1. The document discusses SDG partnerships and provides definitions, noting that SDG partnerships must be linked to delivering one of the SDGs, be multi-stakeholder, and aligned with UN values. 2. It outlines different types of multi-stakeholder partnerships including those led by the UN, those involving the UN, and those that do not involve the UN. 3. Success factors for multi-stakeholder partnerships are discussed, including having a learning culture, promoting integrated approaches, strong leadership and governance, and adequate funding.

1. Second SDG
Partnerships
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2. A quick review of what are NOT andWHAT ARE
SDG partnerships
• SDG Partnerships are NOT Private
Public Partnerships
• SDG Partnerships are NOT
individual organizations voluntary
commitments
• SDG Partnerships are NOT general
partnerships for sustainable
development
• SDG Partnerships ARE partnerships
that are linked to at least delivering
one of the SDGs
• SDG Partnerships ARE multi-
stakeholder
• SDG Partnerships ARE inline with
the UN values
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3. Achieving a Common Understanding of Partnerships
1. UN lead a multi-stakeholder
partnership – e.g. Sustainable
Energy for ALL
2. Multi-stakeholder partnerships
that involve the UN – e.g. GAVI
(Global Alliance forVaccines and
Immunisation) or GRAIN
3. Multi-stakeholder partnerships
that do not involve the UN
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4. Success factors of MSPs
• A “learning culture” in our approach to
partnerships
• Promoting integrated (cross-sectoral or
nexus) approaches in MSPs
• Strong and effective leadership
• Strong governance processes,
• Process management – including
conflict mediation,
• An independent and well staffed
secretariat
• Adequate funding and resource
management
• Good capacity building for partners
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5. Architecture forAccountability,Transparency, Due
Diligence, Monitoring and Review
• Accountability and transparency
• Roles of intergovernmental bodies,
the UN system and other fora
• UN system coordination
• Principles, Guidelines, and Due
diligence
• Monitoring and Mapping
• Reporting
• Review
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6. Summary of key ideas and proposals
1. A nexus approach should be promoted by
the UN and applied by MSPs, reflecting
the cross sectoral nature of the 2030
Agenda.
2. More focus is needed on MSPs at the
country-level and MSPs in LDCs and
other countries in special situation need
to be encouraged.
3. UNDESA could take the lead in mapping
partnership initiatives, supported by the
Global Compact.The online platform
“Partnerships for SDGs” should be
improved, including search functions and
regular updates.
4. The differentiation between different
types of partnerships needs to be further
defined and clarified as a first step.
5. The GA resolution on “Towards Global
Partnerships” could broaden its focus
beyond partnerships with the private
sector to also include academia, NGOs,
philanthropy and other stakeholders.
6. More coordination across the UN system
is necessary.A network of multi-
stakeholder focal points could be
established and could be involved in the
preparation of the ECOSOC Partnership
Forum.
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7. Summary of key ideas and proposals
7. The UN system needs to ensure that
principles and guidelines established are
respected.There might be a role for the
QCPR to set a minimum set of guidelines
for the UN’s engagement with partners at
the national level.
8. A coherent and strengthened due diligence
procedure should be established. A first layer
could be to centrally endorse throughout the
system a set of overarching guidelines for
partnerships, building on already existing
guidelines and language from A/RES/70/224.
It could specifically also make signing onto
the Global Compact principles a requirement
for business engagement with the UN. A
second layer could complement these
guidelines by sector specific guidelines
endorsed by specialized agencies.
9. Intergovernmental fora can and should
complement each other, rather than creating
parallel structures.There should be specific
and complementing roles for the GA,
ECOSOC and the HLPF as reflected by
existing mandates.The various executive
boards of funds and programmes could also
play a role in providing guidance on MSPs
involving the UN organizations over which
they have oversight.
10. Leading to the HLPF, a coherent process of
review should be put in place, based on the
suggestions for monitoring and review.
ECOSOC should lead this process.
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8. Summary of key ideas and proposals
11. A central reporting mechanism could be
established, distinguishing between different
types of partnership, with distinct
requirements for UN-led partnerships.
Reporting should be aligned with guidelines
and principles. For mega partnerships,
internal monitoring and review mechanisms
could be complemented by independent
reviews/audits.
12. For partnerships registered on the
“Partnerships for SDGs” platform, a lighter
reporting process should be put in place,
with the option to follow-up and review the
listing, but this might require off-line
resources.
13. The Global Compact’s communication on
progress reporting requirements could be
further aligned with the SDGs and discussed at
the Partnership Forum.
14. A role for independent or expert bodies
should be considered in providing expertise
and assistance to intergovernmental fora or
the UN system in their monitoring and review
of MSPs.
15. Major groups and other stakeholders should
have a role in promoting transparency and
accountability.
16. A proposal was made to showcase
“Champion” partnerships at the ECOSOC
Partnership Forum as positive examples for
other MSPs. It was also felt that there is a
need to establish “safe spaces” for sharing
negative results and to promote learning
from failure.The Partnership Forum could
also be that space. It could also be a creative
space to explore new ideas and trends in
MSPs.
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9. What you can do in the google document: Dialogue Note 1:
1. What does it take to galvanize new cross-sectoral
partnerships?
2. What are possible incentives that would promote and
encourage existing partnerships to utilize crosssectoral
approaches?
3. What are the elements of an enabling environment for cross-
sectoral multi-stakeholder partnerships?
4. What institutional arrangements are needed for the United
Nations to fully and efficiently support Member States in cross-
sectoral multi-stakeholder partnerships?
5. What are the lessons learned from multi-stakeholder
partnerships that have successfully leveraged (or who are
committed to leveraging) cross-sectoral approaches to achieve
6. How can we design cross-sectoral multi-stakeholder
partnerships to effectively leverage integrated or nexus
approaches to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development?
7. What type of monitoring, reporting, and evaluation
mechanisms could be used for cross-sectoral multi-stakeholder
partnerships?
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10. What you can do in the google document: Dialogue Note 2
1. How can the UN system strengthen coherence and coordination of UN-led multi-
stakeholder partnerships?
2. What are the additional challenges involved in ensuring the transparency and
accountability of cross-sectoral multi-stakeholder partnerships, and how can these be
addressed?
3. How can multi-stakeholder partnerships involving the United Nations be more
transparent and accountable?
4. How can the UN improve its due diligence, monitoring and review of its partnerships
that contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda?
5. What kind of reporting would be appropriate for different types of partnerships?
6. How can the existing reporting requirements be aligned with UN partnership guidelines
and principles?
7. What types of partnership models have been successful in establishing clear
monitoring and review policies?What are some best practices that can be
highlighted?
8. How could the role of Member States in reviewing and monitoring multi-stakeholder
partnerships implementing the 2030Agenda be enhanced to ensure the reputational
integrity of the United Nations in such partnership initiatives? What could be the
division of labour on the review of partnerships of the General Assembly, ECOSOC and
the High-level Political Forum under the auspices ECOSOC and theGeneral Assembly?
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11. Now its upto you
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