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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

PCSD Partnership – A multi-stakeholder Partnership for Enhancing Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development

    Description
    Description
    The initiative aims to: Provide a forum for exchange of knowledge and expertise among governments, international organisations, civil society, think-tanks, the private sector, and other stakeholders on the policy implications of SDG implementation. Help governments and stakeholders to strengthen their capacities for analysing policy coherence challenges, and adapting institutional mechanisms, policy-making processes, and policy coherence monitoring and reporting systems to the needs and vision of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs; and Support national efforts for reporting progress on SDG Target 17.14 to “enhance policy coherence for sustainable development”.
    Expected Impact

    The OECD has been working to develop guidance and tools for enhancing policy coherence for sustainable development, and align policy efforts to the implementation of the SDGs. To ensure that these tools are relevant for diverse country contexts, the OECD will work with partner organisations as well as interested Members and partner countries to test and strengthen these tools. Country studies will be developed to analyse experiences and identify policy and institutional practices in integrating SDGs at the national level. Country studies will provide an overview of the challenges in strengthening or adapting institutional mechanism for coordinating national efforts, improving monitoring systems, and improving policy-making processes for SDG implementation. Policy dialogue among governments, international organizations, civil society, private sector and other key stakeholders will ensure knowledge-sharing opportunities and feedback loops. Methodologies will also be developed to help stakeholders identify sectoral inter-linkages and their implications across economic, social and environmental areas, in implementing the SDGs. Tailored guidance and training will be developed on a demand-driven basis for policy-makers to strengthen institutional mechanisms for policy coherence. Evidence-based analysis drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of the OECD and partner organisations will be developed to help stakeholders and decision-makers to consider more systematically the effects of policies on the well-being of people and sustainable development (here and now, elsewhere, and tomorrow).

    Capacity

    Practical training workshops and guidance on how to apply PCSD tools (including mapping of policy interactions, strengthening of institutional mechanisms and policy processes, and identification of national indicators for tracking progress on PCSD) will be provided to countries on a demand-driven basis.More dedicated capacity building to enhance PCSD can be provided by any partners on a case by case basis depending on resources.

    Governed

    A Steering Group will be established to coordinate and guide the work of the PCSD Partnership. The OECD-PCD Unit will host meetings and provide organisational and substantial support for the PCSD Partnership. The OECD-PCD Unit will work with partner organisations/think-tanks to develop analytical work, country case studies, substantive background papers and reports to inform policy dialogue for the PCSD Partnership. The OECD-PCD Unit will use its annual publication Better Policies for Sustainable Development to report progress on the PCSD Partnership.

    Partners
    Government of Sweden;
    Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - Policy Coherence for Development Unit (OECD-PCD Unit);
    Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI);
    Center for Global Development (CGD);
    The OECD Informal Network of National Focal Points for Policy Coherence for Development;
    LEAD Pakistan;
    Lady Lawyer Foundation;
    The American University of Nigeria;
    The Work Foundation;
    Núcleo Girassol EcoPolíticas e EConsCiensas;
    The International Institute of International Relations Prague (IIR);
    The NGO Federation of Nepal (NFN);
    AlphaZULU Advocates;
    Sail of Hope;
    European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM);
    Millennium Institute;
    Techno Consult;
    Kehys - The Finnish NGDO Platform to the EU;
    Fundación Paraguaya;
    Reith Energy and Environmental Development,
    Women's Action Group;
    Centre for Socio-Economic Development (CSEND);
    SLOGA Platform;
    International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD);
    International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA);
    The Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC);
    German Development Institute (DIE);
    The Donkey Sanctuary;
    Southern Voice on Post-MDG International Development Goals;
    Centro de Investigación y Estudios sobre Coherencia y Desarrollo (CIECODE);
    The Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA);
    Philip Morris International (PMI);
    European Commission - Joint Research Center;
    Indukaka Ipcowala Institute of Management;
    Verra;
    Habitat Association;
    World Resources Institute;
    Centre for Environment and Development;
    Global Sustainability Solutions (GLOSS);
    Sustainability Leadership Lab;
    Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL);
    Scotland's International Development Alliance;
    United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC);
    Erskinomics Consulting Pty Limited;
    The Nordic Council of Ministries (NCM

    Goal 16

    Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

    Goal 16

    16.1

    Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere

    16.1.1
    Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex and age
    16.1.2
    Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population, by sex, age and cause
    16.1.3

    Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months

    16.1.4

    Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark

    16.2

    End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children

    16.2.1

    Proportion of children aged 1–17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month

    16.2.2
    Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation
    16.2.3

    Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18

    16.3

    Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all

    16.3.1

    Proportion of victims of (a) physical, (b) psychological and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms

    16.3.2
    Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
    16.3.3

    Proportion of the population who have experienced a dispute in the past two years and who accessed a formal or informal dispute resolution mechanism, by type of mechanism

