Changes from plenary report to adopted text

60. Encourages closer cooperation with partner countries, international financial institutions, regional development banks and local stakeholders to coordinate development efforts, avoid duplication and maximise impact in support of the 2030 Agenda, particularly in fragile, conflict- and displacement-affected settings; stresses that development cooperation programmes should include clear impact evaluation mechanisms and participatory monitoring involving local stakeholders;

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61. Reiterates that the SDGs are the only globally agreed-upon and comprehensive set of goals on the major challenges faced by both developed and developing countries, and are currently the best available tool for tackling their root causes; reaffirms that least developed countries and low-income countries, as the most vulnerable groups of countries, need enhanced global support in order to achieve the SDGs; calls for the EU to continue and strengthen its role in deliberations at the 2026 High-Level Political Forum, in order to pave the way for accelerated action, in view of the deadline for the 2030 Agenda and to promote a forward-looking agenda for global sustainable development that goes beyond 2030;

62. Calls for the EU and the Member States to develop implementation plans with concrete timelines for achieving the SDGs that set ambitious targets beyond 2030; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to lead by example and develop a comprehensive strategy accompanied by a structured SDG-implementation plan; welcomes the EU’s first voluntary review of SDG implementation in 2023, and believes that such reviews should become regular exercises;

63. Points out that the SDGs also present an economic opportunity to build true well-being, and a sustainable and inclusive economy fostering competitiveness, innovation and resilience, which enables people to live a decent life while fully respecting planetary boundaries, including biodiversity and the environment, using new technologies and creating new economic sectors and jobs; stresses that the transition to a sustainable and resilient economy should promote decent work, social protection and strong labour rights worldwide;

64. Emphasises the necessity of ensuring policy coherence for development, pursuant to Article 208 TFEU, aimed at integrating the economic, social and environmental aspects of sustainable development at all stages of the policymaking cycle, in order to foster synergies across policy areas, identifying and reconciling potential trade-offs, as well as addressing the international spillover effects of EU policies;

65. Emphasises that an independent and adequately funded civil society, as well as local authorities and communities, are core partners in advancing the 2030 Agenda; stresses the need to create, support and protect civic space, and to ensure that civil society organisations, including local non-governmental organisations, participate meaningfully in achieving the SDGs and receive adequate long-term and flexible funding, particularly in countries where civic space is shrinking;

66. Recalls that women and children, particularly girls, are disproportionately affected by economic crises, limited healthcare, climate change, gender-based violence and conflicts, and that persistent inequalities continue to limit their full participation in society; stresses the need for adequate and flexible funding, including for local and women’s rights organisations, many of which face severe financial constraints;

67. Emphasises that sustainable and inclusive economic growth within planetary boundaries, competitiveness and innovation, and a strong private sector are indispensable enablers of sustainable development and the well-being of societies, and stresses that digitalisation, AI and clean technologies have the potential to help achieve global sustainability goals, and should therefore play a role in the EU’s development vision; encourages the EU to use its influence to advance the 2030 Agenda, in order to deliver tangible improvements in living standards, poverty reduction and expanding opportunities for future generations, including through enhanced resilience and innovation;

68. Calls for the commitments made during the 2024 Summit of the Future, in the Pact for the Future, and at the 2025 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville to be translated into concrete actions, and for investment to be scaled up to close the financing gap for sustainable development; stresses that any post-2030 global development framework must be ambitious, measurable and focused on the delivery of results;

69. Stresses the importance of multilateral agreements, particularly environmental agreements, as effective frameworks for promoting international cooperation and advancing the SDGs, and encourages the EU to further strengthen their implementation and impact;

70. Calls for the EU’s multiannual financial framework for the 2028-2034 period to be fully consistent with the 2030 Agenda, and to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs; stresses that the EU’s commitment to the SDGs should be supported by ambitious financial commitments in the 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework; calls for the EU and its Member States to provide additional financing for climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as loss and damage, in line with the ‘Baku to Belém Roadmap’, agreed at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 29);

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71. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.