The Voluntary National Review (VNR) 2025 will provide a comprehensive assessment of the country’s progress towards achieving the SDGs, based on 2024 data. It will highlight actions taken in response to the commitments made in the third VNR, with emphasis on the innovative statistical developments that have been pursued to enable data-driven interventions. Additionally, the review will detail how the Whole-of-Nation PLUS approach was utilized both in the SDG implementation and undertaking of this report.
Aligned with the SDGs under review of the 2025 Economic and Social Council and HLPF, the review will focus on the following SDGs: Goals 3 (Good Health and Well-being), 5 (Gender Equality), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), 14 (Life Below Water), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). These goals are central to addressing some of the most pressing local and global challenges and will serve as a framework for assessing progress and identifying future directions.
Finally, this VNR will also consider the action areas of the Pact for the Future adopted during the Summit of the Future held in September 2024 at the UN Headquarters in New York. By integrating these action areas, the review aims to align national efforts with global commitments, ensuring a cohesive and impactful approach to achieving the SDGs.
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B – Goals and Indicators that are Regressing and Needing Acceleration
C – Regressing Indicators under Non-regressing SDGs
D – Other Stakeholders’ Chamber Initiatives
E – Flagship Programs under the PCB-SDG
F – Latest SDG Watch of the Philippines
G – List of SDGIs that Underwent Methodological Study
H – Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) Catch-up Plan
