Cities around the world are using the Voluntary Local Review (VLR) to report on SDG progress and activity to a global community. Through its VLR website, UN-Habitat offers resources and technical support for cities embarking on VLRs.
The resources hosted on this site include a March 2022 VLR Toolbox for local governments interested in SDG monitoring and reporting; analysis on VLR-related topics such as the connections between Voluntary National Reviews and VLRs and VLRs as a driver for SDG localization; Voluntary Review guidelines for specific regions and countries – though as of June 2024 there are none that apply specifically to the U.S.; and more resources developed in partnership with United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), United Nations Development Programme, and other organizations.
The site also contains information related to UN-Habitat’s role in developing a set of indicators to track local SDG progress and advance SDG localization.