Five years into the implementation of the 2030Agenda and the Sustainable DevelopmentGoals (SDGs), many Governments, UN entities,international and regional organizations andstakeholders are planning or have initiatedevidence-based stock-taking of progress. Whatare the inspiring breakthroughs and successstories that are showing results and impacts?What are the good practices that can bereplicated and scaled up? What are the gapsand constraints and how should we addressthem? Looking ahead, what steps should wetake to accelerate progress? To help answerthese and other questions, the Division forSustainable Development Goals (DSDG)

in the United Nations Department of Economicand Social Affairs (UN DESA) launched a callfor submissions of good practices, successstories and lessons learned by nationalgovernments and all stakeholders in theimplementation of the 2030 Agenda and theSDGs and the results are made available in anonline database of more than 500 goodpractices. To search the SDG Good Practices databaseclick the link below:

The outcomes of the first round of SDG GoodPractices are featured on a dedicated websitewhich includes a feature page with several ofthe most robust and effective submissions. Thehighly accessible database of the SDG GoodPractices showcases breakthroughs and successstories that can be replicated and scaled up toaccelerate SDG implementation.

SDG Good Practices, Success Stories and Lessons Learnedin SDG Implementation

Summary of outcomes of the first open call

From November 2018 to February 2019, anopen call for submissions of good practices,success stories and lessons learned in theimplementation of the 2030 Agenda and theSDGs was disseminated. Almost 700submissions were received, from governments,international organizations, civil society, privatesector, local governments, academia and others.Submissions were reviewed by a inter-agencyteam of 20 experts from UN entities.

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Background

Figure 1: Number of Good Practices perSDG, with most practices applying toseveral of the SDGs

Finding Good Practices Outcomes

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Figure 2: SDG Good Practices submitted by Sector Figure 3: Good Practices submitted by Region

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Several SDG Good Practices simultaneously contribute to the implementation ofseveral Goals. There are SDG Good Practices from 96 countries and 91 national

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Examples of SDGGood Practices

Find below some examples of SDG Good Practices thatwere submitted during the first open call

2. FIT for School Programme (FIT) helped ensure adequatehygiene, water and sanitation in schools in Cambodia,Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and thePhilippines to stop preventable diseases among children,which negatively affect their well-being and ability to learn.

3. In order to measure progress and the well-being of residents,the City Prosperity Index (CPI) in Mexico, lead by the UnitedNations Program for Human Settlements Mexico Office,pursued the objective of creating an accurate knowledge of theprosperity conditions of Mexican cities, while delivering tools tolocal governments for analyzing, planning and monitoringurban policies geared towards the implementation of theAgenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.

1. HelpAge International, with local partners, established over1,500 intergenerational self-help clubs to take care ofVietnam's most marginalized and vulnerable members, suchas the elderly and minorities, to harness the willingness ofcommunity members to support each other through toughtimes.

SDG Good Practices, Success Stories and Lessons Learned Initiative : https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnerships/goodpractices Featured Stories of SDG Good Practices:https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnerships/goodpractices/featured SDG Good Practices Database (select the "SDG Good Practices" checkbox under the "ActionNetwork & Databases" section in the left column):https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnership/browse/ Learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs

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5. The Indigenous Navigator is a framework andset of tools, conceptualized by the civil societyorganization International Work Group forIndigenous Affairs (IWGIA) in Bolivia, for and byindigenous peoples that systematically monitoredthe level of recognition and implementation oftheir rights.

4. EKOenergy is an international, non-proft ecolabel and a networkof environmental NGOs from Finland for people to find energyproduced through highly sustainable means and contribute tofinancing renewable energy projects in remote areas of developingnations.

6. The Enhanced Rural Resilience inYemen (ERRY) project intervention, initiatedby the United Nations Development Program,supported marginalized youths and women byestablishing decentralized solar energysystems to improve access, employabilityskills, stable income and self-confidence.