur on the right to food to establish the link to rights-based policies in the follow-up process.

• Germany is supporting the African Union in the framework of the African Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit and the resulting 10-year Action Plan, for example through a planned follow-up project of the global project on soil protection and rehabilitation for food security and the Africa Climate Summit, as well as close, long-term cooperation in the framework of an agricultural policy dialogue.

• Financing a follow-up project with IFAD (€13.6 million) for the CompensACTION Initiative initiated by Germany under its G7 presidency. The project’s goal is to provide financial compensation to smallholders for their contribution to preserving ecosystems. It therefore contributes to securing liveable incomes and increased productivity while at the same time creating incentives for climate action, biodiversity conservation and environmental protection.
Kerstin Sieverdingbeck, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
19 Thu, 14/09/2023 - 12:48 Anónimo Inglés 84.143.149.135 Foster social justice and inclusion of persons with disabilities worldwide Germany Global We are supporting our partner countries in establishing and expanding social protection systems in order to secure access to social protection for up to one billion more people by 2025 – including in the world’s poorest countries. By doing this, we are enhancing the resilience of our partners and contributing to alleviating poverty and inequality. In particular, we will contribute to strengthening the rights of persons with disabilities worldwide, for example through systematic inclusion in our development cooperation. By organising the 2025 Global Disability Summit in Berlin, we are sending a strong message that the inclusion of persons with disabilities should not be seen as an act of charity, but rather a fundamental duty of governments.

• Germany is supporting partner countries in establishing and expanding adaptive national social protection systems to give more people social protection coverage and provide greater protection against multiple risks and shocks, e.g. in the Sahel region through participation in a World Bank multi-donor trust fund with a contribution of €130 million.

• Support for the UN Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions. The Global Accelerator’s goals are to take measures to extend social protection coverage to the four billion people currently excluded and create 400 million decent jobs in future-proof sectors in the Global South.

• Germany is also supporting access to social protection for poor and vulnerable people in crisis regions in Africa in order to strengthen their livelihoods in crisis situations and create opportunities. Germany is providing €100 million, for example for joint activities with UNICEF and WFP.

• Germany is promoting digital technologies and standards that can be used to make social protection systems needs-based, efficient, transparent and interoperable; to this end, it is cooperating with international partners like the World Bank.

• Together with its co-hosts JOR and the International Disability Alliance (IDA), Germany will host the 2025 Global Disability Summit in Berlin on 2 and 3 April 2025. The summit will send a strong message of support for global implementation of the rights of persons with disabilities. We will also canvass support from other donors to make inclusion standard in development cooperation.

• At the summit, Germany will launch a multilateral initiative with other donors, partner countries and OPDs (organisations of persons with disabilities) to drive forward implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

• Systematic mainstreaming of inclusion in Germany’s development cooperation: For example, Germany will make it mandatory to clearly indicate the contribution of all new projects to the inclusion of persons with disabilities (inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities



 Kerstin Sieverdingbeck, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
18 Thu, 14/09/2023 - 12:48 Anónimo Inglés 84.143.149.135 Make the global energy transition socially just and environmentally sound Germany Global We advocate global sustainable and socially just structural change, for example by helping partner countries in their socially just transition to renewable energy and with supporting measures for the sustainable extraction and processing of raw materials in partner countries.

• Germany is supporting the Energy Compact Initiative with the launch of two of its own energy compacts – the German National Energy Compact and the Hydrogen Energy Compact – based on the National Hydrogen Strategy and its update.

• Germany is providing technical and financial assistance to support the establishment of good raw material governance aimed at securing the sustainable extraction and processing of raw materials in partner countries while observing environmental, social and human rights standards. The goal is inclusive economic development in partner countries, for example through strengthening local value chains and responsible raw material supply chains. Germany is implementing the G7 CONNEX Initiative to help partner governments negotiate with private investors on equal terms and achieve fair investment contracts.

• To promote the development of a global green hydrogen market, Germany advocates in multilateral forums for internationally recognised sustainability standards (EU, G7, G20, IRENA Collaborative Framework (on G7 initiative), UNIDO’s Programme for Green Hydrogen in Industry, the WB Hydrogen for Development Partnership). The sustainability criteria used for the H2 Global invitation to tender by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) also have an impact internationally, opening up opportunities for sustainable economic development in partner countries. The German government’s Hydrogen Import Strategy will also lay down sustainability aspects and criteria, especially with a view to hydrogen imports.
 Kerstin Sieverdingbeck, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
17 Thu, 14/09/2023 - 12:46 Anónimo Inglés 84.143.149.135 Advance feminist development and foreign policy Germany Global We are establishing feminist policy as a guiding principle of German development and foreign policy in order to advance gender equality and achieve equal participation by all people in social, political and economic life.

