Background The Government of Tuvalu through the Ministry of Finance is now working on developing a Voluntary National Review (VNR) for Tuvalu. This is the first time for Tuvalu to develop a VNR since they become a member of the United Nations. On 25-27th September 2015, the Heads of State, the Government, and high Representative meet at United Nations Headquarter to decide on a new global sustainable development goal for the next 15 years. This is called the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. It consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets. This is a continuation of what has not been achieved under Millennium Development Goals. These are universal goals and targets which involved the entire world, both developed and developing countries to work together to balance the three dimensions of sustainable development which include the economic, social, and environmental. What is a Voluntary National Review? The Voluntary National Review is a part of the follow-up and review mechanisms of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This review is a process by which countries take stock of and assess progress and shortcomings in the implementation of the goals and targets. It is a regular and inclusive review of progress at the national and sub-national level, which is country-led and country-driven Why it is important to conduct a Voluntary National Review? This review facilitates the sharing of experience in terms of challenges faced, lessons learned and the successes each country achieved throughout. It also accelerates the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. This review will also mobilize multi-stakeholder support and partnerships for the implementation of this Agenda. History of Voluntary National Reviews in the Pacific Most of the pacific islands have been presented their first VNR, these islands include; - 2016 – Samoa, 2018 – Kiribati
- 2019 – Vanuatu, Tonga, Palau, Nauru and Fiji
- 2020 – Solomon Island, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Samoa,
- 2021 – Marshall Island.
As we can see Samoa had been presented their VNR for the second time in 2020. Now Tuvalu targeting to present our first VNR in 2022. Objective The purpose of the consultant’s services is to provide comprehensive technical guidance throughout the development of the first Voluntary National Review for Tuvalu. The Local Consultant’s main objective is to develop a final VNR report for Tuvalu. This only can be achieved once the following deliverables are achieved on time. The Local Consultant will work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Coordination Department (MECD) in terms of all required assistance need to provide with the support from Tuvalu VNR Team Members to ensure deliverables list below is achieved according to the workplan timeframe. |