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National CSOs from different sectors come together and collaborate more effectively on the monitoring of the correct implementation of the SDGs

MEPs for SDGs

The European Parliament has an important role in the implementation of the SDGs

Time to reach for the moon

The EU needs to step up action and lead the transformation to sustainability

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<strong>United Nations adopts ground-breaking Pact for the Future to transform global governance</strong>

United Nations adopts ground-breaking Pact for the Future to transform global governance

14 October, 2024

By ASviS The Summit of the Future was held on 22 and 23 September at the United…

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Life Long Learning Week 2024

Life Long Learning Week 2024

14 October, 2024

By LLL The 14th edition of the Lifelong Learning Week will take place from 18-22 November focusing…

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<strong>Building Resilience Through Key Competences: A Path to Future-Proof Learning</strong>

Building Resilience Through Key Competences: A Path to Future-Proof Learning

14 October, 2024

By LLL In this position paper, the Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) explores the importance of developing key…

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What is SDG Watch Europe

SDG Watch Europe is an  EU-level, cross-sectoral CSO alliance of NGOs from development, environment, social, human rights and other sectors. Its goal is to hold governments to account for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs).

Our work is coordinated along the lines of the four interlinked Work Strands. Organisations joining SDG Watch Europe can participate in one or more of these working strands.

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Our Work

The New Global Agenda

On 25 September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Civil society all over the world has been working towards this for many years. Strong  global and European consultations and advocacy campaigns have led towards this milestone.

But while the Agenda 2030 has been adopted, the real work is now. Our challenge as European Civil Society is to make Agenda 2030 a reality, making sure we reach all of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, within Europe and globally.

These goals can only be fully achieved with active and broad civil society engagement. CSOs will need to advocate for the policies required, raise awareness of goals and targets amongst the general public, monitor progress in implementing the SDGs and push for action where needed (watchdog role).

No other actor can combine these different and mutually reinforcing roles as effectively as civil society can. At EU level, with new EU level structures that emerge, CSOs need to help them to get the right shape while also mobilising people for the implementation phase. Agenda 2030 is nothing less but the most ambitious and potentially transformative global agenda ever adopted by the international community.

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