The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, DEval, IDEAS and UNICEF are pleased to invite you to the EVALSDGs-hosted online launch of the second edition of the Guidebook “Country-led evaluation to achieve the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs” (download the Guidebook here).
They will explore how country-led evaluations are a powerful vehicle to drive progress towards the 2030 Agenda and strengthen good governance, accountability, and transparency in today’s challenging global landscape.
Join us to hear from experts Dr. Sven Harten, Dr. Bala Yusuf-Yunusa, and Dr. Gonzalo Hernandez Licona, along with co-authors of the comprehensively updated second edition of the Guidebook on Country-led Evaluation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs how evaluation can contribute to a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.
- Tuesday, 20 May 2025
- 9.00–10.30 A.M. EDT
- 15.00–16.30 CEST
- Register here
Programme and Speakers:
- Opening and welcome remarks (Marie-Hélène Adrien, EVALSDGs co-chair)
- Session introduction (moderator: Thomas Rossmüller, Evaluation Specialist, UNICEF)
- Presentation on the current global context and the role of evaluation in it (Dr Sven Harten, Deputy Director, DEval)
- Overview of the updated Guidebook on Country-led evaluation to achieve the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs (Nea-Mari Heinonen, Deputy Director of the Development Evaluation Unit, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland)
- The value of evaluating the SDGs from a country perspective (Dr Bala Yusuf-Yunusa, Head of the Policy and Strategy Unit, OSSAP-SDGs Nigeria)
- Reflections on the discussion and the guidebook (Discussant: Dr Gonzalo Hernandez Licona, Director, Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN))
- Q&A
- Call to action and closing remarks (Ada Ocampo, President, IDEAS)