By SLOGA, Forus member in Slovenia.

NGO reports on the implementation of international commitments hold a mirror to the country regarding the realisation of international commitments, recognise shortcomings and good practices, and offer a set of recommendations for the fulfilment of international commitments. The Slovenian NGO report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was among the key results of the project implemented by SLOGA Platform (Slovenia) with the support of Forus in 2019–2020. The project aimed at enhancing civil society monitoring of the implementation of the SDGs. The alternative or “spotlight” civil society report of the SDG implementation in Slovenia was timely drafted in the year when the Government of Slovenia was presenting its second Voluntary National Review (VNR). 

To ensure a broad participation of NGOs in drafting the report on the SDGs, SLOGA invited allies to collaborate by drafting a contribution on the implementation of individual SDGs or cross-cutting issues, or (and) participate in an online survey on the implementation of SDGs.  

The online survey was open for submissions for two months. Please find the questions addressed in the survey below. 29 NGOs participated in the online survey and 22 NGOs submitted written contributions to the report. The survey results enabled a cross-cutting overview of the SDGs, which Slovenia should address as a priority, and are included in the NGO report on the SDGs. 

When implementing and monitoring SDGs, NGOs play a multifaceted role: by implementing actions ‘in the field’ and/or by working in direct contact with individuals and communities with the purpose of empowering them to fully participate in society; by raising awareness of the public NGOs strive to contribute to sustainable development for all; through their advocacy and in line with their mission and expert knowledge, they hold a mirror to the government, arguing in favour of systemic changes necessary to implement sustainable development for all. The implementation of the ‘leaving no one behind’ principle requires the active engagement and cooperation of civil society in review and monitoring mechanisms of the 2030 Agenda. 

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Questions addressed in the survey: 

- According to your assessment, how important is sustainable development for Slovenia? 

• Extremely important 
• Important 

• Not important 

- What is your assessment of Slovenia’s efforts towards sustainable development?  

• Slovenia does not invest enough effort towards sustainable development. 
• Slovenia invests effort towards sustainable development but there is still some room for improvement. 
• Slovenia makes every effort towards sustainable development. 

• Cannot assess. 
• Slovenia does not invest effort towards sustainable development. 

- Select five SDG issues, which, in your opinion, Slovenia should address as a priority (multiple answers possible). 

• Reducing inequalities and eliminating discrimination 
• Quality education 

• No Poverty 
• Health and well-being 
• Decent work and economic growth 
• Climate action 
• Rule of law 

• Gender equality 
• Nature conservation 
• Sustainable agriculture 
• Trust in public institutions 
• Sustainable cities and communities 

• Sustainable mobility 
• Development aid to developing countries 
• Clean water and sanitation 
• Industry, innovation and infrastructure 
• Responsible production and consumption 

• Zero hunger 
• Affordable energy 

- To what extent do you think Slovenia addresses specific issues of sustainable development? 

• Clean water and sanitation 
• Industry, innovation and infrastructure 

• Affordable energy 
• Health and well-being 
• Quality education 
• Sustainable agriculture 
• Gender equality 

• Decent work and economic growth 
• Zero hunger 
• No Poverty 
• Development aid to developing countries 
• Nature conservation 

• Responsible production and consumption 
• Sustainable mobility 
• Sustainable cities and communities 
• Climate action 
• Reducing inequalities and 

• eliminating discrimination 
• Rule of law 
• Trust in public institutions 
• 1 – Does not address 
• 2 – Does not address enough 

• 3 – Addresses 
• 4 – Amply addresses 
• 5 – Cannot assess