PlenaryMee*ng
5thMee*ngoftheInter-agencyandExpertGroupon
SustainableDevelopmentGoalIndicators(IAEG-SDGs)
AgendaItem2.Updateontheoutcomesofthe48thsessionof
theUnitedNa*onsSta*s*calCommission,includingthedraL
resolu*onadoptedbytheSta*s*calCommissionanddecisions
relatedtotheIAEG-SDGs
UnitedNa*onsSta*s*csDivision
30-31March2017
O.awa,Canada
Decisionsof48thsessionofUNSta*s*cal
Commission
b)  Agreedwiththerevisedglobalindicator
framework,includingrefinementsonseveral
indicators(AnnexIIIofreport)
c)  Globalindicatorframeworkisintendedfor
globalfollow-upandreview;alternaJveor
complementaryindicatorsforregional,naJonal
andsubnaJonallevels;
d)  Agreedwiththeproposedplanforannual
refinementsoftheindicatorsandthetwo
comprehensivereviewstobepresentedtothe
Commissionin2020and2025;
Refinementsasinworkplanagreedby
UNSC48(SecJonIII.C,par21)
•  AnnualrefinementswouldbeiniJatedby
membersoftheExpertGroupandwould
addressthefollowingissues:
a. 
b. 
c. 
d. 
SpecifyingorcorrecJngaunitofmeasurement;
ClarificaJonoftermsusedintheindicator;
Spellingorothereditorialchanges;
AnyotherminorissuesthatdonotsubstanJvely
changethemeaningoftheindicator.
Comprehensivereviewsasagreedby
UNSC48(SecJonIII.C,para22)
•  Twocomprehensivereviewssubmi.edtothe
StaJsJcalCommissionatits2020and2025
sessions.TheycouldincludetheaddiJon,
deleJon,refinementoradjustmentofindicators
onthebasisofthefollowing:
a.  Indicatordoesnotmapwelltothetarget;
b.  AddiJonalindicator(s)isneededtocoverallaspectsofthe
target;
c.  Newdatasourcesareavailable;
d.  MethodologicaldevelopmentofJerIIIindicatorhasstalled
orhasnotproducedexpectedresults;
e.  IndicatorisnotmeasuringprogresstowardsmeeJngthe
target.
Decisionsof48thsessionofUNSta*s*cal
Commission
e)  AgreedthattheplanforpossibleaddiJonal
indicatorshastobepartofthe
comprehensivereviewandthatitshouldbe
mindfulofpotenJaladdiJonalreporJng
burdenoncountries;
f)  SupportforTierIIIplansandstressedneed
foraconJnuousreviewofmethodologies
andJerreclassificaJon;
TierreclassificaJonasagreedby
UNSC48(SecJonIV.A,Paras26,27)
•  ReclassificaJonoftheindicatorsbasedon
updatedinformaJon:
•  AfirstreviewforJerIIIindicatorsintheirfinalstagesof
methodologicaldevelopmentinMarch2017(“fast
track”)
•  Asecondreviewinthefourthquarterof2017.
•  StarJngin2018,areviewprocessforJer
reclassificaJonwilltakeplaceonceayearatthefall
meeJngbasedoninformaJonprovidedbythe
Agencies(resultsofiniJaJvesinworkplans,
internaJonalstandardsandmethodologies,metadata
anddata).
