Rana Jawad participated in the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2019 in Beirut, April 9-11th, 2019.
The Arab Forum for Sustainable Development (AFSD) is an annual high-level regional platform, where multiple stakeholders discuss coordination pathways for the implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Arab region. Its findings and recommendations, conveying key messages from the region and its countries, will be presented at the 2019 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF).
This year, AFSD-2019 will be held during the fourth year following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The year 2019 marks the end of the first four-year cycle of follow-up and review whereby the global review of all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be completed. In addition to the HLPF in July held under the auspices of ECOSOC, a Leaders’ Summit will be held under the auspices of the UN General Assembly in September 2019 in New York.
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