Organized by:

Permanent Mission of France; Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea; Permanent Mission of the Peru; Transparency, Accountability & Participation (TAP) Network; and Beyond2015

The event will focus on three critical levels for review and monitoring of the Post-2015 agenda: at the national, regional and global levels. Each discussion will explore these various levels, including the role of Member States and the UN System, as well as areas where civil society can contribute in filling gaps in data, monitoring and accountability, and fostering partnerships for the implementation of the SDGs. Experiences will be drawn from other multilateral review processes, and how these concepts can be applied to the SDG review mechanism.

The first discussion will focus on review and monitoring of the Post-2015 agenda at the national level. Topics could include: national ownership of the SDGs and the role of governments and parliaments in the review and monitoring of progress at the national level; the role of the United Nations and other multilateral institutions in providing support for review and monitoring at the national level; exploring the role of civil society in filling in the gaps around implementation, data generation and review and monitoring of national level commitments; and best practices in engaging stakeholders at the national level.

The second discussion will focus on review and monitoring of the Post-2015 agenda at the regional level. topics could include: lessons learned and best practices for regional review mechanisms; the role of the UN regional commissions in reviews; how regional-level reviews link to national and global level reviews; and how to engage stakeholders meaningfully in regional-level review processes.

The third discussion will focus on review and monitoring of the Post-2015 agenda at the global level. Topics could include: the implications of universality on review and accountability for the SDGs, ways to incentivize engagement of Member States in the HLPF review mechanism; lessons learned and best practices from other global review mechanisms; lessons learned and best practices for engagement of civil society stakeholders in global review processes; and explore potential modalities for broad, inclusive and constructive participation of all stakeholders.