The Madrid Voluntary Local Review (VLR) is an evidence-based report that aims to review the city’s efforts in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The VLR is a comprehensive and transparent document that promotes concrete action and collaboration towards implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Madrid is one of the first cities to apply the Global Urban Monitoring Framework (GUMF), endorsed by the United Nations Statistical Commission.
The Madrid City Council presents its first Voluntary Local Review to the United Nations on the status of the objectives in 2023 as a renewed commitment towards multilevel and multi stakeholder approaches to advance on achieving the SDGs at the local and global levels. The review has a dual focus: first, it concentrates on achieving the SDGs at the local level by promoting policy coherence, developing capacities at the municipal level suitable for further elaboration of evidence-based policies, and enhancing the participation of various actors in the city. Second, it is a tool to highlight the capacity of governments and local actors to contribute to achieving the SDGs on the national, regional, and global levels.