Civil Society Strategy Group on the Sustainable Development Goals Institutional Measures for CSO Strategy Group on the SDGs 1.0
Introduction
The SDGs encompasses almost every aspects of development. Most importantly, they include the 3 dimensions of sustainable development - social, economic and environmental. As State parties and nonstate actors to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is pertinent that civil society actors apply their skills, experiences and resources into addressing and engaging the 17 goals and 169 targets in systematic and professional ways in order to achieve maximum impact. 2.0
Objectives 1. Deepen understanding of the SDGs and encourage adequate and systematic engagement with all the SDGs. 2. Ensure coherent and expert approach to programming on the goals and targets of the SDGs 3. Delineate roles and responsibilities for the members of the SG
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Institutional Framework: 1. Clusters
The Strategy Group (SG) will be divided into Clusters reflecting the goals and targets of the SDGs. The Clusters will be the main sub-group of the SG The 19 Goals will be divided 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Clusters Poverty and Hunger Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education Health Inequalities and social development Inclusive economic development Energy and Infrastructure Environment and Climate Change Governance, Peace, Accountability Financing and Partnership
Goals 1, 2 6 4 3 5, 10 8, 11, 12 7,9 13,14,15 16 17
2. Working Groups a. Working Groups (WG) will be established to deal with or respond to specific issue based and group related aspects of the SDGS. For a start, it is proposed that the following WG be established for the SG. i. Women ii. Children iii. Youths iv. Climate Change v. Private Sector
vi. vii. viii. ix. x. xi. xii. xiii.
Parliament Media Monitoring and Reporting Data Rule of Law and Access to Justice Technology and innovation Partnership Financing
b. It is important to note that the list of the WG is not exhaustive. More WG will be established to address specific needs or issues as they arise c. Membership of the WG will be drawn from the members of the Strategy Group and external groups and constituencies working in the subject matter, sector or issues related to the WG. 3. Management a. Clusters i. There will be Cluster Leads to manage each of the Cluster mentioned above ii. The Cluster Lead shall be an organisations with cognate experience in the thematic area(s) represented by the Cluster iii. The organisations represented by the Cluster Lead shall serve as the secretariat to that particular Cluster b. Working Group i. Each Working Group shall have a Chair who is an expert in the subject matter of the WG. ii. The Chair shall be the convener of the WG. c. The Clusters and WG shall develop specific work program relating to their area of focus and shall report to the SG at all times. d. The Secretariat of the SG shall maintain oversight over all the Clusters and WG and shall endeavor to provide necessary administrative and technical support.