Achieving sustainable partnership in the United Nations in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals

Q2 Social Sciences

International Journal of Sustainable Development Pub Date : 2021-05-20 DOI:10.1504/IJSD.2021.10038117

T. Schnitzler, M. Seifert, C. Gonzáles

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Abstract

Since 2015, the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) introduced a way to conduct international affairs on achieving global peace and prosperity. Despite the high interrelation of the SDGs, which links mandates and activities of different United Nations' (UN) agencies, making a strong case for enhanced inter-agency cooperation, few studies provide input on this issue. The research at hand closes this gap by studying literature on cooperation, collaboration and partnerships. Moreover, it considers recent UN policy and reform documents. Empirically, a thematic analysis of guided interviews (N = 12) and an online survey (N = 17) were conducted. The results indicated that the impact of the SDGs on cooperation was low, although representing a great visual tool. Success factors of inter-agency cooperation, communications, partners and resources were identified and restricted by lack of funding, personnel and clear strategies. By doing so, the research project seeks to contribute to a broader scientific discussion in achieving sustainable partnerships in the UN.

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在联合国可持续发展目标框架内实现可持续伙伴关系

2015年以来，2030年议程及其可持续发展目标为促进世界和平与繁荣的国际事务指明了方向。可持续发展目标将联合国不同机构的任务和活动联系在一起，为加强机构间合作提供了强有力的理由，尽管这些目标之间高度相互关联，但很少有研究对这一问题提供投入。手头的研究通过研究有关合作、协作和伙伴关系的文献来弥补这一差距。此外，它还考虑联合国最近的政策和改革文件。在实证方面，进行了主题分析的引导访谈(N = 12)和在线调查(N = 17)。结果表明，尽管可持续发展目标是一个很好的视觉工具，但它对合作的影响很低。由于缺乏资金、人员和明确的战略，确定了机构间合作、通信、伙伴和资源的成功因素，并限制了这些因素。通过这样做，该研究项目旨在促进在联合国实现可持续伙伴关系方面进行更广泛的科学讨论。

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International Journal of Sustainable Development Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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期刊介绍： The IJSD is a forum for publication of refereed scientific work, of an interdisciplinary character, at the interface of science, technology, policy and society. A particular emphasis is placed on the value and importance of stakeholder partnerships for effective communication on issues of sustainability.