Ireland ___
The Sustainable Development Goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere.
Strengths
Released two Sustainable Development Goals implementation plans; 2018 – 2020 and 2022-2024
Interdepartmental Working Group (IDWG) for cross-departmental SDG coordination
Senior Officials Group (SOG) chaired by Department of An Taoiseach
The three coalition party leaders launched the most recent Sustainable Development Goals plan
There is a lead government unit for the coordination and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals across ministries
Oireachtas Committees must include the Sustainable Development Goals in their national work plans
National Sustainable Development Goals Champions Programme launched
Weaknesses
Sustainable Development Goals Unit housed in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications rather than the centre of government
Sustainable Development Goals Unit under-resourced
Ireland’s national Sustainable Development Goals plan is a list of disparate policies rather than a clear plan for how to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Minutes of Interdepartmental Working Group (IDWG) and Senior Officials Group (SOG) out of date
Sustainable Development Goals do not feature in, let alone underpin, the Budget
No set of nationally relevant indicators
National Sustainable Development Goals data websites (CSO and Geohive) are inaccessible
Oireachtas Committees must include the Sustainable Development Goals in their national work plans
Plans & policies:
Documents
Ireland’s 2023 Voluntary National Review
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National Implementation Plan 2022-2024
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Ireland’s Hub for Sustainable Development Goals
European Union ___
Sustainable development is a core principle of the Treaty on European Union and a priority objective for the EU’s internal and external policies. Eurostat releases an annual SDG report, using indicators relevant to the EU, and there exists a SDG MEP Alliance in the European Parliament. In 2023, the EU submitted its first Voluntary National Review to the UN.
Plans & policies:
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Report From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic And Social Committee And The Committee Of The Regions Eu Voluntary Review On Progress In The Implementation Of The 2030 Agenda For Sustainable Development
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Sustainable development in the European Union – Monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context – 2023 edition
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REPORT on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Barry ANDREWS Petros KOKKALIS
United Nations ___
The predecessor of the United Nations was the League of Nations, established in 1919 after World War I “to promote international cooperation and to achieve peace and security.”
As World War II was about to end in 1945, nations were in ruins, and the world wanted peace. Representatives of 50 countries gathered at the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, California from 25 April to 26 June 1945. For the next two months, they proceeded to draft and then sign the UN Charter, which created a new international organization, the United Nations, which, it was hoped, would prevent another world war like the one they had just lived through. As of 20 April 1946, the League of Nations ceased to exist, having handed over all of its assets to the United Nations, and having granted the new UN Secretariat full control of its Library and archives.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
Plans & policies:
Documents
Advance, unedited 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report
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‘Our Common Agenda 2023’
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