Decisionsof48thsessionofUNSta*s*cal
Commission
g)  Agreedontherevisedtermsofreference,including
amechanismfortherotaJonofmembershipand
chairmanship;
h)  WorkneedstobeacceleratedforTierIIIindicators;
i)  Recommendedincreasedcapacitybuilding;
j)  WelcomedtheworkstreamondatadisaggregaJon;
k)  Requestedcustodianagenciestoprovidealistof
naJonalagenciesprovidingthedatatothe
internaJonalsystemandsharedatacollecJon
calendars;
Decisionsof48thsessionofUNSta*s*cal
Commission
k)  RecommendeduseofnaJonaldataandthat
adjustments/esJmatesofcountrydatabeundertaken
infullconsultaJonwithcountriesandthroughfully
transparentmechanisms;
l)  RequestedtheIAEG-SDGstodevelopguidelinesonthe
dataflows;
m) ExpressedsupportfortheUNSDcountrydatalab
projectwherenaJonalandinternaJonaldataare
presentedsidebyside;
n)  AgreedontheproposedworkprogrammeoftheIAEGSDGs
DraLResolu*onforadop*onbyECOSOCand
GeneralAssembly
•  ResoluJon70/1,bywhichtheGeneralAssembly
adoptedthe2030AgendaforSustainable
Development,statesthattheglobalindicator
framework,tobedevelopedbyIAEG-SDGs,willbe
agreedbytheStaJsJcalCommissionbyMarch2016
andadoptedthereaberbyECOSOCandtheGA,in
linewithexisJngmandates.
•  Atits48thsessiontheStaJsJcalCommissionagreed
onadrabresoluJonpertainingtodataand
indicatorsforthe2030AgendaforSustainable
DevelopmentandrecommendeditsadopJonby
ECOSOC
DraLResolu*onforECOSOCandGeneral
Assembly
1.  Adoptstheglobalindicatorframeworkforthe
SustainableDevelopmentGoalsandtargetsof
the2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment;
2.  RequeststheUNStaJsJcalCommissionto
coordinatethesubstanJveandtechnicalwork
necessarytofullyimplementtheglobal
indicatorframework;
DraLResolu*onforECOSOCandGeneral
Assembly(2)
3.  RequestsUNSC,throughtheIAEG-SDGs,to
furtherrefineandimprovetheglobalindicator
frameworktoaddresscoverage,alignmentwith
targets,definiJonofterms,anddevelopmentof
metadata;
4.  RequeststheSecretary-GeneraltoconJnue
maintainingtheSDGglobalindicatordatabase;
DraLResolu*onforECOSOCandGeneral
Assembly(3)
5.  RequestsS-GtofacilitatecollaboraJonbetween
naJonalstaJsJcalsystemsandinternaJonal
andregionalorganizaJonstoenhancedata
reporJngchannelsandensurethe
harmonizaJonandconsistencyofdata;
6.  StressesthatofficialstaJsJcsanddatafrom
naJonalstaJsJcalsystemsconsJtutethebasis
neededfortheglobalindicatorframeworkand
roleofnaJonalstaJsJcalofficesasthe
coordinatorofNSS;
DraLResolu*onforECOSOCandGeneral
Assembly(4)
7.  UrgesinternaJonalorganizaJonstobasetheglobal
reviewondataproducedbynaJonalstaJsJcal
systems.TheinternaJonalorganizaJonshall
consultwithconcernedcountriestoproduceand
validatemodeledesJmates,beforepublicaJon;
8.  StressesthatallacJviJesoftheglobalstaJsJcal
systemmustbeinfulladherencewiththeUN
FundamentalPrinciplesofOfficialStaJsJcsand
ECOSOCResoluJon2006/6;
DraLResolu*onforECOSOCandGeneral
Assembly(5)
9.  WelcomestheCapeTownGlobalAcJonPlanfor
StaJsJcsforSustainableDevelopmentData
(CTGAP)
10. StressestheneedforUNSCtoinformdiscussionsat
HLPF;
11. Urgescountries,internaJonalandregional
organisaJons,andbilateralandregionalfunding
agenciestointensifytheirsupportforstrengthening
datacollecJonandstaJsJcalcapacitybuilding.
TimelineforDraLResolu*onforECOSOCand
GeneralAssembly
Timeline:
•  DrabresoluJonwillbetakenupbyECOSOCatits
CoordinaJonandManagementmeeJnginearly
June
•  IfresoluJonisadoptedbyECOSOC,itwould
movetotheGeneralAssembly,whereitwould
betakenupatthe72ndsessionsomeJme
betweenSeptemberandDecember2017