With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, Arab providers of development co-operation and members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) are now focused on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The 2019 Arab-DAC Dialogue will provide participants an opportunity to discuss how to overcome some of the bottlenecks that hinder implementation of a number of SDGs. Building on the importance of data-driven decision-making, participants will exchange views on: 

(a) SDG2 by exploring the pivotal role of food security and agriculture across the SDGs and their targets;
(b) SDG4  though a debrief of the activities of the ACG-DAC Task Force on Education;
(c) SDG5  by understanding better Arab and DAC approaches to promoting women’s economic empowerment; and
(d) SDG6  by discussing how to accelerate action on water and sanitation to achieve sustainable development.