Management and Governance of the Coalition
A Leadership Group of high-level political representatives sits at the top of the Coalition’s governance structure. It serves the activities of the Coalition by identifying key learning needs for the achievement of the SDGs, to secure broad participation and ownership, and to ensure the communication and uptake of findings and lessons.
Each synthesis pillar is co-led by partner organizations and supported by a Management Group that provides strategic guidance, stakeholder engagement, resource mobilization, delivery oversight, and communications support.
- The Partnership Pillar is co-led by UNDP, Canada, Ireland, Spain, OIOS, UNFPA, WFP, UN Joint SDG Fund, UNICEF and IDEAS
- The People Pillar is co-led by UNICEF, UNESCO, UN Women, UNDP, and WFP
- The Planet Pillar is co-led by UNEP and GCF
- The Prosperity Pillar is co-led by ILO, UNIDO and EBRD
- The Peace Pillar is co-led by OIOS, PBSO, UNFPA, UNODC and UNDP
Key priorities
This multi-agency initiative brings together partners to synthesize rigorous evaluative evidence across the five SDG pillars—People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnership. Through a participatory approach, it ensures that each synthesis reflects relevant policy and thematic priorities. Multiple syntheses are produced under each pillar to consolidate learning and inform efforts to accelerate progress towards the SDGs by 2030.
- Supports multi‑agency SDG evidence synthesis across the five SDG pillars.
- Facilitates pillar‑level syntheses co‑produced with Pillar Management Groups and, where relevant, sectoral hubs.
- Implements a dynamic prioritization process to identify and sequence evidence synthesis topics.
- Strengthens demand‑side engagement through the development of an Engagement Playbook and related activities.
- Supports UNEG‑led methodological and infrastructure efforts, including alignment of multilateral evaluation repositories and revision of UNEG Synthesis Guidance.
- Engages regional and national evaluation capacity networks to strengthen awareness, capacity, and use of synthesis.
- Sets out medium‑term ambitions, including an SDG Evaluation Evidence Dashboard and a synthesis learning module for national and multilateral partners.
Coalition Leadership Group (CLG) Members
 | Isabelle MercierDirector, Independent Evaluation Office, UNDP Co-Chair, the Coalition |
Kerry AlbrightAdvisor (Director), Independent Evaluation Department; Head, Evaluation Knowledge Management Unit, ADB Co-Chair, the Coalition | |
 | Andrea CookExecutive Director, UNSDG SWEO |
 | John LavisESIC Advisor, Wellcome Trust Professor, McMaster University |
 | Daniel OrtegaHead of Strategy, CAF |
 | Will MoyChief Executive, Campbell Collaboration |
