Report of the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development (AFSD), 2017

The programme of the 2017 Arab Forum focused on the theme “Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing Arab region”, and was held over three days, divided into three principal topics:

1. Implementation, follow-up, and review at the national level.
2. Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the regional level: eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity.
3. Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: unlocking the potential of means of implementation at the regional level.

The Arab Forum highlighted SDGs 1,2,3,5,9 and 14 that were reviewed in 2017 at the global level, in addition to SDG 17 on strengthening the means of implementation and revitalizing the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development. 

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