NITI Aayog presents India’s second Voluntary National Review at UN’s High-Level Political Forum

News: NITI Aayog has presented India’s second Voluntary National Review (VNR) at the United Nations High-level Political Forum(HLPF) on Sustainable Development,2020.

Facts:

• Voluntary National Review(VNR): It is a comprehensive account of the adoption and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 Agenda in India. 
• Title of the report: Decade of Action: Taking SDGs from Global to Local.
• NITI Aayog has the mandate of overseeing the adoption and monitoring of SDGs at the national and sub-national level.

Additional Facts:

• United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development(HLPF): It was established in 2012 by the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development(Rio+20).
• Purpose: It is responsible for the organization’s policy on sustainable development.It adopts negotiated declarations, reviews commitment and the progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
• Meeting: It meets annually since 2016 under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC).