b'Soroptimist InternationalReport for the High-Level Political Forum"With less than 10 years to go till the 2030 deadline for the SDGs, now is not the time forstates to pat themselves on the back. We all need to focus on what hasn\'t gone right andfind ways to do it better. Only by being honest about the challenges we\'re facing andcollaborating with each other will we make sure we meet that 2030 deadline." Sharon Fisher, SI President Civil Society Organisations and Achievingthe SDGsCivil society organisations, such as SI, are in a primegroups into sustainable development programmes, position to observe and respond to gaps in effortsNGOsand CSOsenhanceprogrammes legitimacy toachievetheSDGs.Civilsocietyorganisationsandaccountability.Thequalitativedataand (CSOs)implementmultidimensionalprojectsthatstorytelling from those with lived experience that recognisetheinterconnectednatureoftheSDGsNGOs and CSOs bring to the table is essential and every day. For many, this innovative approach isusefulknowledgeasgovernmentsplantheir not new; many of these now recognised approachesstrategytorecoveryfromthepandemicandto have been used effectively by CSOs long before theachieve the 2030 Agenda. creation of the SDGs. Therefore, it is important to recognise the expertise of NGOs and CSOs as agentsThisreportisonesuchexampleoftheunique, for sustainable development. NGOs and CSOs aregrassroots perspectives that NGOs and CSOs bring often uniquely placed to support vulnerable groupsin the spirit of a global partnership for development. and can access information and perspectives that itItwillbeimpossibletoachievetheSustainable isharderforgovernmentsandotherservicestoDevelopment Goals by 2030 without the increased access. By integrating the perspectives of vulnerablepartnership with and support to CSOs.'