A new report by 40 civil society organizations takes a critical look at the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Switzerland. It is intended as a counter-report to Switzerland’s official statement to the UN. In it, the Terre des hommes schweiz organizations in Switzerland call for better protection of migrating children and young people.
In mid-July, Switzerland will report to the UN in New York on how it has implemented the 2030 Agenda to date and intends to continue doing so in the future. The 2030 Agenda, the global catalog of sustainable development goals adopted in 2015, emphasizes that rich and poor countries bear equal and shared responsibility for the future of the world. Rich countries must also implement the Sustainable Development Goals. Unfortunately, the Federal Council has not done its homework and has presented an extremely incomplete report. This is criticized by the Agenda 2030 platform, an alliance of around 40 civil society organizations from the fields of development cooperation, environmental protection, gender, peace, sustainable business and trade unions. terre des hommes schweiz is a member of this alliance.
Alternative report with contribution from terre des hommes schweiz
For this reason, the alliance published its own report on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda today, July 3rd. In the chapter “Children and young people at the heart of development”, the three Terre des Hommes organizations in Switzerland provide joint assessments from a children’s rights perspective. For example, we call for better protection for migrating children and young people (from page 47).
A comprehensive counter-report
The report also contains eleven overarching demands for a more consistent implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Switzerland, as well as expert assessments of individual thematic goals from the perspective of civil society. The result is a broad spectrum of insights and analyses on existing challenges and the need for action, both within and outside Switzerland, when political decisions at home have an impact beyond our national borders.
