ANALYSING NATIONAL EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THE SDG s AND THE ROLE OF THE MINE ACTION SECTOR
The 2030 Agenda emphasises the importance of national circumstances and calls for each government to “decide how these aspirational and global targets should be incorporated in national planning processes, policies and strategies”. 22
Since the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs are universal, each country needs to adapt them to their national context to reflect the national circumstances and priorities.
The process of nationalisation is the initial step to effectively implementing the 2030 Agenda and this should be inclusive and participatory. Through this process, national governments are expected to raise awareness about the 2030 Agenda, as well as to engage and consult with various domestic stakeholders to promote synergies and partnerships. This process can also serve as an opportunity for the mine action sector to influence the definition of national targets and indicators and, therefore, the priorities stated in national development plans. In order to ensure efficient implementation and monitoring and evaluation (M&E), the nationalised SDGs should first be integrated into relevant strategic planning documents, such as socio-economic development frameworks. The nationalisation process can be used as an opportunity to reinforce the humanitarian-development- peace nexus as well as to improve coordination between different national stakeholders. It is also an opportunity for sectoral institutions, including national mine action authorities, to review their policies and adopt broader and longer-term approaches. Broad and diverse stakeholder participation is crucial, since this process is often considered as a determining factor for the successful implementation of the SDGs. 23 The selected case study countries showed a strong commitment to the nationalisation of the 2030 Agenda and have established their own national SDGs, but what has been the role of mine action in support of these efforts?
GICHD and UNDP-led workshop on mainstreaming mine action into the SDGs at the national level in BiH
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