Private sector and civil society partnership critical to 2030 Agenda

The two-day Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation(GPEDC) Senior Level Meeting underscored the urgency of shared responsibility as the way forward to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The meeting concluded with a joint statement of the Global Partnership’s co-chairs to reflect the core objective of effective development co-operation—improving development results at the country level by being mutually accountable.

“Partnership is critical especially with the private sector and civil society in order to move from ‘silo’ to ‘system-thinking’ to overcome the complex development landscape,” said Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General. “2030 Agenda has the answer to transition out of the existing challenges such as climate change, inequality and migration.”

The high-level event organized on the margins of the High-Level Political Forum listed political will, accountability, transparency and national ownership as drivers of effective development.

Discussing on the inter-linkages between Development Effectiveness and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), participants illustrated the relevance of the effectiveness principles for diverse actors and modalities and in different contexts with reference to the Kampala Principles on effective private sector engagement, The Busan Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation, Paris Agreement and the South-South and Effective Triangular Co-operation and the BAPA+40 .

Original source: UNDP
Published on 15 July 2019