Samoa's Second Voluntary National Review on the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Abstract

The early assessment and alignment of the 2030 agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to our national Sustainable Development Strategy through our first VNR report in 2016 was an important first step. The lessons learnt and challenges from the first review helped Samoa respond better to the integrated and indivisible nature of the SDG and our own SDS through the sector with approach. This second VNR assesses progress on all SDGs with a focus on the People Goals. But in order to fully assess how we are delivering sustainable development for our people, an assessment also needs to be made of our economic and environmental resilience, and the promotion of human rights, peaceful, just and inclusive societies through effective partnerships.