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EVALSDGs, UNICEF, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, DEval, IIED and IDEAS jointly organized a side event to the 2021 High-Level Political Forum, entitled Evaluation – an effective path towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. The event was held online on Wednesday, 7 July 2021.
Evaluation is crucial in assessing value, worth, and merit of national SDG-related policies, plans, and results, and can generate recommendations on how, in what direction, and how fast to drive change to achieve the SDGs. In crisis contexts, evaluations can contribute towards agility in response, re-routing strategies towards the most relevant SDGs, and adjusting resources with a focus on the most marginalized
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Agenda and Speakers
- Opening remarks by:
- Anu Saxén, Director Evaluation Unit, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
- Keynote speaker:
- Dr. Jörg Faust, Director, DEval
- Moderator:
- Kassem El-Saddik, Co-Chair, EVALSDGs
- Panelists:
- Sami Pirkkala, Secretary General of the National Commission on Sustainable Development at the Prime Minister’s Office, Finland
- Pilar Garrido, Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN), Costa Rica
- Bala Yusuf-Yunusa, Senior Technical Advisor to the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Nigeria
- Synthesis by:
- Stefano D’Errico, Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, IIED
- Closing remarks by:
- Denis Jobin, Senior Evaluation Specialist, UNICEF
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