VNR Labs 2022: Keeping the Compass on the SDGs (High Level Political Forum 2022)

https://hlpf.un.org/2022/vnr-labs

Tuesday 5 July, 8 am
 VNR Lab 1: What are the VNRs (not) telling us?
 Organized by EAPD/DESA. Virtual format. More information and Registration >>

Wednesday 6 July, 7:30 am
 VNR Lab 2: Avoiding a Generational Catastrophe: Catching up on Learning Loss to Rewrite the Future
 Organized by UNICEF. Virtual format. More information and Registration >>

Wednesday, 11 July, 2 pm
 VNR Lab 3: VNR as a Town Hall – Sustaining Momentum for Achieving the SDGs by Engaging All
 Organized by UN Foundation. Virtual format. More information and Registration >>

Thursday, 7 July, 8:00am
 VNR Lab 4: The Role of Cooperatives in Accelerating Progress to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
 Organized by DESA/DISD. In-person only. Conference Room 11. Concept Note and Registration >>

Thursday, 7 July, 1pm
 VNR Lab 5: Human Rights and Voluntary National Reviews
 Organized by OHCHR and UNDP. Virtual format. Concept Note and Registration >>

Monday, 11 July, 8 am
 VNR Lab 6: Increased Policy Coherence and Accelerated Implementation of the 2030 Agenda: The Role of Voluntary Local Reviews in Complementing the VNR Process. Experiences from the Regions
 Organized by the UN Regional Commissions. Virtual format. More information and Registration >>

Monday, 11 July, 5 pm
 VNR Lab 7: Advancing the 2030 Agenda and regional frameworks through effective and integrated national planning
 Organized by DSDG/DESA. In-person only. Conference Room 11. Concept Note and Registration >>

Tuesday, 12 July, 8 am
 VNR Lab 8: The role of multi-stakeholder advisory bodies in VNR processes and their potential to accelerate SDG delivery
 Organized by the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE). In-person only. Conference Room 11. More information and Registration >>

Tuesday, 12 July, 1 pm
 VNR Lab 9: 5-Star VNRs: How country-led evaluations can deliver the evidence-based VNRs intended for the SDG.
 Organized by UN Evaluation Group. Virtual format. More information and Registration >>

Tuesday, 12 July, 2 pm
 VNR Lab 10: National experience of the VNR process of Switzerland: Using digital innovation and the VNR process to create sustainable momentum for the SDGs
 Organized by the Government of Switzerland and DESA. In-person only. Conference Room 11. Concept Note and Registration >>

Wednesday, 13 July, 7:30 am
 VNR Lab 11: Peer-to-peer feedback & South-South Cooperation: The benefits of Twinning for VNR preparations.
 Organized by UN ESCAP. Virtual format. Concept Note and Registration >>

Wednesday, 13 July, 1 pm
 VNR Lab 12: Localizing SDGs: Integrating Voluntary Local Reviews into Voluntary National Review Processes
 Organized by DSDG/DESA, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and OECD. In-person and remote option. Conference Room 11. Concept Note and Registration >>

Wednesday, 13 July, 2 pm
 VNR Lab 13: Sharing the experience of preparing the Ghana VNR Report - key findings and lessons learned
 Organized by the Government of Ghana and OISC/DESA. In-person only. Conference Room 11. Concept Note , Flyer and Registration >>

Thursday, 14 July, 8 am
 VNR Lab 14: Data innovations for evidence-based VNRs
 Organized by Statistics Division, DESA. Virtual format. Concept Note and Registration >>

Thursday, 14 July, 1 pm
 VNR Lab 15: SIDS LAB: Preparing VNR Reports in Small Island Development States
 Organized by SIDS Unit, DSDG, DESA. In-person only. Conference Room 11. Concept Note , Flyer and Registration >>

Thursday, 14 July, 2 pm (Cancelled)
 VNR Lab 16: Promising Practices in Gender Responsive Budgeting: Mobilizing Action for Well-Targeted Financing for Gender Equality
 Organized by UN Women. Virtual format. More information and Registration >>

Friday, 15 July, 8 am
 VNR Lab 17: Looking forward: Recent innovations in institutional arrangements for SDG implementation
 Organized by DPIDG/DESA. Virtual format. More information and Registration >>

Friday, 15 July, 1 pm
 VNR Lab 18: Applying the Sendai Framework to fast-track the 2030 Agenda through a risk-informed approach
 Organized by UNDRR. In-person and virtual format. Conference Room 11. More information and Registration >>

Friday, 15 July, 2 pm
 VNR Lab 19: UN system’s coordinated support to VNRs facilitated by the Resident Coordinator System
 Organized by UN Development Coordination Office. In-person and virtual format. Conference Room 11. Concept Note and Registration >>