7.1 NEXT STEPS Within the framework of their global commitment to the ‘localization’ of the Sustainable Development Goals and the other development agendas, local and regional governments propose the following actions, calling for the consistent support of both national governments and the international community: • Strengthen awareness, policy commitment and ownership among LRGs and their partners: LRG networks are committed to foster implementation and ownership at the local level through the #local4action/#regions4action campaign, and the organization of global policy conversations on ‘Localizing the 2030 Agenda’. • Foster institutional capacity-building for the SDGs: LRG networks are developing learning and training activities (see the LocalizingtheSDGs platform and UCLG Learning’s activities) with a global scope and tailored solutions for different contexts. • Advocate for the integration of LRGs into national mechanisms of implementation and monitoring, and foster an ‘enabling environment’ for localization: LRG associations will make sure that the views of local governments are included in national institutional frameworks, thus strengthening whenever possible the resources and channels for national dialogue on the localization of the SDGs. • Promote international cooperation and peer-to-peer exchange of knowledge for localization: LRG networks will promote decentralized cooperation, aligned with the SDGs. • Contribute to SDG monitoring and reporting processes: global and regional networks of local governments will continue to gather essential information on the implementation of the SDGs, preserving the uniqueness and relevance of a truly territorial perspective.
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