Enhancing the Role of Parliaments in Accelerating the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

A/RES/77/159View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 18 Sustainable development, published in 2022.

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1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 11	Environment	151

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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 11	Environment	151	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

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Legislative Bodies Sustainable Development

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13 operative paragraphs

Emphasizes the importance of parliamentary involvement in renewed commitment to unity, solidarity and multilateral cooperation to support an inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerating the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development, leaving no one behind, while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;⁵

⁵Resolution 70/1.

Encourages parliaments to assess the contribution of their countries’ existing national legal frameworks to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, acknowledging that the Goals are integrated and indivisible and that policy coherence is key in achieving the 2030 Agenda as a whole;

Encourages Member States to promote the engagement and support of parliaments in the follow-up and review processes of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in the preparation of voluntary national reviews, in order to ensure and strengthen national ownership and accountability;

Welcomes the practice of including parliamentarians as members of national delegations to major United Nations meetings and events, as appropriate, including the high-level political forum on sustainable development, and invites Member States to continue this practice in a more regular and systematic manner, and with due consideration given to achieving gender balance within such delegations;

Acknowledges that a strong and constructive relationship between parliaments and independent oversight bodies is important for improving the effectiveness of efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and encourages parliaments to ensure that their oversight mechanisms are well structured and have appropriate resources and equipment, as well as access to expertise and resources, to ensure qualified monitoring and evaluation of national development plans and strategies aimed at fully implementing the 2030 Agenda;

Encourages public awareness of parliamentary processes and opportunities for public engagement in monitoring the implementation of the 2030 Agenda;

Underscores the importance of analytical support to parliamentarians on the respective government budget proposal to enable effective financing for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals;

Encourages Member States, including their parliaments, to place gender equality and the empowerment of women at the centre of their efforts to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and promote the full, equal and meaningful participation and representation of women in parliaments and their processes, including by considering the promotion of legislation and parliamentarian working methods that are gender-responsive and prevent all forms of violence and discrimination against women;

Calls upon Member States to ensure that laws, mechanisms and the parliament buildings are inclusive and accessible to encourage and empower persons with disabilities to participate in political and public life;

Recognizes the value and the contribution of youth to the full and successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and therefore recommends that parliaments seek ways to achieve the full, equal and meaningful participation of youth in parliamentary processes, as appropriate, related to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals;

Encourages communication among parliaments, including within the Inter-Parliamentary Union, to work closely to support national, regional and international efforts to achieve sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic, social and environmental – in a balanced and integrated manner;

Calls upon Member States to promote the leadership role of parliaments in accelerating the achievement of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals in a balanced and integrated manner, reaffirming the commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic, social and environmental – and encourages the United Nations to work with Member States, upon their request, on strengthening the institutional capacity of parliaments in this regard;

Recommends inter-parliamentary cooperation, including through the Inter-Parliamentary Union, to inspire ambitious collective plans, enhance mutual learning and sharing of best practices, enhance knowledge-sharing and awareness-raising among parliamentarians and generate momentum to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

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