Preparatory regional workshop on voluntary national and local reviews: strengthening integration and reporting on the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063
Having adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, of the African Union, member States are encouraged to review, on a regular basis, the frameworks and mechanisms that they have in place to implement the two agendas, with a view to fostering inclusive growth and development.
Nineteen African countries are currently engaged in the review process ahead of this year’s High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, in July 2026, the most of any region this year. Sustainable development reviews conducted at the district, governorate and municipality levels complement and support the national review process. By engaging with multiple stakeholders on the ground, voluntary local reviews reach a grass-roots audience, which, in turn, can inform and move the sustainable development process forward.
As a part of its ongoing support for voluntary national and local reviews, the Economic Commission for Africa holds an annual preparatory and capacity-building workshop on the margins of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. The objectives of the 2026 workshop are to strengthen the capacity of member States to implement the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063, link local and national processes, support preparations for the submission of national reviews to the 2026 high-level political forum.
The 2026 workshop will also focus on ensuring that countries’ efforts towards the SDGs are action-oriented, linked to tangible roadmaps, and help ‘rescue’ the SDGs with only four years left until their end-date in 2030.