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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development encourages member states to conduct regular and inclusive reviews of progress at the national and sub-national levels, which are country-led and country-driven.
These Voluntary National Reviews, or VNRs, are presented at the HLPF meeting annually in July in New York.
VNRs are voluntary, state-led, undertaken by both developed and developing countries, and involve multiple stakeholders.
VNRs facilitate sharing of experiences, including successes, challenges and lessons learned, to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. They also seek to strengthen policies and institutions of governments, and to mobilize multi-stakeholder support and partnerships for the implementation of the SDGs.
This year will mark the 10th anniversary of the VNRs. See and overview of all VNRs here.
- See the 37 countries presenting a VNR in 2025.
- Visit the VNR Database to see an overview of over 400 VNR reports so far.
- Review the Secretary-General’s updated guidelines for producing a VNR.
- Download the latest Handbook for preparing a VNR in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian or Chinese.
- Read a synthesis report of the 2024 VNRs.
- See a link to Lesson Learned and Best Practices and Tools for VNRs.
