9th Meeting of the IAEG-SDGs – Update 5

6 Review of progress on methodological development of Tier III indicators  

The UN Statistical Division (UNSD) requested agencies to provide updated Tier III workplans, focusing particularly on:

• Detailed timelines including dates for completion of methodological work; methodology being approved as an international standard; indicator being submitted to the IAEG-SDGs for possible reclassification; and when data collection will begin
• Expected data coverage of the indicator and frequency with which the data are collected, including total number of countries for which there will be information and regions

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9th Meeting of the IAEG-SDGs – Update 4

5          Review of tier I and tier II indicators – missing data and/or metadata

The UN Statistical Division (UNSD) has conducted a comprehensive review of tier I and II indicators that lack data and/or metadata. Fifty-six have been identified that miss data and/or metadata, as follows: 

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9th Meeting of the IAEG-SDGs – Update 3

Fiji has a 20-Year and 5-Year National Development Plan (NDP) with specific targets and policies aligned to the long-term transformation of the country. The SDG priorities, which include critical cross-cutting issues, are integrated into the NDP. The first draft for the Fiji VNR, involving consultations with line Ministries, was submitted at the beginning of 2019.

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9th Meeting of the IAEG-SDGs – Update 2

The second World Data Forum was held in Dubai in late October 2018, hosted by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority of the United Arab Emirates. It was attended by more than 2,000 participants from 100 countries. The HLG-PCCB made the final decisions on the content of the programme and developed some sessions to highlight important topics. The official outcome document was the Dubai Declaration, on the implementation of  the Cape Town Global Action Plan (CTGAP) and financing for statistics.

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9th Meeting of the IAEG-SDGs – Update 1

Juraj Riecan, Director of Statistics Division, welcomed members of the IAEG-SDGs and observers on behalf of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) at its 9th session in Beirut, Lebanon. 

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8th meeting of the IAEG-SDGs – UPDATE 5

Presentation of outcome of tier reclassification based on data availability (Tier I and Tier II indicators)

The recommendations (below) were accepted for reclassification of the following targets from Tier Ito Tier II:

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8th meeting of the IAEG-SDGs – UPDATE 4

Reclassification of Tier III indicators 

During its meeting in Stockholm the IAEG-SDGs took decisions on the reclassification of a number of Tier III indicators. The table (attached) gives an update of those that have been re-classified and those that remain in Tier III 

Changes have been highlighted in yellow. 

Table: Tier III indicators and changes made at 8^thmeeting of the IAEG-SDGs (PDF)

8th meeting of the IAEG-SDGs – UPDATE 3

Maciej Truszczynski of Denmark gave an update on the work of the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (HLG-PCCB). The Group met twice at the time of World Development Forum (WDF). The first meeting decided on the venue for the 3^rdWDF. It also discussed what could be improved, including the need for concrete outcomes. There should also be stronger involvement of policy-makers and greater outreach to  stakeholders, particularly the private sector, academia and CSOs. The Group discussed how to ensure that the WDF could have a lasting impact.

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8th meeting of the IAEG-SDGs – UPDATE 2

Update on latest events – Better Data and the HLPF

Yongyi Min from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) updated participants in the IAEG-SDGs meeting on Better Data and the High-level Political Forum (HLPF), noting that it is expected to:

• Provide political leadership, guidance and recommendations on implementation 

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Stakeholder process: Plenary session of the Eighth meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), 6-8 November 2018, Stockholm, Sweden

We have received the following from UN DESA Statistics Division: 

UN DESA Statistics Division is facilitating an application process to identify representatives from civil society organizations, academia and the private sector to attend the plenary session of the upcoming Eighth Meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators, which will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, 6-8 November 2018. Information about this meeting…

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