Implementing the 2030 Agenda 2017 Update

The World Bank Group has a treaty-based relationship with the United Nations (UN) that dates from the organizations’ founding. Through that relationship, the organizations work to build a partnership that supports Member States and contributes to effective development outcomes while preserving the distinct mandates of each institution. Over the years, the Bank Group has collaborated with the UN in nearly every region and sector, and this engagement has deepened since the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which have now been succeeded by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A comprehensive new approach to development took shape in 2015. The year saw adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on development finance, the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, a disaster risk framework in Sendai, and the Paris Climate Agreement at COP21. These efforts will guide the UN system and the UN–World Bank Group partnership through 2030. The Bank Group is working with client countries to deliver on the 2030 Agenda in three critical areas: data, finance, and implementation. In each, we support country-led and country-owned policies to attain the SDGs. The World Bank Group has a Senior Vice Presidency for the 2030 Development Agenda, United Nations Relations and Partnerships. The Vice President unit maintains extensive contacts throughout the World Bank Group, the UN, and other partners to build and manage political, intergovernmental and inter-agency partnerships across a range of thematic and technical agendas. Led by Senior Vice President Mahmoud Mohieldin, the unit has offices in Washington, D.C., New York, and Geneva.