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Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation announces launch of preparations for Jordan’s Third Voluntary National Review 2026

Publish date : Tuesday - pm 07:49 | 2026-02-03

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The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation convened a workshop to launch the process of preparing Jordan’s Third Voluntary National Review (VNR) 2026 on the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The event was attended by the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jordan, Sheri Ritsema-Anderson, alongside representatives from government ministries, the private sector, civil society organisations, youth and women’s groups, organisations of persons with disabilities, UN agencies, and relevant international bodies.

Marwan Rifai, Secretary-General of the Ministry, reaffirmed Jordan’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which the Kingdom has pursued since 2015. He noted that the VNR serves as a comprehensive assessment tool of national efforts and an opportunity to chart a clear roadmap through to 2030. He explained that the timing of the report coincides with the government’s launch of economic and administrative modernisation programmes, the national social protection strategy, and the digital transformation roadmap, together forming the framework for action in the coming years. Rifai underscored the importance of international partnerships in helping Jordan confront its challenges, urging working groups to coordinate closely and provide accurate data in collaboration with government institutions, the private sector, civil society, and UN agencies, to ensure a report that reflects the aspirations of all stakeholders.

For her part, Sheri Ritsema-Anderson, the UN Resident Coordinator in Jordan, remarked that despite complex pressures, Jordan is choosing to press forward, not pull back. Through the 2026 VNR, Jordan will demonstrate on the UN's global stage that external shocks will not constrain its development ambition. She commended Jordan’s disciplined commitment to move faster, smarter, and coherently toward a prosperous and peaceful future, and to involve the voices of line ministries, civil society, the private sector, academia, women, youth, local authorities, and development partners in shaping the path forward. Further progress on the SDGs can be achieved before 2030. It is not too late.

The workshop featured a presentation on the ongoing preparations, priorities, and methodology of the report, as well as a brief review of Jordan’s previous Voluntary National Reviews (2017 and 2022) and the Local Voluntary Review conducted in Amman and Irbid.