5th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 5)
Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality
16-18 April 2019 | Marrakech, Morocco
The fifth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 5) will be held from 16-18 April 2019, in Marrakech, Morocco, under the theme “empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality.”
The Forum is expected to complete an in-depth review of selected Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs), as well as the corresponding goals of the Agenda 2063, namely: SDG 4 (quality education); SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth); SDG 10 (reduced inequalities); SDG 13 (climate action); SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions); and SDG 17 (partnerships for the Goals).
The outcomes of the meeting will feed into: the July 2019 session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) under the auspices of ECOSOC, focusing on the same theme and SDGs; and the September 2019 SDG Summit, which is the HLPF under the auspices of the UN General Assembly. It is expected that the outputs will reflect Africa’s specific challenges in the implementation of the SDGs, gaps and levers of change to accelerate implementation.
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IISD ENB/ENB+ Meeting Coverage
- ARFSD 4, 2-4 May 2018, Dakar, Senegal
- 2018 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF 2018), 9-18 July 2018, UN Headquarters, New York
- HLPF 2017, 10-19 July 2017, UN Headquarters, New York
- ARFSD 3, 17-19 May 2017, UN Conference Centre (UNCC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- HLPF 2016, 11-20 July 2016, UN headquarters, New York
- HLPF 2015, 26 June - 8 July 2015, UN Headquarters, New York
IISD Resources
- SDG - A Mailing List for News on Sustainable Development Policy
- SDG Update Newsletter - A compilation of news, commentary and upcoming events published on the SDG Knowledge Hub
- SDG Knowledge Hub - An Online Resource Center for News and Commentary Regarding the Implementation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Linkages Update - International Environment and Sustainable Development News
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