Consultative Workshop on CSO Planned Activities for the South Africa National Voluntary Review (VNR) 2024 Workshop Report
On the 26th October 2023, African Monitor on behalf of the South Africa CSOs Working Group on SDGs (SAWG) organised a consultative workshop to communicate to stakeholders the CSO’s planned activities for VNR 2024 and explore collaboration and mutual learning opportunities. The workshop was also meant to kick-start the CSO-planned activities under the SAWG.
South Africa is conducting the Voluntary National Review 2024, and the various processes have started. Statistics South Africa has already published the national SDG report 2023, with contributions from various CSOs.
It is vital to position citizens and civil society as rights holders, utilising a rights-based framework to participate in the National Voluntary Review process and demand accountability not only from the government but also private sector and others such as local government, international community, local communities, media, academia, and individuals. The right to participate is already enshrined in the constitution, but substantial investment is required to empower citizens to monitor government actions and express their experiences, creating an enabling environment for participation.
It is important to note the decision on the annual theme HLPF 2024 and the goals to be reviewed. The theme for the 2024 session of the Economic and Social Council and the 2024 high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council shall be “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and Eradicating Poverty in Times of Multiple Crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions”.
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