• A 2-day national conference was held in Jaipur, Rajasthan in the 1st week of March.

• The conference, titled, “National Conference on Accelerating Sustainable Development Goals”, was organized by NITI Aayog in collaboration with UNDP, UN, and the government of Rajasthan.

• The conference's objectives included:

1. To motivate States and UTs to evaluate the localization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

2. Share insights on how to institutionalize the SDGs at the subnational level.

3. Examine the national and subnational context for SDG financing

4. Outlining a strategy for quickening the 2030 SDG agenda's progress.

• The conference also included technical sessions on the second day and covered various topics related to the SDGs.

• On the occasion of the conference, three knowledge portals were also launched:

1. UNDP ‘SDG Knowledge Hub’

2. ‘Food and Nutrition Security Analysis Dashboard’ of the Government of Rajasthan

3. ‘SDG -2 (Zero Hunger) Dashboard’ of the Government of Rajasthan

• The conference was a perfect example of cooperative federalism.

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