{"id":3729,"date":"2016-09-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/mediterranean\/news\/informing-the-sdgs-through-the-arab-mdg-initiative\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:37:11","slug":"informing-the-sdgs-through-the-arab-mdg-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/mediterranean\/news\/informing-the-sdgs-through-the-arab-mdg-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cInforming the SDGs through the Arab MDG+ Initiative\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This session was convened by the <strong>United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN ESCWA)<\/strong>, the <strong>Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA)<\/strong>, the <strong>League of Arab States (LAS)<\/strong>, and the <strong>Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It consisted of two parts, one on the Arab Regional Cooperation for Sustainable Development, and one on lessons learned from the MDG+ Initiative.<\/p>\n<p>The first part focused on the water-related SDGs in the Arab Region. <strong>Mr. Hammou Lamrani<\/strong>, Advisor, at the Department of Environment, Housing, Water Resources and Sustainable Development, League of Arab States, presented the Arab Ministerial Water Council\u2019s Water Security Strategy for Sustainable Development (2010-2030). <strong>H.E. Mr. Mazen Ghoneim<\/strong>, Minister, Palestinian Water Authority, spoke about the human right to Water and Sanitation based on his country\u2019s experience. <strong>Dr. Anders J\u00e4gerskog<\/strong>, Counselor, at Sida, presented the Swedish Support for Arab Cooperation on Water and the SDGs.<\/p>\n<p>The second part of the session focused on the Region\u2019s MDG+ Initiative. <strong>Eng. Khaldoun Khashman<\/strong>, Secretary General at the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA), presented the origins of the MDG+ Initiative. <strong>Ms. Carol Chouchani Cherfane<\/strong>, Chief, Water Resources Section, Sustainable Development Policies Division, Lebanon, UN-ESCWA, gave a presentation on how the Indicators and Findings of the MDG+ Initiative can inform the SDGs. <strong>Dr. Jarrah Al-Zubi<\/strong>, Technical Advisor, MDG+ Unit, ACWUA, presented the Institutional Arrangements for Informing SDG Implementation. Finally, <strong>Dr. Ahmed Moawad<\/strong>, Vice Chairman, Holding Company for Water and Wastewater, Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, Egypt, presented the key Performance Indicators for Monitoring Water Services and the MDG+ Initiative Findings for Egypt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is part of a wider coverage of the \u201cMENA Focus\u201d events, a set of four regional sessions dedicated to the Middle East &#038; North Africa, officially launched at the Stockholm World Water Week 2016, alongside the Regional Days for Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Global Water Partnership \u2013 Mediterranean (GWP-Med) had been selected and serves as the overall coordinator for these \u201cMENA Focus\u201d events. 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