1. Arab Sustainable Development Report Task Force
Progress Report (2017) and Work Plan (2018)
Karima El Korri
21 November 2017

2. ASDR-2019
ASDR, a regional report on the 2030 Agenda in the Arab region
Launch:
AFSD-2019 and HLPF-2019
Periodicity:
4 years (first ADSR published in 2015)
Lead:
UN-ESCWA
Contributors:
Members of the RCM-R/UNDG 2030 Agenda WG
Focus:
Situation Report on SDGs in the Arab region
ASDR-2019 will be a situation report on SDGs in the Arab region and not be a progress report, with future ASDRs to assess progress as data post-2015 becomes available
ASDR-2019 will not be the only report or review output produced in/on the Arab region, but will aim to review all 17 SDGs, targets, and indicators (SDG mainly) for which data is available or can be gathered
ASDR-2019 should not try to replace but rather complement thematic reports, annual or biennial report, sub-regional reports or other regional reports reviewing one or more SDGs prepared and roduced by ESCWA or other agencies
ASDR-2019 preparation process should be inclusive, with ESCWA taking the lead in the overall coordination of its various components.

3. AFSD-2018 Going Forward Task Force:
Membership finalized by 30 November
Lead:
ESCWA
First Meeting
12 December 2017 (webex)
Discuss proposed methodology
Review options and discuss draft chapter template
Agree on working modalities, responsibilities, key milestones and contributions
Second Meeting
January 2018 (face to face)
Finalize outline
Identify contributors and prepare ToRs for external experts as necessary
Third Meeting
As agreed by TF when setting timeframe and milestones