• By 2025, Germany will increase its share of new pledged funds for projects that promote gender equality to 93 percent.

• Germany will drive forward the gender-transformative implementation of the 2030 Agenda, e.g. through the UN Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) or the multi-stakeholder partnership 'Generation Equality'. In the framework of this partnership, in addition to a contribution of €240 million, in 2021 Germany took on a leading function in the Action Coalition on Economic Justice and Rights. Germany is further supporting the Feminist Network for Gender Transformative Education (FemNet4GTE).

• Germany is strengthening the achievement of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all people in all their diversity, including by supporting key international partners like UNFPA, the Global Financing Facility (GFF) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). Additionally, through the Initiative on Rights-based Family Planning and Reproductive Health for All, Germany has provided an average €100 million annually in recent years for projects in partner countries.

• To improve access to justice for women and marginalised groups, Germany is supporting, for example, the Gender Justice Platform, the Justice Action Coalition and the regional project on promotion of the rule of law and the judiciary in Africa.
 Kerstin Sieverdingbeck, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
16 Thu, 14/09/2023 - 12:40 Anónimo Inglés 84.143.149.135 Advance climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation Germany Global We intend to increase Germany’s contribution to international climate finance to at least €6 billion per year by 2025, of which €1.5 billion will be earmarked for international biodiversity finance. We want to further strengthen partnerships on implementing climate and biodiversity goals in order to support developing countries and emerging economies in tackling climate change mitigation, climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation.

• By 2025 at the latest, Germany intends to increase its contribution to international climate finance from budget funds to €6 billion. As part of this, Germany intends to increase international biodiversity finance to €1.5 billion per year.

• To help protect especially vulnerable people in the Global South against climate-related damages and losses, the G7, under Germany’s presidency and together with the Vulnerable Twenty (V20), launched the Global Shield against Climate Risks. Germany is currently the largest donor to the Global Shield with €170 million.

• To implement climate and biodiversity goals, Germany is active in establishing and expanding ambitious climate partnerships (JETPs and bilateral energy, development and climate partnerships) and in international initiatives (e.g. ENACT Initiative, NBSAP Accelerator Partnership, NDC Partnership), for example within the framework of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and through German development cooperation.

• Germany has made available a total of €1.5 billion for the Green Climate Fund. Germany will host an international replenishment conference on 5 October 2023. Germany intends to pledge €2 billion.

 Petra Bollich, Counselor, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, wi-4-2-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de wi-4-2-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
15 Thu, 14/09/2023 - 12:36 Anónimo Inglés 84.143.149.135 Shape European policy to promote the 2030 Agenda Germany Regional We advocate for accelerated implementation of the goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda at EU level, including by making SDG achievement a central focus in European policy planning, aligning European budgets to the 2030 Agenda, promoting policy coherence in line with the 2030 Agenda, improving EU monitoring of SDGs and effectively enforcing sustainability standards in future trade agreements.

At European level, Germany advocates for promoting coherent European policy-making and a cross-cutting approach to topics and regions to foster the 2030 Agenda. For example, Germany is committed to:

• a strategic, comprehensive approach of the European Commission to implement the 2030 Agenda, in coordination with the Council, European Parliament and civil society, that informs the EU budget and ideally is adopted in the form of an EU SDG comprehensive implementation strategy

• improved EU monitoring of SDGs (e.g. in the Eurostat SDG monitoring report), including by enhancing the system for monitoring spillover effects

• coherent shaping and implementation of European initiatives such as the European Green Deal, Global Gateway, Next-Generation EU, European Semester, EU Better Regulation Framework, Team Europe Approach etc. at local, regional, national and European level

• ensuring that EU trade policy effectively lays down and enforces sustainability standards in existing and future agreements – including to prevent negative spillover effects – while promoting diversification and resilience and contributing to development and the environmental dimension of sustainability
 Petra Bollich, Counselor, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, wi-4-2-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de wi-4-2-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
14 Thu, 14/09/2023 - 12:33 Anónimo Inglés 84.143.149.135 Shape German policy to promote the 2030 Agenda Germany National We are further developing Germany’s National Sustainable Development Strategy in an inclusive process to ensure even greater systematic alignment with the 2030 Agenda of all relevant policy areas and decision-making processes. Through this, we are taking up recommendations from the Global Sustainable Development Report 2023, including drawing up a concrete action plan for accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

• Strengthening policy coherence through interministerial cooperation and holistic consideration of SDGs across all transformation areas (based on GSDR entry points). The goal of the further development of Germany’s National Sustainable Development Strategy by the end of 2024 is even greater systematic alignment with the 2030 Agenda of all relevant policy areas and decision-making processes.

