Governance and Auditing the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Challenges of the Preparedness Phase
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Abstract
This paper aims to perform an in-depth analysis of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) which have been implemented by the United Nations in
the year 2015. The research is based on performing an audit of the design and
structured framework in order to understand the level of its successful implementation
along with highlighting the grey areas and potential threats which require a proactive
and strategic move. All the presentations and discussions which happened in the 15th
General Auditing Bureau (GAB) Annual Seminar, being held in Saudi Arabia in the
year 2018, have been assessed and evaluated to draw a conclusion.
However, analysis of the discussion on the seminar has highlighted specific gaps which
might challenge the efficacy of the program and hence requires a necessary action.
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