Economic And Social Commission For Western Asia Dialogue of the Executive Secretaries with the 2 nd Committee (New York, 23 October 2015) Implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda: The Role of the Regional Commissions Perspectives from the Arab Region

Page 2 © Copyright 2014 ESCWA. All rights reserved. No part of this presentation in all its property may be used or reproduced in any form without a written permission Interconnected challenges and concerns Regional Environment Economic Social EnvironmentalPolitical Wide gaps in MoI

Page 3 © Copyright 2014 ESCWA. All rights reserved. No part of this presentation in all its property may be used or reproduced in any form without a written permission MDG Progress and Transition to SDGs The Arab region was considered a good performer in terms of the MDGs But despite laudable progress in MDG achievement (education, and health), the region continued to lag behind on important targets (food security, access to water, sanitation and child and maternal mortality). Today, civil war, occupation, conflict and its spillover effects threaten to undermine and roll back achievements. MDG CASE STUDY: SYRIA Development achievements of eradicated HDI degraded by 32.6 %. In 2015, 43% of the population is living BELOW the poverty line Widespread social consequences Neighborhood effect

Page 4 © Copyright 2014 ESCWA. All rights reserved. No part of this presentation in all its property may be used or reproduced in any form without a written permission The 2030 Agenda in the Arab Region Regional opportunities and challenges 2030 Vision: An integrated Arab region where all individuals lead dignified lives in diverse flourishing societies The 2030 SD Agenda (SDGs & MoI) ESCWA’s Response A Long-Term Vision for ESCWA Programmes that Targets 2030 An SDG Strategy that operationalizes the Vision within ESCWA’s Area’s of Work

Page 5 © Copyright 2014 ESCWA. All rights reserved. No part of this presentation in all its property may be used or reproduced in any form without a written permission The ESCWA 2030 Agenda Strategy 1.Creating regional platforms for deliberation and consensus building that feed into global fora. i.e. Arab Sustainable Development Forum 2.Undertaking innovative research and supporting quality data collection and analysis for evidence-based policy i.e. Arab Horizon 2030 Reports, Regional Data Bank and Multi- Purpose Survey 3.Providing regional, sub-regional and national capacity building and technical advisory services i.e. National Development Agenda Projects 1. Voice of the Region 2. Think Tank of the Region 3. Advisor to the Region

Page 6 © Copyright 2014 ESCWA. All rights reserved. No part of this presentation in all its property may be used or reproduced in any form without a written permission ESCWA’s Planning Framework 2030 Vision: Achieving SDGs in Arab Region 2023: Mid-term point Strategic Framework Adaptation of Strategic Framework By the 2023 Mid-term point, examples: Arab Bank for Reconstruction and Development Regional Adaption Strategy for Climate Change Mechanism for Migration, Settlement and Return Regional Technology Facilitation Mechanism

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