The United Nations (UN) has a long history of supporting Member States on financing for development, including through intergovernmental processes, technical and programmatic expertise, partnership-building, thought leadership and knowledge sharing. In order to enhance the UN’s critical role in supporting and accelerating finance for sustainable development, the Secretary-General released his Strategy for Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2018.
In his Financing Strategy, the Secretary-General commits to providing a three-year Roadmap of actions and initiatives to mobilize investment and support for financing the 2030 Agenda. Based on consultations across the UN system and with other stakeholders, the Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has been developed with the following three parts:
Part I: Specific actions and ‘key asks’ championed by the Secretary-General, where his leadership can galvanise the required change.
Part II: Priority areas highlighted by the Secretary-General to enhance the work of the UN system to accelerate financing for sustainable development.
Part III: Detailed mapping of activities by the UN system itself, offering for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the UN’s approach and value addition in financing for sustainable development. The mapping of UN activities is not intended to be exhaustive and will remain a living document, evolving with the UN’s support to Member States in this area.
The Secretary-General’s Financing Strategy and Roadmap complement the AAAA by prioritising areas of action by the Secretary-General and guiding the UN’s contribution to support implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The Roadmap has been prepared in close consultation with the UN system and has benefitted from substantive comments, notably from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group.