Sweden and the 2030 Agenda - Sustainable Development

1 1 Sweden and the 2030 Agenda report to the UN High Level Political Forum 2017 on Sustainable Development June 2017 SwedenTable of contents Summary / p / p points for Sweden 's work with the 2030 Agenda / p 's starting position for implementing the 2030 Agenda / p 11 themes and Swedish initiatives / p continued work / p organisation and national governance / p and targets preliminary results for Sweden in 2017 / p work in Sweden to implement the 2030 Agenda / p 444 SummaryIt is the Government s ambition that Sweden will be a leader in implemen-ting the 2030 Agenda both at home and through contributing to its global implementation.

2 This is the first report from the Swedish Government on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda . The report has been produced in a broad consultation process based on documentation and contributions from a large number of stakeholders in a variety of reference sees the 2030 Agenda and the global goals, the legally binding climate agreement concluded in Paris in December 2015, the outcome document from the International Conference on Financing for Development , the Addis Ababa Action Agenda in July 2015.

3 And the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 as coherent parts of the new global framework for Sustainable Development . A starting point for Sweden is that the implementation of the 2030 Agenda invol-ves a process of successive transformation and further Development of Sweden s societal model as a modern and Sustainable welfare state, nationally and as part of the global system. This process must embrace everyone in Sweden , and no one is to be left to the work is a broad ownership for the 2030 Agenda among all actors in society, an ownership and a participation that develop and deepen over time.

4 This shared commitment, built on knowledge and insight from the local to the national level, is a necessary linchpin of the Swedish societal model is a long tradition of cooperation and collaboration, both nationally and internationally. This is a much needed focus for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda . It is about developing the partnership-driven processes with innovative thinking about strategic and operational steering. A number of stakeholder platforms and partnerships with a bearing on the Agenda have been created, primarily with and between the private sector, civil society, the research community and municipalities.

5 Cross-sectoral partnerships, also international ones, are becoming increasingly important given how intertwined the Agenda s goals and targets s implementation of the 2030 Agenda is achieved as it shall continue to be through decisions and measures in daily operations and through existing steering processes. Ordinary operations in the public sector, and in society as a whole, are to be permeated by the integrated thinking and approach to Sustainable Development constituted by the 2030 s focus is on an equitable and Sustainable global Development .

6 The Government pursues an ambitious policy coherence that gives a central place to the rights perspective and the perspective of poor people. The Policy for Global Development was adopted by the Riksdag (Parliament) in 2003 and has been applied with increasing strength since 2014. Solidarity is a foundation of the work. Gender equality and the full enjoyment of human rights by all 5women and girls are a prerequisite for implementing the 2030 Agenda , in Sweden and throughout the world. Commitment at the local level is key.

7 Since the 1970s, Sweden has extensive international Development assistance that aims to contribute to the implementation of the has conducted extensive international Development assistance since the 1970s, and since 2006 Sweden s aid has amounted to about 1 per cent of GNI annually. In December 2016, the Government presented a new policy framework for Swedish Development cooperation and humanitarian aid, based on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development goals. Development cooperation is to function catalytically and contribute to creating conditions for greater financial flows, knowledge exchange and Sustainable investments with broad participa-tion.

8 It also has an important function for financing areas that have difficulty in attracting its own resources. The central process of making the 2030 Agenda an integral part of the Govern-ment Offices ordinary operations has commenced. It will be an important task to live up to the Swedish objectives with regard to implementing the starting position and significant challengesSweden has a favourable starting position for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda . The peaceful and democratic conditions that have long characterised the country and that encompass a developed culture of collaboration between the different societal actors are essential, politically, economically and socially.

9 An important reason why Sweden has a good starting position is that its economic Development over time has been strong. This is rooted in a favour -able business climate and a dynamic private sector with an international outlook and extensive trade relations. The social partners have been well organised and have had an explicit focus on finding solutions through negoti-ations. Democratic-political means have enabled Sweden to develop a welfare model with the ambition of guaranteeing all its people access to good health, schooling and education, a good environment, housing and employment.

10 An active gender equality policy has helped to reduce the disparities between women and men in society. One of the political goals established by the Riksdag is that women and men are to have the same power to shape society and their own 2003, there has been a national public health policy adopted by the Riksdag covering eleven target areas. The overarching goal adopted for this policy is to create societal conditions for good health on equal terms for the entire population. The Health and Medical Services Act (2017:30) stipulates that care shall be delivered with respect to the equal value of all humans and the dignity of every individual.