Philippines Voluntary National Review at the 2016 HLPF on the Sustainable Development Goals

This Voluntary National Review was presented at the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in New York on July 11-20, 2016. As the country gears up for the initial year of the SDG implementation, which coincides with a new administration, the national review highlighted initiatives that provide policy and enabling environment for the implementation of the SDGs. This review report covers the following:

a) lessons from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) experience;

b) national priorities in relation to the SDGs;

c) policy and enabling environment for the SDGs as well as challenges (building and raising awareness level on the SDGs; incorporating the SDGs in national frameworks including integration of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development; developing and fine tuning SDG indicators; and clarifying institutional mechanisms);

d) means of implementation; and

e) next steps.

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