Thematic and SDGs Review Mechanisms and Instruments

UNESCO Liaison Office to the UN

UNESCO Mandate

• Multidisciplinary • 5 programme sectors = 5 thematic sectors in SDGs

- Education - Culture - Science including Water and Oceans

- Communication and Information• UNESCO governing bodies

- Executive Board (biannual)- General Conference (biennial)

SDGs, Targets and MOIs

• SDG 4 on education and its corresponding Targets and MOI

• SDG 6 on water• Target 9.5 and MOI 17.6 and MOI 17.7 on

Science, Technology and Innovation • Target 11.4 on cultural and natural heritage • SDG 14 on oceans, seas and marine resources• Target 16.10 on access to information and

protection of fundamental freedoms

Existing Review Mechanisms (SDG 4)

• Since 2000, global monitoring of Education for All (EFA) Goals and education-related MDGs (2 and 3.A).

• Annual Global EFA Meeting (member states, co-convening UN agencies &WB, CSO and NGO representatives) set global strategic policy directions and review progress.

• Since 2012, EFA Steering Committee (UNESCO Secretariat) comprised of key actors and multi-stakeholder representatives.

• World Education Forum in May 2015 in Incheon, Korea, current mechanism under review to better align with global SDG review.

Instruments (SDG 4)

• EFA Global Monitoring Report (published annually since 2002) = authoritative report for international community to track progress of education goals.

• Global Education Monitoring Report = World Education Forum in May 2015 reaffirmed revamped report as key global instrument to track progress of SDG 4, Targets and MOIs.

• Data source – UNESCO Institute for Statistics (collects data from Member States and builds capacity on all areas of UNESCO’s mandate e.g., education, science and technology and culture and communications).

Instruments (SDG 6, Target 9.5, MOI 17.6 & 17.7 and SDG14)

• SDG 6 on water: World Water Development Report by UN–wide World Water Assessment Programme, hosted by UNESCO.

• Target 9.5 and MOI 17.6 and MOI 17.7 on Science, Technology and Innovations: UNESCO Science Report presents analysis of data on trends and policies to investments in STI and R&D.

• SDG 14: UNESCO International Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO will contribute to the monitoring progress on oceans, seas and marine resources through its well-established ocean observing and monitoring systems.

Instruments (Targets 11.4 and 16.10)

• Target 11.4 on cultural and natural heritage: Periodic Reporting on the World Heritage Convention by States Parties examined by the World Heritage Committee and included in the Committee’s report to the UNESCO General Conference.

• Target 16.10 on access to information and protection of fundamental freedoms: UNESCO DG biennial report on The Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity to the International Programme for Development of Communication; and the World Trends on Freedom of Expression report.