The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE), in partnership with the Awaz Centre for Development Services, Action for Sustainable Development (A4SD), the Global Call to Action for Poverty, the Cameroon Youths and Students Forum for Peace (CAMYOSFOP), and the Kevoy Community Development Institute (KCDI) Jamaica, successfully conducted a side event at the UN High-Level Political Forum (UN HLPF) titled, Towards a resilient recovery and leaving no one behind in the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs), last 14 July 2022.
The activity featured two panel sessions:
Session 1: Perspectives from Member States on inclusive VNRs
Government of Pakistan: Professor Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister, Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives
Government of Ghana: Dr. Kodjo Mensah-Abrampa, Director General of the National Development Planning Commission of Ghana
Government of Switzerland: Ms. Andrina Frey, Deputy of the Delegate of the Swiss Government for the 2030 Agenda
Government of Cameroon: Dr. Thomas Njie Kingue, Ministry of Economy Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT)
Government of Montenegro: Ms. Aneta Kankaraš, Head of the Office for Sustainable Development
Government of Greece: Mrs Pavlina Spandoni, Senior Social Policy Advisor at Presidency of Government of Greece
Session 2: Civil Society Coalitions- Looking ahead after the VNRs
Pakistan – Chaudhry Muhammad Shafique, Pakistan Development Alliance
Switzerland – Laura Ebneter, Alliance Sud
Cameroon – Eugine Ngalim, CAMYOSFOP
Greece – Constantinos Machairas, the Hellenic Platform
The event was moderated by Oli Henman of Action for Sustainable Development, and Josefina Villegas of CPDE
To read the CPDE’s VNR study, visit this page. Recordings will also be made available later on CPDE’s YouTube account.#