• Further development of the National Sustainable Development Strategy by the end of 2024. By doing so, we are taking up recommendations in the Global Sustainable Development Report 2023, including drawing up a concrete action plan for comprehensive national transformation.

• Incorporation of the SDGs into legislation and policy programmes at an early stage to make them more binding. Review of legislation for impacts on national and global sustainable development goals and targets, including global impacts, especially by using the German government electronic sustainability impact assessment tool eNAP. In doing so, addressing and, where possible, minimising target conflicts. Greater transparency by disclosing data and documents in the framework of international transparency standards and initiatives (e.g. International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI); Open Government Partnership (OGP); ODA notification to OECD; Open Data Charter).
 Petra Bollich, Counselor, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, wi-4-2-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de wi-4-2-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
13 Thu, 14/09/2023 - 12:31 Anónimo Inglés 84.143.149.135 Make public debt sustainable Germany Global We are supporting critically indebted countries of the Global South by advocating effective implementation and improvement of the G20 Common Framework for Debt Treatments and debt transparency. We are supporting countries of the Global South in improving their debt management. We are also using bilateral instruments to free up additional resources for investment in sustainable development.

• Germany advocates for the effective implementation and improvement of the G20 Common Framework for Debt Treatments, especially through the introduction of CF guidelines including clear deadlines, future expansion of the Framework to (L)MICs and automatic debt service suspension following application & IMF staff level agreement for participating debtor countries.

• Germany also advocates for greater debt transparency on both debtor and donor side (public and private, e.g. by supporting the current OECD Debt Transparency Initiative). Comprehensive debt management is essential to prevent over-indebtedness or to restore debt sustainability. Germany is helping countries of the Global South to improve their debt management through regional and multilateral organisations, and as part of bilateral development cooperation.

• Germany supports debt-for-SDG swaps as an effective instrument for indebted (but not over-indebted) countries to create fiscal space for investment in sustainable development and adaptation to climate change. Germany is one of the few countries with an established bilateral debt swap instrument and is striving to expand this instrument.

• Germany considers Climate Resilient Debt Clauses (CRDR) to be an effective instrument for reducing pressure on indebted countries that are confronted with climate-related disasters in order to free up liquidity after such disasters. Germany is reviewing options for introducing climate-resilient finance mechanisms to provide better support to partner countries that are especially hard hit by climate events.
 Kerstin Sieverdingbeck, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de
12 Thu, 14/09/2023 - 12:27 Anónimo Inglés 84.143.149.135 Advance sustainable financing for development and World Bank reform Germany Global We are supporting the restructuring of the international financial system to achieve systematic alignment of all financial flows with the SDGs in order to close finance gaps for implementation of the 2030 Agenda and promote implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.
We are also driving forward the reform of the World Bank Group and of multilateral development banks in order to place a greater focus on global challenges and support long-term transformation processes. We are pursuing the same objective within the framework of reforming the European financial architecture for development.

• Germany advocates reform of the World Bank Group and of the system of multilateral development banks (MDBs). Germany is willing to make a substantial contribution to enhance the financing capacities of a reformed World Bank. Germany supports the call, for example from the G20 Independent Expert Group, for all MDBs to adapt their mandates and reform their financial models in order to be able to cover the growing global financing demand for the provision of global public goods (GPGs). This includes incorporating GPGs into MDB mandates, target systems and business models, improving financial and non-financial incentive systems to finance transboundary GPGs (including climate and biodiversity) in partner countries, developing a system to allocate concessional finance for projects and reforms that make the greatest contribution to protecting GPGs, striving for closer cooperation among MDBs (MDBs as a system), strengthening partnerships, e.g. with the UN system and mobilising private investment for sustainable transformation.

• Germany is advancing implementation of the two-pillar solution, developed as part of the OECD Inclusive Framework on BEPS, for the taxation of multinational enterprises, especially regarding global minimum taxation. It is also supporting implementation in developing countries.

• Germany advocates implementation of the G20 framework for voluntary support to INFFs. It is also supporting partners in implementing integrated national financing frameworks (INFFs) to link national development goals and the required financing, and to enhance joint action by donors through bilateral or multilateral development cooperation and forums (e.g. G20, INFF Facility).

• Germany will advocate convening a Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in 2025.		 Kerstin Sieverdingbeck, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de wi-3-1-vn@newy.auswaertiges-amt.de