AN INCLUSIVE VOLUNTARY NATIONAL REVIEW
To ensure a broader and inclusive participation in this Voluntary National Review (VNR), several stakeholders, including civil society, were involved in ex ante consultation procedures, such as Town Halls and workshops. Later on, the VNR was subject to public consultation.
On a domestic level, nationally and regionally, the planning of public policies has gradually incorporated the 2030 Agenda. In 2022, significant steps were taken towards aligning high-level planning instruments, e.g., the Portugal 2030 Strategy, the 2022 National Reform Programme, the Major Options Plan for 2022-2026 and the Portuguese Cooperation Strategy 2030. Furthermore, the LNOB principle stands out in the different planning instruments and policies, where economic conditions, human rights, and gender equality are transversal in its implementation. The 2030 Agenda is also present on public policies on a regional/local level, in scientific research and production, and in strategic business plans. This is shown in the increase of platforms to present and monitor initiatives and encourage partnerships to accomplish the SDG.
On the external dimension and with its international development cooperation, Portuguese foreign policy has continually supported the 2030 Agenda, particularly through active participation in international forums. The commitments undertaken in the UN Climate Change Conferences, its active role in the Global Pact for Migration as a ‘Champion Country’, and its commitment in the UN Ocean Conference are an example of this. The Portuguese Cooperation Strategy 2030 pursues three key commitments on an international level: the 2030 Agenda, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda for financing sustainable development, and the Paris Agreement. This Strategy’s priorities are Cooperation for Development, Education for Development, and Emergency and Humanitarian Action. Portuguese priorities in cooperation for development are also aligned with the Agenda’s Ps – People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and especially Partnership – fundamental for accomplishing the SDG, but also the LNOB principle, reflected in the priority given to least developed countries, Small Island Developing States, fragile countries and in the process of graduation.
PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGENDA
The Instituto Nacional de Estatística (National Institute of Statistics) – through its annual statistics publication on the SDG – particularly endeavoured in socio-demographic and spatial disaggregation providing a clearer view of the progresses.
The national indicators currently cover 69% of the Agenda, having increased 17pp since 2018. In comparison to 2015, 59% of indicators show a positive trend, 17% with an opposite trend, and no change in 2%.
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Statistical Annex [muito bom, por sinal)
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