A new report by 40 civil society organisations takes a critical look at the implementation of sustainability goals in Switzerland. It is intended as a counter-report to Switzerland's official statement before the UN. In it, the Terre des Hommes organisations in Switzerland call for better protection of migrant children and young people.
In mid-July, Switzerland will report to the UN in New York on how it has implemented Agenda 2030 to date and intends to continue to do so in the future. Agenda 2030, the global catalogue of sustainable development goals adopted in 2015, emphasises that rich and poor countries bear equal and joint responsibility for the future of the world. The rich countries must also implement the so-called Sustainable Development Goals. Unfortunately, the Federal Council has not done its homework and has submitted an extremely incomplete report. This is criticised by the Agenda 2030 platform, an alliance of around 40 civil society organisations from the fields of development cooperation, environmental protection, gender, peace, sustainable economic activity 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 today, 3 July, published its own report on the implementation of Agenda 2030. The three Terre des Hommes organisations in Switzerland give joint assessments from the perspective of children's rights in the chapter "Children and young people at the centre of development". In it, we call, for example, for better protection of migrating children and young people (page 47 onwards).
A comprehensive counter report
The report also contains eleven overarching demands for more consistent implementation of Agenda 2030 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 of Switzerland, when political decisions at home have an impact beyond our national borders.