    16.4

    By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime

    16.4.1
    Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows (in current United States dollars)
    16.4.2
    Proportion of seized, found or surrendered arms whose illicit origin or context has been traced or established by a competent authority in line with international instruments

    16.5

    Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms

    16.5.1
    Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months
    16.5.2
    Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials during the previous 12 months

    16.6

    Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels

    16.6.1
    Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)
    16.6.2

    Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services

    16.7

    Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels

    16.7.1

    Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups

    16.7.2
    Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive, by sex, age, disability and population group

    16.8

    Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance

    16.8.1

    Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations

    16.9

    By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration

    16.9.1
    Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age

    16.10

    Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements

    16.10.1
    Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months
    16.10.2
    Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information

    16.a

    Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime

    16.a.1
    Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles

    16.b

    Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development

    16.b.1
    Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law

    Goal 17

    Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

    Goal 17

    17.1

    Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection

    17.1.1
    Total government revenue as a proportion of GDP, by source
    17.1.2
    Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes

    17.2

    Developed countries to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of ODA/GNI to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries; ODA providers are encouraged to consider setting a target to provide at least 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries

    17.2.1
    Net official development assistance, total and to least developed countries, as a proportion of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee donors’ gross national income (GNI)

    17.3

    Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources

    17.3.1

    Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources 

    17.3.2
    Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP

    17.4

    Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress

    17.4.1
    Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services

    17.5

    Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries

    17.5.1

    Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for developing countries, including the least developed countries

    17.6

    Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism

    17.6.1

     Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed

    17.7

    Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed

    17.7.1

    Total amount of funding for developing countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies

    17.8

    Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology

    17.8.1
    Proportion of individuals using the Internet

    17.9

    Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation

    17.9.1

    Dollar value of financial and technical assistance (including through North-South, South‑South and triangular cooperation) committed to developing countries

    17.10

    Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda

    17.10.1
    Worldwide weighted tariff-average

    17.11

    Significantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020

    17.11.1

    Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports

    17.12

    Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, and contribute to facilitating market access

    17.12.1

    Weighted average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States

    17.13

    Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence

    17.13.1
    Macroeconomic Dashboard

    17.14

    Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development

    17.14.1
    Number of countries with mechanisms in place to enhance policy coherence of sustainable development

    17.15

    Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development 

    17.15.1
    Extent of use of country-owned results frameworks and planning tools by providers of development cooperation

    17.16

    Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries

    17.16.1

    Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

    17.17

    Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships 

    17.17.1

    Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure

    17.18

    By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts

    17.18.1

    Statistical capacity indicators

    17.18.2
    Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
    17.18.3

    Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding

    17.19

    By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building in developing countries

    17.19.1
    Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries
    17.19.2

    Proportion of countries that (a) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and (b) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration

    Name Description
    17.14 Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development
    Organise a multistakeholder workshop, and develop preliminary country case studies and cross-cutting analysis
    Launch the PCSD Framework with thematic modules on food security, illicit financial flows and green growth; and develop methodologies for addressing interactions and coherence among SDGs and targets
    Convene an international event to launch the PCSD Partnership (in the context of the HLPF), develop a synthesis report of country case studies, and create an online platform for the PCSD Partnership
    Develop guidance and capacity building activities, launch pilots in interested partner countries and an online 'Coherence Monitor'
    A high-level event followed by an interactive learning session on addressing policy interactions and coherence in SDG implementation during the 2017 HLPF in NY
    A high-level event followed by an interactive learning session on addressing policy interactions and coherence in SDG implementation during the 2017 HLPF in NY
    A training workshop in Paris on understanding the systemic nature of the SDGs and applying policy coherence for sustainable development
    Launch an online capacity builing tool on policy and institutional coherence for SDG implementation
    Staff / Technical expertise
    From participating organisations
    Title Progress Status Submitted
    Partnership Progress 2019-05-27 On track
    Partnership Progress 2018-05-01 On track
    Partnership Progress 2017-05-02 On track
    PCSD Partnership – A multi-stakeholder Partnership for Enhancing Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development
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    This initiative does not yet fulfil the SMART criteria.
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    Timeline
    01 May 2016 (start date)
    01 May 2020 (date of completion)
    Entity
    Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
    SDGs
    Geographical coverage
    Paris, France
    Countries
    Brazil
    Brazil
    Czech Republic
    Czech Republic
    Denmark
    Denmark
    Ecuador
    Ecuador
    Finland
    Finland
    France
    France
    Germany
    Germany
    Iceland
    Iceland
    India
    India
    Italy
    Italy
    Nepal
    Nepal
    Netherlands
    Netherlands
    Nigeria
    Nigeria
    Norway
    Norway
    Pakistan
    Pakistan
    Paraguay
    Paraguay
    Russian Federation
    Russian Federation
    Slovenia
    Slovenia
    Spain
    Spain
    Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka
    Sweden
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Switzerland
    Contact Information

    Ernesto Soria Morales, Senior Policy Analyst– Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development Unit, Public Governance Directorate