7th meeting of the IAEG-SDGs: UPDATE 3
Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:34AM Work by Secretariat and UN system
Among its activities the Secretariat has been responsible for the Secretary-General’s Report, the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017. The Secretariat also ensures adequate and complete metadata and compilation guidance on SDG indicators; National Reporting Platforms; Federated system of data hubs; and establishment of the Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training (GIST) and the Inter-secretariat Working Group on Household Surveys.
Work of High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The work of the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building Survey (HLG-PCCB) included the preliminary results on assessing capacity-building needs jointly conducted with Paris21 that promotes the better use and production of statistics throughout the developing world. It also related to mobilizing sufficient resources and contributing to the HLPF.
It is responsible for the implementation of the Cape Town Global Action Plan and the plans for the 2nd UN World Data Forum (22-24 October 2018)
IAEG-SDG Work Programme of 2018
The following activities are planned March 2018 – March 2019:
(a) Continue the review of workplans for tier III indicators and reclassify indicators when requirements are met at the two physical meetings and via Webex meetings throughout the rest of the year based on a calendar to be developed by the group
(b) Conduct an open consultation and finalize the proposal for additional indicators to be presented as part of the comprehensive review for consideration by the Statistical Commission at its fifty‐first session in 2020
(c) Begin work on the comprehensive review by compiling a preliminary list of possible changes, refinements and deletions to the indicator framework for an open consultation in mid‐2019
(d) Continue the work of the joint subgroup of the IAEG‐SDGs and the HLG by reviewing data availability and capacity building needs for tier I and II indicators;
(e) Establish a mechanism for discussion with specialized groups and custodian agencies in relation to the specific data disaggregation dimensions (ex. age, sex, disability, etc.) and finalize document for consideration at 50th session of UNSC in 2019
(f) Continue the work of the three working groups, on statistical data and metadata exchange (SDMX), geospatial information and interlinkages;
(g) Develop a document on best practices for data flows between countries and custodian agencies;
(h) Hold two meetings, the first in March 2018 and the second in the fourth quarter of 2018, on dates to be determined, and continue to interact electronically and through teleconferences, as needed.