Organised by
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through
the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its project office - United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG),
the UN Resident Coordinator Office and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Rwanda, and
Rwanda Association of Local Government Authorities (RALGA)
 
Background
Rwanda Association of Local Government Authorities (RALGA), in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) of the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), and with the support from the UN Resident Coordinator Office and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Rwanda is co-organising a 2 and a half day Capacity Development Workshop on Effective National to Local Governance for Sustainable Develpment Goals (SDGs) Implementation in Rwanda, Kigali on 11-13 December 2024.
 
The Workshop comes as a response to the expressed need for capacity development by RALGA in 2024 on behalf of its members. The content of the workshop is provided by UN DESA's Curriculum on Governance for Sustainable Development Goals. The Curriculum aims to promote critical understanding of sustainable development issues, enhance governance capacity, and strengthen public servants' awareness of their active role to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.
 
The Workshop will be conducted in an in-person format. The workshop will be attended by invited local government officials from Districts and City of Kigali, Rwanda, UN Officials, and other invited international experts and officials from participating countries.
 
Registration: By invitation only.
 
Document
Concept Note and Agenda
VLR (Africa)
Outcome Report
 
Photos
 
Presentation Materials
Day 1 
Session I - Implementation Progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Rwanda

• Ms. Oyebanke Abejirin, Economic Affairs Officer, Development Planning Section, Macroeconomics and Governance Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
• Mr. Stuart Kyzze Vincent, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN)
• Mr. Osten Chulu, Senior Economist, UNDP Rwanda

 
Session II - Multi-level Governance for SDG Localisation

• Mr. Prabin Maharjan, Programme Management Expert, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA
• Ms. Claudia Garcia Zaragoza, Partnerships and Programme Manager, UN-Habitat
• Mr. Austin Chingwengwe, Manager for Monitoring and Evaluation, National Planning Commission, Malawi

 
Session III - Institutional Arrangements for the 2030 Agenda: Advancing Coordination and SDGs Integration

• Dr. Juma Menhya Nyende, Former Director, East African Regional Office (EARO) of the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA)
• Ms. Sara Hamouda, Officer in Charge of the Agenda 2063/SDGs Unit and South-South Cooperation Continental Secretariat for the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
• Mr. Stuart Kyzze Vincent, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN)
• Mr. Kakooza Henry, Executive Secretary of the Huye District
• Mr. Mbyayingabo Athanase, Executive Secretary of the Rusizi District

 
Day 2 
Session IV - Enabling Effective Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for the SDGs at the Local Level

• Mr. Prabin Maharjan, Programme Management Expert, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA
• Mr. Andrew Mold, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Office for Eastern Africa, UN ECA
• Mr. Osten Chulu, Senior Economist, UNDP Rwanda

 
Session V - Data Governance and Data Management for M&E at the Local Level

• Mr. Kabera Jean Luc, Data Scientist/Data Portals Management at the National Institute of Statistics National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda 
• Mr. Pascal Karemera, Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Specialist, UNICEF, Rwanda
• Mr. Florien Harindimana, Programme Associate Knowledge Management, United Nations Population Fund, Rwanda

 
Day 3
Mr. Dominique Habimana, Secretary General, RALGA
 
Contact
UN DESA/DPIDG
Mr. Juwang Zhu, Director, DPIDG/UN DESA
Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief, Programme Management and Capacity Development Unit, DPIDG/UN DESA
 
UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA
Ms. Hye Young Kim, Head, UN Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)/DPIDG/UN DESA
Mr. Prabin Maharjan, Programme Management Expert, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA | prabin.maharjan@un.org
Ms. Hye Kyung (Shelley) Choi, Senior Programme Management Assistant, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA | choi9@un.org
 
MOIS
Mr. Samuel Danaa, Associate Capacity Development Expert | danaasamuel17@gmail.com