Welcome to the United Nations
“Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”
1. The Global Partnership: embodying the spirit of SDG17
Recognising the need for all countries and all stakeholders to work in collaborative partnership to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (the ‘Global Partnership’) convenes – on equal footing – governments, civil society, the private sector, trade unions and other actors, to work together for more effective partnerships for development. Grounded in country-level evidence and data, the Global Partnership is the multi-stakeholder platform to track progress, share lessons and hold partners to account for internationally-agreed effectiveness principles; that is, country ownership of development activities, a focus on results, inclusive partnerships, and transparency and mutual accountability. These principles are instrumental in harnessing the contributions of all development partners and maximising the potential of each dollar spent to implement the 2030 Agenda. With contributions of data to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17, as well as SDG5, the Global Partnership embodies the essence of inclusive, multi-stakeholder partnerships as set out in Goal 17, which is a catalyst for achieving all other SDGs due to their interlinked nature. As a result, together with the need to mobilise increased resources for development, effective development co-operation is fundamental to achieving the SDGs and ensuring that no one is left behind.
