2nd Informal Interactive Dialogue on Pact for the Future Implementation, "Monitoring and Evaluation"

I welcome Member States and stakeholders to the second informal interactive dialogue on the implementation of the Pact for the Future.

Today’s focus – monitoring and evaluation – is foundational for translating the Pact’s commitments into measurable, results-oriented action.

As you may recall, during the first dialogue on 26 March, delegations expressed their broad and unified support for the Pact for the Future.

Interventions highlighted that means of implementation – financial, institutional and technological – are vital to the Pact’s success.

National updates reflected diverse early-stage efforts, with promising practices already emerging.

I encourage Member States to draw on these examples as inspiration for their own implementation pathways.

And while doing so, I would also encourage Member States to raise increased awareness of the Pact at the local level through national workshops and initiatives.

Looking ahead, we know that the Pact for the Future mandates a high-level implementation review in 2028.

This will require clear evidence of progress, especially at the national level.

A focus on monitoring and evaluation will help Member States identify bottlenecks and enablers, ensure ongoing course correction, and promote accountability across systems.

Thus, investments in this infrastructure today will ensure the 2028 review is meaningful.

Moreover, many commitments in the Pact for the Future build on established agreements.

This means that existing monitoring systems can be adapted to serve its objectives by:

-     Reusing relevant indicators

-     Harmonizing data collection methods, and

-     Reducing reporting burdens, especially for developing countries.

More broadly, monitoring and evaluation infrastructure can enhance coherence by enabling insights across intergovernmental frameworks.

These links help to improve policy coherence, identify implementation gaps and consolidate learning.

To be sure, countries must have the space and support to define indicators that align with their unique challenges and capacities.

In this way, locally meaningful monitoring and evaluation not only supports national ownership.

It also contributes to a more authentic and representative global picture.

Against this backdrop, the following questions can help us refine our discourse today:

One: How can Member States effectively localise the Pact’s commitments?

Two: What challenges, enablers and transformative actions – if any – can be identified through monitoring and evaluation to strengthen the effectiveness and impact of implementation efforts?

And three: What frameworks or mechanisms can be used to monitor and evaluate the progress of implementation, mindful of the primacy of existing mechanisms?

With 56 actions and 361 commitments, the Pact for the Future is ambitious.

And it offers a key opportunity for strategic focus.

One we must seize.

We must ensure our monitoring efforts are purposeful and pragmatic:

-     Drawing from what works,

-     Adapting to what is needed, and

-     Aligning with what already exists.

Ultimately, we cannot manage what we do not measure.

What we measure, therefore, must be grounded in a shared commitment to transparency, impact and progress.

I look forward to your insights into how we can take these ideas forward, for the benefit of all.

Thank you.

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