SYMPOSIUM ON BUILDING EFFECTIVE, INCLUSIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FOR ADVANCING THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 5-8 DECEMBER 2017, INCHEON, REPUBLIC OF KOREA MALAYSIA NATIONAL VOLUNTARY REPORT TO THE HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM Plenary Session VI Voluntary National Reviews in the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) Dr. Kamariah Noruddin Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister s Department, Malaysia 1
OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION OVERVIEW ISSUES AND CHALLENGES MOVING FORWARD CONCLUSION 2
OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION OVERVIEW ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Commitment to Agenda 2030 Voluntary National Review Main messages from Malaysia VNR MOVING FORWARD CONCLUSION 3
OVERVIEW Malaysia has made a commitment to the 2030 Agenda may I reaffirm Malaysia s commitment to support and implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Malaysia is absolutely committed to the Post 2015 agenda - the Sustainable Development Goals and our aspirations to transform the world by 2030. Malaysia is now about to embark on its next five-year development plan - the Eleventh Malaysia Plan, from 2016 to 2020. In many aspects, the plan mirrors the multidimensional nature of the SDG, and has been formulated with the people at the centre of all development efforts. Adoption of Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development UN Sustainable Development Summit New York, 27 September 2015 4
OVERVIEW As part of its follow-up and review mechanisms, 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" (paragraph 79). These national reviews are expected to serve as a basis for the regular reviews by the high-level political forum (HLPF), meeting under the auspices of ECOSOC. As stipulated in paragraph 84 of the 2030 Agenda, regular reviews by the HLPF are to be voluntary, state-led, undertaken by both developed and developing countries, and involve multiple stakeholders. The voluntary national reviews (VNRs) aim to facilitate the sharing of experiences, including successes, challenges and lessons learned, with a view to accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The VNRs also seek to strengthen policies and institutions of governments and to mobilize multistakeholder support and partnerships for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. 5
OVERVIEW MALAYSIA IS PART OF THE 2017 VOLUNTARY NATIONAL REVIEW OF THE HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Main messages To embrace and implement the 17 SDGs in a systematic and measurable manner, Malaysia has taken the following initiatives; a) established a multi-stakeholder, participatory governance structure; b) held two national SDG symposiums to promote participation of stakeholders; c) conducted studies on data readiness and gap analysis; d) undertaken a mapping exercise involving non-government and civil society organisations and the private sector to align SDGs with the 11th Malaysia Plan initiatives; and e) established a National SDG Roadmap to guide implementation of Agenda 2030 and the SDGs. 6
OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION OVERVIEW ISSUES AND CHALLENGES MOVING FORWARD CONCLUSION 7
ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Coordination: Optimum utilization of resources Help to achieve objectives effectively Information on progress of goals must be: Accurate Updated Relevant Data that are: Accurate and Precise Legitimate and Valid Reliable and Consistet Timeliness and Relevance Complete and Comprehensive Availability and Accessibility 8
Data availability and readiness Issues and Challenges 9
Issues and Challenges 17 GOALS Preliminary Review of Malaysia s SDGs Indicators: Data Availability SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 169 TARGETS 244 INDICATORS 3 Dimensions: 20% Economy 56% Social 24% Environment Not Available 28 Indicators Partially Available, need further development 40 Indicators Not Relevant 13 Indicators 12% 16% 5% 244 26% Partially Available 64 Indicators 41% Available 99 Indicators 5 Focus Area: People Planet Prosperity Peace Partnership 10
OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION OVERVIEW ISSUES AND CHALLENGES MOVING FORWARD CONCLUSION 11
Coordinated Governance Structure MOVING FORWARD Institutional Framework for SDG Inter Agency Planning Group (IAPG) For 11 Malaysia Plan
MOVING FORWARD Lessons Learnt From Final MDG Report 2015 Lessons learnt, data and information from Final MDG Report 2015 helped Malaysia in producing VNR Report
MOVING FORWARD Government Academia NGO/CSO Private Sector 14 14
MOVING FORWARD Strengthening collaboration between stakeholders Domestic resource mobilisation Data sharing among the various stakeholders International cooperation 15
OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION OVERVIEW ISSUES AND CHALLENGES SOLUTION CONCLUSION 16
Malaysia is committed to implement the SDG CONCLUSION 11MP has laid the foundation for implementation of SDGs SDGs will provide the platform for all future 5-year plans until 2030 An institutional and governance framework involving all stakeholders is crucial in planning, monitoring and reporting the SDGs Partnership among stakeholders is important to ensure successful implementation of SDGs Government, private sector, NGOs and civil society organisations, academia, research institutions, multinational and regional international agencies Need to prioritise and focus on SDGs directly aligned to our national development goals Malaysia can and should be ambitious with the goals and targets for the SDGs. We have demonstrated that we can set and achieve higher targets through sustained and systematic effort. Malaysia has in place the implementing mechanism for the SDGs with sustainable development initiative aligned with the 11MP, the implementation will be a relatively smooth process. The National SDG Roadmap sets out the priorities and plan of action for implementation. 17
Thank You http://www.epu.gov.my/sites/default/files/malaysia_vnr_report_2017.pdf Economic Planning Unit Prime Minister s Department www.epu.gov.my 18